1.The author will get paid for the hard copies of the book he sells. The publisher will be paid for the fees from publishing all of the copies of the book. The library and teachers are able to use sections of the works from the book since they are using it to teach. This follows the fair use copyright. Students will be able to use sections of the book the teachers post for them due to the fair use policy.
2.Course readers and copies of the book will be sold to professors and students. This will give profits to the publisher and author. For those who cannot afford the book, the professor will be able to use information from the book due to the fair use policy. This lets everyone learn, at a price that fits their budget.
3.The challenges are faced in the selling of the book and course readers. We know most students will purchase one of the two, but the struggle is we do not know how much profit the author and publisher will make if any. Teachers and the library will also purchase copies, but it is just uncertain.
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As you say, it's very much uncertain. In fact, libraries and students are having difficulties meeting the costs of materials, textbooks, etc.
ReplyDeleteAs for course readers, because they are sold for profit, fair use really doesn't apply. The factor of "purpose" is an important one. If your purpose is educational (that is, you're not making profit), then you have more rights than if your purpose is for profit, but course readers are profit-related. It's not appropriate for faculty to distribute information from course readers. Students must buy them.