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Re: Times Article

From: N Wolcott <nwolcott~at~dsdial.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:38:42 -0400
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

I'm not sure. This may be a special arrangement with Ingram who may be doing
the printing. Do they appear in Books in Print?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Taves" <btav~at~loc.gov>
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Times Article


> What about the Fredonia JV reprints from the Netherlands that appear on
> Amazon.com?
>
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, N Wolcott wrote:
>
> > For marketing reasons apparently books published outside the US do not
> > appear in "Books in Print" and hence do not make it elsewhere such as
> > Amazon. Even books published in Canada are unavailable in the US I have
> > found. There is a special site "Worldwide books in print", requiring a
> > separate subscription, and dnot used by librarians etc. R.R. Bowker is
the
> > culprit.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "wbutcher" <wbutcher~at~netvigator.com>
> > To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: Times Article
> >
> >
> > > The book must be selling well, since it's in 5294th position on the
> > > Amazon.uk bestselling list. But why don't Luath offer it to
Amazon.com?
> > >
> > > Bill
> > > wbutcher~at~netvigator.com
> > > http://verne.tk/
> > > 1/F, 46A, Lung mei Village, Taipo, Hong Kong
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On
Behalf
> > Of
> > > Ian Thompson
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 19 April, 2005 4:18 PM
> > > To: Jules Verne Forum
> > > Subject: Re: Times Article
> > >
> > > Brian,
> > > Rick's message is correct...The Underground City, Luath Press,
Edinburgh,
> > > was published on the centenary anniversary day of Verne's death. I
guess
> > > that Amazon is your best way of getting it. I can't vouch in detail
for
> > the
> > > translation. I just wrote a short Foreward and provided a map which I
> > > thought would help non-Scots (including our friends south of the
border!)
> > to
> > > locate the events. The most interesting aspect of the project was that
as
> > a
> > > result there was considerable reaction in the media here, (press and
> > radio)
> > > and I gave seven public lectures across Scotland. Clearly Verne's
> > connection
> > > with Scotland was virtually unknown except to those who had read
> > "Backwards
> > > to Britain". He has now been adopted as an honorary native son!
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
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>
>
> Brian Taves
> Motion Picture/Broadcasting/Recorded Sound Division
> Library of Congress
> 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540-4692
> Telephone: 202-707-9930; 202-707-2371 (fax)
> Email: btav~at~loc.gov
>
>
> Disclaimer--All opinions expressed are my own.
>
>
>
Received on Thu 21 Apr 2005 - 16:42:56 IDT

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