Read and Publish agreements are very convenient for researchers. You can publish open access in your favourite journals, at no cost (to you). But all good things have their downside: as academic publishing is largely controlled by an oligopoly of private companies, and as you might imagine libraries’ budgets are not infinite, negotiations are tough. Sometimes, we have to walk away from the table due to irreconcilable positions, which triggers a “no-deal” period. This is now happening with Wiley. How can researchers adapt and continue their research in these times?