&gt; <i>Academics spend years writing books nobody will buy.</i><p>And always will. My favorite example: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;16&#x2F;150723840&#x2F;for-japanese-linguist-a-long-and-lonely-schlep" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;16&#x2F;150723840&#x2F;for-japanese-linguis...</a> (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8275064" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8275064</a>).