Cites & Insights 18:1 (January 2018) available

The January 2018 Cites & Insights (18:1) is now available for downloading at https://citesandinsights.info/civ18i1.pdf

The 48-page (6" x 9") issue includes:

The Front pp. 1-2

Announcing the C&I Annual for 2017, the most booklike annual to date; why you should buy a copy and support C&I; and brief "plans" for the 2018 volume. (Note: there's also a 20% sale on that annual and all other Lulu print books, good through December 25, 2017: use coupon code LULU20.)

Intersections: Open Access Issues pp. 2-42

Issues other than economics and ethics (and "predatory" stuff), that is.

The Back: Audiophile System Prices, 2017 pp. 42-48

This annual feature--this time based on the October 2017 Stereophile--appears as a standalone The Back this time around. Did you know that you can assemble an audiophile-approved CD-only (and probably bass-shy) system for $624, a similar vinyl-only system for $874, or a more typical system with both CD and vinyl for $2,861--or, if you're rolling in it, spend $853,688 (yes, that's for a stereo system).