I agree! But not all authors get paid in the first place!
In the case of academic journals (like the one the article cites), authors don't get paid for their work (some journals even have a publishing fee)! They are not getting any of the money that a publishing house charges for that subscription, or for article downloads. I think this woman and her organization need to recognise the conceptual difference between issues around books and potential author royalties, and academic journals and publishing house costs for putting out that journal (journals that are increasingly only available in electronic form, so they're saving money on printing!).
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I agree! But not all authors get paid in the first place!
In the case of academic journals (like the one the article cites), authors don't get paid for their work (some journals even have a publishing fee)! They are not getting any of the money that a publishing house charges for that subscription, or for article downloads. I think this woman and her organization need to recognise the conceptual difference between issues around books and potential author royalties, and academic journals and publishing house costs for putting out that journal (journals that are increasingly only available in electronic form, so they're saving money on printing!).