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To: atlaw

Oh, so clever.

No. My point was that they try to publish stuff that _they believe_ is credible and which the customers in their niche will perceive to be likewise.

You can try to be a smartass about it, but my original point that the argument that Wiley published Sewell's stuff even though it was "hilariously full of errors" is a bit weak.

(FWIW, I just wrote the author and Wiley has in fact received zero complaints about the scientific credibility of the book, as of yet.) I guess you guys are still working on yours...


1,079 posted on 12/31/2005 8:51:12 AM PST by jbloedow
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To: jbloedow
Ok. I guess we just disagree on the motivations of booksellers. I tend to think that "they try to publish stuff that _they believe_ [will sell] and which the customers in their niche will [buy]."
1,083 posted on 12/31/2005 9:06:36 AM PST by atlaw
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