Hi Andrew
thanks for the quick response and I agree that one person cannot do much and
most other lecturers have probably not considered it. What miffed me most
was their casual attitude. If they had said that I could contact the editor
of the book to see if there was draft copy I would have been happier - not
ecstatic, but at least it would be workable solution. Do they really still
typeset at SAGE and not use any electronic publishing? I even suggested an
accessible pdf would be fine. I wanted to buy 10 copies immediately and then
possibly 15 per year thereafter - so it was in their interest to at least
humour me.
the book did not contain numbers as it was a simple research book - but I
can recognise that you might want to feel the numbers. But I do not expect
any of my students to have to send a new book off to be taped, or put it on
a scanner.
I am off to kill a few more giants before tea!
cheers
marcus
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