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The Viability Of The $30 Casebook: Intellectual Property, Voluntary Payment, Open Distribution, And Author Incentives, Lydia Pallas Loren
The Viability Of The $30 Casebook: Intellectual Property, Voluntary Payment, Open Distribution, And Author Incentives, Lydia Pallas Loren
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
It is not uncommon for a new hardbound copy of today’s law school casebooks to exceed $200. And, each year, the prices inch ever higher. After exploring the various dynamics in the traditional publishing market that have led to the current prices for casebooks, this article describes the experiences of Semaphore Press, a publisher of law school casebooks that offers a very different approach to providing law school casebooks. Semaphore Press offers digital copies of required textbooks for law school classes, (in pdf format with no digit rights management (DRM) restrictions), at a suggested price of $30. In addition, students …
News @ Georgia Law, May 2015, Office Of Communications And Public Relations
News @ Georgia Law, May 2015, Office Of Communications And Public Relations
News @ UGA School of Law
Yates confirmed as U.S. deputy attorney general; U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones to deliver Georgia Law commencement speech; Burch receives American Law Institute's Young Scholars Medal; Hashimoto named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and associate dean for clinical programs and experiential learning; Moser to lead advancement office; Hunnicutt, Loudermilk and White receive DSS Awards; Brown, Ringhand and Turner recognized by students, other Awards Day honors; Eaton and Wood appointed to law school's Board of Visitors; Notable faculty scholarship; Students recorded strong finishes in advocacy and negotiation competitions; White and Blanchard receive awards from UGA Alumni Association; Six Georgia Law …
The Idea Of The Casebook: Pedagogy, Prestige, And Trusty Platforms, Joseph S. Miller, Lydia Pallas Loren
The Idea Of The Casebook: Pedagogy, Prestige, And Trusty Platforms, Joseph S. Miller, Lydia Pallas Loren
Scholarly Works
Independently published, electronically delivered books have been the future of the law school casebook for some time now. Are they destined to remain so? We sketch an e-casebook typology then highlight some features of law professor culture which suggest that, although e-casebook offerings will surely expand, the trust credential that the traditional publishers provide plays a durable, central role in the market for course materials that law professors create.