Publishers have responded to the demand that they make their product free to readers by charging their writers fees to cover the costs of preparing an article.

为满足免费向读者提供文献的需求，出版机构通过向作者收费来负担其准备论文的费用。

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The strike, which began on 5 November, was called because of a dispute over the fees writers get paid when their work is released on DVD or the internet.

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Writers want higher repeat fees - residuals - for video and DVD sales and better royalties for sales of TV programmes.

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