Re: copyright expiration as a spur to creativity

On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
>
> You seem to have a knack for catching the end of a trail of messages and
> drawing incorrect conclusions. Let's say I want to buy (not borrow) a
> book published in 1981 (Approaches to Translation by Peter Newmark).
> Let's say I go to my friendly neighborhood college bookstore and try to
> order it. Let's say I get back a notice saying "out of print"? I go to
> Bibliofind on the network and try a search, which comes up empty. Now,
> Mr. Henderson, you tell me: What the hell am I supposed to do?

I have had luck obtaining o/p books via amazon.com. UMI (1-800-521-0600) has rights to many books and can supply a copy (but not Approaches to Transation; I checked with them on your behalf). The number of BookLook (800-223-0540) has been recommended although I have not used them.

You shouldn't complain about my comments when you support publishing a pirate edition of the work simply to satisfy your need for a single copy.

Good Luck

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY 70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com Received on Tue Aug 18 1998 - 18:34:37 GMT