. >> naomi riley was asked about the business of academics and publishing. >> i do not know the last time you picked up an academic publication. even harvard university press said the average circulation of one of their academic publications was 250 books. a lot of the books are actually just purchased automatically by libraries. that is harvard university. when you think about the smaller university presses, by the way, and the expense of the books. students complain, too. somebody write a paper where they said that the academic publication industry was driven by the producer and not the consumer. i think that says it all. >> academic publishing is in a crisis. when i published my first book in 1973, i was an unknown faculty member. i could count on selling 2000. now i can only count on selling 250. they're moving on line. i almost never look at an academic journal library any more. i access it online. and from my house. it is convenient. these reduced sales reflect lower budgets for libraries. my library has astonishing resources online. i can search hundreds of thousands of 19th c