Make my Maidan Massacre in Ukraine book open access
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I am crowdfunding to pay for open-access publication of my book, entitled "The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine." Open-access electronic edition of this peer-reviewed book has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature, a leading Western academic press: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67121-0
The open access publication makes the electronic edition of this book free for everyone to read, download, share, translate, and republish in whole or in part. This also makes the book on this crucial massacre in Ukraine and the world accessible to a much wider audience, in particular, those who cannot afford to pay for the hardcover edition of the book or do not have access to university libraries. Its hardcover edition was originally priced at $139.99 (CAD$204.50) plus taxes. But the price of the hardcover edition, which is scheduled for publication on October 2, 2024, would be lowered by the publisher to about $50 after I would pay the open access fee.
The open access fee that needs to be paid to the publisher within six week after the book publication is $15,800 (CAD$21,272) for the entire book: https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/journals-books/books/pricing
I apply for a publishing grant from my university in the maximum amount of $2,500 to cover a part of the open access fee.
As a reward, the donors can get for free the electronic edition of my book or buy a hardcover edition of the book with a heavy discount of about $90 from the original price on the Springer Nature website or major booksellers, such as Amazon:
This book is based on more than 10 years of my research, which I funded with my own money. I'll also forego my royalties for the open access book.
I am a Ukrainian and Canadian political scientist specializing in politics and conflicts in Ukraine. I was born in Ukraine and got my Ph.D. at George Mason University in the US. I teach at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Previously, I held various academic positions at Harvard University, State University of New York at Potsdam, the University of Toronto, and the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. My academic publications include 5 books, 2 forthcoming books, 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 12 book chapters. My interviews, comments, and publications appeared in over 3,000 media reports in over 80 countries.
More information concerning my background and research is available on my academic and social media sites on ResearchGate, Academia, Google Scholar, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@IvanKatchanovskiPhD
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Ivan Katchanovski
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Ottawa, ON