Hi,
Does anyone remember when the publishers changed from hardbound "first
editions" to post looseleaf binders. It probably was in the '50s or
'60s. This may be addressed by the FTC Guidelines (which were prompted
by a different problem about binders).
Ellen
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I agree with Jeffrey Berns and Kathy Carlson that subscribers to Casner's Estate Planning should not have to pay twice for a 6th edition volume because the second time around a publisher converts from a hardbound volume to a binder. I wonder if the folks from the Committee on Relations with Information Vendors could help those of us who object to this practice with guidance on the most effective ways to lodge a complaint with Aspen Publishers as a group. Each subscriber could complain individually but I believe our impact is greater if we make a concerted effort. Each subscriber could file a written complaint with CRIV but our invoices might be months past due before we get anywhere. Assuming there are others out there who object to paying twice, I wonder if there is a way for CRIV to become involved so that we may resolve this as a group before too much time passes.
Lyn Warmath Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen 701 East Byrd Street Post Office Box 500 Richmond, Virginia 23218-0500 (804) 771-5605 lwarmath@hfwca.com
>---------- >From: Jeffrey Berns[SMTP:BernsJ@BSKB.COM] >Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 5:08 PM >To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu >Subject: Re: Beware--"Aspenizing" > >This sounds like a job for ... CRIV! (insert Superman theme here). > >I too remember something like this happening last year. At least when Bender >reissued all their binders, they (presumably) ate the cost. My feeling is >that either Aspen should print a supplement that fits the existing volume or, >if they find this too inconvenient for their print shop, they should replace >the volume free of charge. > >While I do not subscribe to this title, I think we all should protest this >practice. With all the mergers going on, just about any volume on our own >shelves could be next! > >(These sentiments are mine and do not necessarily represent the position of >my employer, its successors or assigns, yada, yada, yada.) > >Jeffrey J. Berns >Law Librarian >Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP >8110 Gatehouse Road >Suite 500 East >P.O. Box 747 >Falls Church, VA 22040-0747 >U.S.A. >tel.: +1-703-205-8090 ext. 6118 >fax: +1-703-205-8050 >bernsj@bskb.com >http://www.bskb.com/ > > >>>> "Kathy Carlson" <KCARLS@missc.state.wy.us> 3/24/98 4:52:19 PM >>> >For those of you subscribing to Casner, Estate Planning: > >We received a volume 1 for the 6th edition today. Our records indicated that >we had already received a 6th edition volume 1 in 1994 (the only 6th edition >volume we have received) so we did some checking--here is what we were told: > >The new volume one is in a different sort of binder (true enough)--that Aspen >was "Aspenizing" the set (their word, not ours) so if we wish for future >supplements to fit our volume 1, we would need to purchase the new binder >volume 1. Thus, in effect, we have to repurchase a volume we have already >purchased in the past merely so that we have the new binder style. > >I guess it could have been worse, Little Brown could have been more >aggressive in issuing the 6th edition and we would have had more than one >volume to repurchase so our set could be completely "Aspenized". > >BYW, the cost of the new volume 1--$157.32 [including shipping & handling] > > >Kathy Carlson >Wyoming State Law Library >Phone: (307) 777-7509 >Fax: (307) 777-7240 >E-Mail: kcarls@missc.state.wy.us > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ! >! >! > > > > > > > > > > > > > ! >! >! > > >
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