Okay, here's my story. When initially announced, I had requested a copy of the 6th edition publication manual from APA which I had anticipated making a required text for my experimental psych lab course. I also bought two copies from Amazon, one as a back-up copy and one to give to my teaching assistant (who does the first pass of grading on lab reports). Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), I was feeling pretty burned when all of the errors in the first printing came out. But here's an interesting development. Although I have not heard anything from APA about replacing the copy they sent me, I got an email today from Amazon regarding the two copies I bought from them. I wish APA had taken a similar approach to all of the people who had gotten copies from them.
-Mike Palij New York University [email protected] Email from Amazon follows: Hello from Amazon.com. We're writing to let you know that the first printing of the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition," which you purchased, contained a number of errors. Books containing the errors are labeled "Sixth Edition, First Printing" on the copyright page opposite the Table of Contents. The second printing of this book (you will see “Second Printing: August 2009” on the copyright page) has been corrected. You can find answers to frequently asked questions about the errors and the corrections on the American Psychological Association’s website (http://apastyle.apa.org/manual/corrections-faqs.aspx) The American Psychological Association is offering three options for customers who have purchased the first printing and has asked us to let you know about these options: Option 1: Download an indexed document listing the corrections. The American Psychological Association has compiled the corrections and posted them in a PDF format (http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf). Option 2: Contact the American Psychological Association for a printed version of the documents cut to easily fit inside your copy. Please contact the APA Service Center via e-mail at [email protected] to request your printed insert or call them at 800-374-2721 between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm (EST) Monday-Friday to request your printed insert. Option 3: Utilize the "return and exchange" program established by the American Psychological Association to get a corrected copy at no cost to you. Please contact the APA Service Center at 800-374-2721 between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm (EST) Monday–Friday. In order to receive the corrected version directly from APA, you must return your copy to APA no later than December 22, 2009 (postmarked by December 22, 2009). We're sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com. We look forward to seeing you again soon. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
