> while the author > usually provides an almost completely typeset manuscript, > publishers should _gladly_ accept anything the author is prepared to > deliver instead of imposing specific requirements. the problem is that the author "provides an almost completely *non-portable* typeset manuscript". (my **). sadly, this is not what is needed in the world of electronic publishing. the cost of cleaning up that "typeset manuscript" is really very high. yes, of course publishers screw you. its a bargain, we screw you, you (the academic world) get to play games about tenure based on publication rate. if you drop that absurdity, you can free yourselves from the Faustian pact with the publishers. Sebastian