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You are completely free to not use Yelp or AirBnB, not the case for Elsevier. They can charge too much because they have a monopoly.



Why aren't you free to now use Elsevier? There isn't some law saying you have to publish with them.


> There isn't some law saying you have to publish with them.

It's not the publication that costs money.




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