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

["Tim Gwinn" <***>]

I will be glad to send them a vitriolic email. :)
Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROSEN Forum [mailto:*** Behalf Of Judith
> Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:52 AM
> To: ***
> Subject: Re: Robert Rosen's two books with Columbia U. Press...
>
>
> I think anyone who wants to acquire those books should send emails to the
> various addresses that Robin Smith convieniently left on her email to me.
> She suggests contacting Customer Service??? That's laughable. Barrage her
> and her other "Senior" colleagues with emails and phone calls, and maybe
> something will get done. I wish C.U.P. would just drop my father
> from their
> stable. Then I could handle it myself.
>
> Judith
> Website address: http://www.rosen-enterprises.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Gwinn" <***>
> To: <***>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [ROSEN] Robert Rosen's two books with Columbia U. Press...
>
>
> > 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
> > > > ******************************************
> > > > Dr. Robin Smith
> > > > Senior Executive Editor for the Sciences
> > > > Columbia University Press
> > > > 61 West 62nd Street
> > > > NEW YORK NY 10023
> > > >
> > > > Phone: (212) 459 0600 x7161
> > > > Fax:     (212) 459 3677
> > > > ***
> > > >
> > > > Columbia website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/
> > > > ******************************************
> > > > If I am unavailable or away please contact my assistant:
> > > >
> > > > Jeanie V. Lu
> > > > Phone: (212) 459 0600 x 7136
> > > > ***
> > > > ******************************************