tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post6636542754574376022..comments2023-11-02T09:49:54.984-05:00Comments on The Life of Books: Two Observations About the State of Modern Law Book PublishingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177644551419050212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-57634537024753100022010-10-07T16:36:02.845-05:002010-10-07T16:36:02.845-05:00Great post, Rich! And I would go a bit farther and...Great post, Rich! And I would go a bit farther and say that without publishers, we would have to democracy, at least U.S. style. In the U.S., as you point out, we depend on commercial publishers to put out federal statutes as the U.S. Code, and I contend that democracy depends on citizen access on documents such as the Constitution and statutes, at a minimum. <br /><br />Now, consider that, asBetsy McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824582240163409553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-79106270237588827982010-10-07T11:20:42.067-05:002010-10-07T11:20:42.067-05:00Anonymous, This is fascinating! I left it out, for...Anonymous, This is fascinating! I left it out, for two reasons: First, I didn't want to detract from the observations about content that I was making. The fact that most American Law is published by foreign corporations should be a source of shame for us all. (I secretly hope that one of these days, someone like Rush Limbaugh get ahold of that information.....!)<br /><br />Second, I've Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177644551419050212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-1318109384216268722010-10-07T10:31:50.369-05:002010-10-07T10:31:50.369-05:00You left out the fact that the major U.S. law book...You left out the fact that the major U.S. law book publishers are owned by foreign publishers who come from markets where lawyers are used to paying high prices for law books because the markets are small and segmented. My editor told me that when their company was acquired, they were informed that prices were going to increase because European law publishers were used to making 30% profit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-87366338407954507012010-10-07T09:28:06.892-05:002010-10-07T09:28:06.892-05:00Richard,
Excellent post. Sean Hocking had a relat...Richard,<br /><br />Excellent post. Sean Hocking had a related piece on Slaw last week calling for legal publishers to bring back "the publisher" in their businesses. Hocking, Legal "Publishing" Companies & People: That's What We Need (Sept. 30, 2010). I'm glad you pointed out the work of the independents because the face of our industry would have you believe thatJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197415915742132425noreply@blogger.com