Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Thanks to all of you for the info. I suppose the material is in a file on some editor's desk waiting its turn. If the name of the person in charge, like the Director of the Press or the like was known, it might be possible to jar things loose just by people writing to inquire about a publication date. A standard trade book takes about 9 months from manuscript to printed book if everything goes according to schedule. Academic books can take lots longer, especially if the author is slow in making an index, or there are elaborate footnotes and biblio entries, or a prima-donna author argues with the editor about details. There is little profit motive to push things along, since most academic books are big money losers. I've edited some, so know about some of the problems first hand. BTW, the printing costs for the three books that I edited were entirely paid from external grant funds. I should add that, lucky for me, the authors who I dealt with were eminently cooperative and speedy. Ron in Stockholm where it is sunny and in the low 40s (F) today [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send private reply to Ron Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
