Alex Clarke recalls an academic expectation that a few published books could support financial security and that a larger backlist could provide retirement income. In his view, that expectation no longer fits the economics of publishing. He questions how universities will adapt their assessment of academic careers. His own experience is that interviewers laugh at his YouTube work, leaving him uncertain about what would make them take it seriously.
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Declining book income and recognition for public history
Older expectations of an academic income from books are compared with a personal experience of university interviews dismissing video work.