tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post112299518050252364..comments2024-03-28T11:03:41.050-05:00Comments on Unlocked Wordhoard: Don't buy that book!Dr. Richard Scott Nokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1123045219380386382005-08-03T00:00:00.000-05:002005-08-03T00:00:00.000-05:00So they acted on the mirror-image of a sensible re...So they acted on the mirror-image of a sensible real policy -- still bad, but sort of thing I can understand (and probably have done)!<BR/><BR/>The downside of the policy may show up someday. A hardcover edition may have apparatus lacking in the paperback. This was the case with Peter Green's translation of "The Argonautika," which I nearly ordered in the paperback (328 pages) instead of hardcover (474 pages), thinking it was a real bargain, until I noticed the discrepancy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1123044033619442782005-08-02T23:40:00.000-05:002005-08-02T23:40:00.000-05:00I should note, in defense of the bookstore, that t...I should note, in defense of the bookstore, that they are going through a transition at the moment. The representative I spoke with told me that their policy is to order the paperback version of any book even if the ISBN the professor has provided is for hardback. I think it was an error that was missed as a result of the transition more than anything else.Dr. Richard Scott Nokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1123042770817485802005-08-02T23:19:00.000-05:002005-08-02T23:19:00.000-05:00I'm horrified, but not surprised, that the booksto...I'm horrified, but not surprised, that the bookstore would even place the order for the hardcover, and not query whether that was really what was intended.<BR/><BR/>They still did better than the University of Texas, where an assigned text kept being returned to the publisher because no one at the store could grasp that a course on modern Japanese media might actually use manga -- they were just comic books, after all, it MUST be a mistake. For this story, see http://utd500.utdallas.edu/~hairston/marc_ac_interview.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-1123023181135023632005-08-02T17:53:00.000-05:002005-08-02T17:53:00.000-05:00What's up Doc? Sorry I don't have you this fall, ...What's up Doc? Sorry I don't have you this fall, but I am sure the class will turnout all right, you are correct about the 8 am thing, espcially on that Friday when everybody is hungover. We'll holla.Talhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244351427696021959noreply@blogger.com