Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy by Kathleen Fitzpatrick

3.7 AVERAGE

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farfromginger's review against another edition

3.5
informative
While this book focuses on the publishing industry and is now about 13 years old it was a really digestible read and most is still applicable. Very interesting to see the prescience and planning in these industry level changes. Would like something more robust and more recent but this is a good starting place. 

sea_empty's review against another edition

4.5
A little sad that very little about academic publishing has changed is since this book was written over 10 years ago….
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hannchilada's review against another edition

3.75
challenging reflective slow-paced
Unfortunately I am not the target audience for this book—being an outside publisher and also not living in 2013. Interesting proposals that are difficult for me to gauge as realistic, especially 10 years later. 
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how2speakpoetry's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced