Re: There are a lot of mistakes in this IR photography book!

[Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 19:02 08/11/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I have been involved in the publication of a great many magazine articles
>and books in technical fields and I know of no publisher that would just
>print what the author submits without having the copy reviewed by
>independent experts for factual accuracy.  Those pieces that are based on
>opinion or a diary of personal experience go unreviewed for accuracy, but
>only for style and clarity.  What are the policies of art book publishers?
>I think since the Airey book purports to give technical information, it
>should have been reviewed in advance, and I fault the publisher for not
>going to the trouble as much as the author for confusing descriptions of
>her procedures with the reasons she thinks they work.  (This last point
>telegraphs my impression from her seminar that she makes considerable leaps
>of faith to relate her results to the techniques she has used.)
>						EltonK

Personally, I think a letter from you to Amphoto might accomplish something.
I think they might listen to you. Even if they just sharpen up their
procedures with future books, that is still a worthwhile outcome!

Joe Berenbaum

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