Re: Robert Rosen's two books with Columbia U. Press...

["Tim Gwinn" <***>]

While I am glad to see that they will continue to publish "Life Itself", it
is irksome that they appear to be so lackadaisical about it. As a customer,
it infuriates me that 6 months of backorder status is followed by an offhand
decision to deal with their customers 'next season'.

I am unclear what they mean by "next season" - when is that? And does it
mean there will be no copies at all until then?

Other than Rosen's books, I will henceforth avoid C.U.P. books at all costs.

Arrrgh,
Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROSEN Forum [mailto:*** Behalf Of Judith
> Rosen
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:42 PM
> To: ***
> Subject: Fw: Robert Rosen's two books with Columbia U. Press...
>
>
> Here is the latest info from Columbia University Press regarding
> my father's
> two books:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Smith" <***>
> To: "Judith Rosen" <***>
> Cc: "Carol Kotash" <***>; "Helena Schwarz"
> <***>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:14 PM
> Subject: Robert Rosen's two books with Columbia U. Press...
>
>
> > Hello Judith
> >
> > Sorry not to respond earlier. Life Itself is reprinting, but after
> > discussion here we have decided to pruduce a paperback edition of the
> > book next season rather than reprint the cloth edition.
> >
> > Essays on life itself remains available: we have 477 paper copies as
> > well as 237 cloth copies in the warehouse - I wonder who told you it was
> > not available?
> >
> > Sorry to be slow. I was away and then we had to discuss the LI reprint.
> > In the future if there is an urgent question you can always call
> > customer service at 1-800-944-8648 or (914) 591 9111 and they will give
> > you the info you need with respect to availability and status.
> >
> > Thanks for the inquiry. Your father's books are classics and we have
> > desire to declare them out of print.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Robin
>
>
> > Judith Rosen wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I emailed all three of you quite some time ago, on July 1st,  about my
> late
> > > father, Robert Rosen,'s two books that are published by Columbia
> University
> > > Press. I asked why these two books were not available to the
> public and
> when
> > > they were going to be made available. If there is a delay, what is the
> > > reason for it? If they are being dropped by the Press, I should have
> been
> > > informed and I asked for the copyright to be returned to me, since I
> have
> > > inherited the copyrights to all of my father's work. I have been
> receiving
> > > inquiries from people all over the world asking how they can
> get a copy
> of
> > > these two books: Life, Itself   and   Essays On Life, Itself.
>  I got no
> > > response from my prior emails and I am beginning to be very
> frustrated.
> > > Please respond with the information I need.
> > >
> > > Judith Rosen
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> > Senior Executive Editor for the Sciences
> > Columbia University Press
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> > NEW YORK NY 10023
> >
> > Phone: (212) 459 0600 x7161
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> >
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