Thread · 3 tweets · 13 Sept 2018

Part of the problem is that package deals help to block new entrants (who can't make attractive packages), leading to monopolistic issues (high margins but also low quality of service, that software hasn't been upgraded). I wonder if a co-op model wouldn't work for packages.

The lack of standards also doesn't help, it means that you have to get the full pipeline of services from a single source instead of going to the best for each step. That's fixable but publishers have little incentive. Regulation maybe?

People also don't help writing in poorly-engineered old formats: it costs a fortune to reliably get production-quality output from Word or LaTeX.