Dick’s magnificent biography of Lovell Augustus Reeve* was published under the open access system. It spans 120 pages: if you read my previous email you’ll understand what that means in terms of cost to the author. Kudos to Dick!

*Zootaxa 1648: 1-120 (28 Nov. 2007) 16 plates; 276 references
Lovell Augustus Reeve (1814–1865): malacological author and publisher
RICHARD E. PETIT (USA)

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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Eichhorst
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] For bibliophiles and shellers

Hey Fabio,

I think the hassle of ordering from Zootaxa is probably more than offset by the service they provide.  I know of no other place where such papers can be published as rapidly or as inexpensively (many for free).  The process could certainly be easier, but compared to other nature journals on line, at least you can get a single copy without having to subscribe.  Of course Dick Petit would have provided a copy for me, I just didn't want to ask.  His contributions published by Zootaxa are all worth the price.

Tom E.
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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Fabio Moretzsohn
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] For bibliophiles and shellers
Hi Tom and all

I did not realize that ordering a paper copy from Zootaxa was that difficult and expensive. They surely should make it easier for readers to purchase papers, for example accepting credit cards or something like PayPal.

Regarding PDFs, however, most journals that have an online version, like Zootaxa, often provide the author with a PDF that he/she can forward to others upon request, although the author cannot post the PDF on a website (different journals have different rules on how how long before this can happen). If you write an email to the corresponding author, usually they will be happy to send you a free PDF of their paper. Perhaps that's why the journals charge so much if you want to buy the article.

It seems that as more people use electronic reprints (in PDF), the less authors buy paper reprints to send to colleagues and those who request them.

Fabio M.

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