On 12/11/06, Andrew Wagner
Well, perhaps if nothing else, we could use a wikibook to collaboratively work on the structure of such a book, and then from that you could publish a "real" book. I don't really know the legal issues, though. I am thinking of several books though which have been written and released both as full paper books, and as free digital books. Could we do something similar?
I definitely think using a wiki to work on the book would be a good idea. I just wouldn't want to imply that that meant it would necessarily be a public wiki or that it would be around forever. The legal issues are basically that publishers don't want to publish books that people can get for free off the web (whether or not you agree with this logic). There are exceptions to this, like Lessig's _Free Culture_, but it's my impression that they usually involve authors who have enough sway that publishers will let them get away with whatever they want. Cheers, Kirsten -- Kirsten Chevalier* chevalier@alum.wellesley.edu *Often in error, never in doubt "Who needs reasons when you've got the root password?"--fjw2@lehigh.edu