From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:29:09 AM UTC-5, Will in New Haven wrote:   
      
   > That reminds me. One of our textbook authors is one of three people teaching   
   a course using his book. His administrative assistant called to request a copy   
   for him. I was surprised that he doesn't have a copy of his own book.    
   >    
   > She said that he has a copy of sorts. It is a huge loose-leaf notebook   
   stuffed with the notes and drafts and much of the final copy and it sits on   
   the desk in his office. He also had a flimsy paperback pre-publication copy   
   that stays at home.    
   >    
   > He wanted a copy he could take to class. I almost asked why he didn't ask   
   the publisher for a copy and then I remembered that we are the publisher.   
   >   
   The interest of these guys in science or learning varies widely.  If I put   
   their interest on a scale of one to ten, it really isn't unusual to meet   
   professors with an interest level of 2 or an interest level of 9.  One with an   
   interest of 2 would    
   probably only see the publication of a book as a career milestone, and,   
   emotionally, care very little.  Probably the only thing he'd care about is   
   whether some administrator or funding agent notices he wrote a book.  The 2 is   
   often more successful than    
   the 9, because his focus is on working the system.   
      
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