Note to Self: Invent New Publishing Model:

Remarkably, some of the editors liked the book — “A monument to scholarship,” “A tour de force,” “An incredible achievement.” But no deal: there is just no way, they said, to make any money on such a book. Not even the institutional purchasers — libraries that are basically forced to buy obscure books — could make my proposition profitable.

The printed monograph is dying.

(Via Ed Vielmetti’s Vacuum Blog.)