Thread: Why do they insist on being so backwards?
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:49 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Fluribus View Post
This is a 2012 release from a 2007 paper edition. I suppose it's possible that they weren't thinking about ebooks in 2007. Why not get those rights for the ebook or insert text in lieu of pictures? Why would Columbia University Press release an ebook that seems to be useless for academic settings?

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Good question... 'Why not get those rights for the ebook?" Could be a simple answer - they weren't available - just wanting something doesn't make it happen... it may be dumb releasing the book without the images but it's likely that they couldn't get the rights - maybe the originator of the images is dead and they couldn't track his/her estate or maybe he/she is backpacking round the rain forest for the next five years...
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