Re: DoJ Has Received 150 Comments on E-book Case

On 14/06/2012 19:59, Chris Smith wrote:
> joseph harris wrote:
>    
>> [In PW Comments the good question ; why does it cost $100,000 to print a
>> 200 to 400 page book?]
>>      
> Because it's not just any "200 to 400 page book". It's the Federal
> Register ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register ) and likely
> comes with it's own rules and guidelines about how to publish within it.
>
> One of the comments also indicated that the Federal Register still has
> 30,000 paper subscribers, so in addition to the rules and guidelines, at
> the end of the day they would also have to print at least 30,000 copies -
> and I say "at least" because you can order back issues.
>
> : chris smith ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> : nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit - cicero :
>    

:-) Let me comment on the shorter one first. The intended impression of 
the 'it will cost us $100,000' was that there is a cost to the public 
purse. Now you reveal people have subscribed for copies; either they 
have paid a fee, or there is a statutory requirement. In the first case 
the cost would be much reduced and further the additional copies from a 
web offset press would be pretty small for the books needed uniquely for 
this matter; in the second the cost cannot be a limiter. And, if there 
are subscribers for a print version, their rights are being denied by 
offering only a digital one.

On top of this, if is is The Federal Register it seems to me the format 
is a matter for the legislative assembly, rather than an unelected body.

Joseph Harris


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