Consider Elsevier, the largest scholarly publisher, whose 37% profit margin 1 stands in sharp contrast to the rising fees, expanding student loan debt and poverty-level wages for adjunct faculty. There are many businessmen who own knowledge today. "It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them," he says, "but you are of no use to the stars that you own". Three volcanoes, which he cleans every week. He owns only a flower, which he waters every day. In Antoine de Saint Exupéry's tale the Little Prince meets a businessman who accumulates stars with the sole purpose of being able to buy more stars. :::::::::::::::::: contact: In solidarity with Library Genesis and Sci-Hub In Solidarity with Library Genesis and Sci-hub
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