German librarian Oliver Obst has written an open letter to 
the American Association of Pediatrics complaining about 
the pricing of its journal Pediatrics and how it is 
impacting the practice and research in pediatrics in 
Germany. He claims that increases in license pricing have 
amounted to 260% in recent years and that this kind of 
pricing hinders the reading and distribution of pediatric 
research. Many German libraries have had to cancel the 
journal and Obst claims that the reputation of the society 
is suffering as well.