Comments on: Write a book and get rich … http://www.logicmatters.net/2008/04/write-a-book-and-get-rich/ Logic, enthusiasms, sceptical thoughts, and a little LaTeX geekery Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Paul http://www.logicmatters.net/2008/04/write-a-book-and-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Paul Thu, 01 May 2008 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.logicmatters.net/?p=284#comment-289 "we can buy a moderately decent meal out in Italy. Brilliant."<br/><br/>I pity you. <br/><br/>I bought the book at a Waterstone's in London, I think. (Largely because I had downloaded & read the draft you made available). <br/><br/>Bon appetit. “we can buy a moderately decent meal out in Italy. Brilliant.”

I pity you.

I bought the book at a Waterstone’s in London, I think. (Largely because I had downloaded & read the draft you made available).

Bon appetit.

]]> By: A Cartesian http://www.logicmatters.net/2008/04/write-a-book-and-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-286 A Cartesian Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.logicmatters.net/?p=284#comment-286 I've been disappointed that your Godel book as never, so far as I know, appeared in my local Blackwell's (which I frequently visit).<br/><br/>(Nor, btw, has the philosophy of religion book you've been slating.)<br/><br/>I suggested that they stock a copy (of your book), but that seems to have had no effect.<br/><br/>I wonder what promotional efforts CUP has made. I’ve been disappointed that your Godel book as never, so far as I know, appeared in my local Blackwell’s (which I frequently visit).

(Nor, btw, has the philosophy of religion book you’ve been slating.)

I suggested that they stock a copy (of your book), but that seems to have had no effect.

I wonder what promotional efforts CUP has made.

]]> By: GR http://www.logicmatters.net/2008/04/write-a-book-and-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-283 GR Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.logicmatters.net/?p=284#comment-283 At my university, they have lately made a big deal out of professor's assigning their own published books for their classes--turning a frankly suspicious eye on this practice and ultimately instituting a tracking procedure and putting in place various constraints on it (aka hoops to jump through). All of this apparently motivated by the idea that professors are shamelessly profiteering at the expense of their students. Such patent irony. And what a way to dampen anyone's enthusiasm for writing a textbook! At my university, they have lately made a big deal out of professor’s assigning their own published books for their classes–turning a frankly suspicious eye on this practice and ultimately instituting a tracking procedure and putting in place various constraints on it (aka hoops to jump through). All of this apparently motivated by the idea that professors are shamelessly profiteering at the expense of their students. Such patent irony. And what a way to dampen anyone’s enthusiasm for writing a textbook!

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