Authors:
Jonathan Grudin
A long time ago, before the Internet or at least before the Web, when you heard about an interesting book, how could you order a copy? It helped to know who the publisher was, but you still had to make contact. If you knew where the publisher was located, a free call to directory assistance would do it. A policy was born: References must include the publisher and city of publication. Today, I usually bypass the publisher and go straight to Amazon or another online source. Publishers, if needed, are found on the Web. City listings are no help—the…
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