I've seen it with self-published and vanity press-published books, by
authors and their friends who have no clue how transparent their stratagems
are. Praeger is a real imprint of Greenwood Press, though, so I'm not sure
why they would have left the author to do his own book promotion without any
effective guidance.
Lis Carey
Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault
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-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret McAleese [mailto:mrgrtm@mail.law.usyd.edu.au]
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 12:59 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Martin Levinson flogs his own book
Self promotion from authors take many forms but in this instance Carla, the
researcher, should have used a different email address than the one on the
author's web page - at http://www.martinlevinson.com/.
Is this a common practice?
Regards,
Margaret McAleese
Dear Ms. McAleese:
I am a community resident and plan to use the library in September. I
believe
the book would be highly valuable to university students investigating the
drug problem.
Sincerely,
Carla Cohen
Dear Carla,
are you a student at Sydney University and, if so, what is the name of your
supervisor?
Regards,
Margaret McAleese
From: MandkLevin@aol.com
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:55:18 EDT
Subject: bookpurchase recommendation
To: M.McAleese@library.usyd.edu.au
Dear Ms. McAleese:
I am doing research on the drug problem and several experts have recommended
a book to me titled "The Drug Problem: A New View Using the General
Semantics
Approach" by Martin H. Levinson (Praeger, 2002)--the book investigates drug
history, policy, the legalization issue, treatment, and prevention. (For
your
information, the book has been reviewed in the Winter issue of the journal
ETC).
I would like to suggest that the library purchase this book for its
collections.
Sincerely,
Carla Cohen
Margaret McAleese
Law Librarian University of Sydney
173-175 Phillip St, Sydney, 2000
Australia
M.McAleese@law.usyd.edu.au
http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/law
Phone: 61 2 93510220
Fax: 61 2 93510301
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