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Hi, Yes. There usually, but not always, is a tech review of proposed manuscripts.

Rick, you're talking to the (or at least one of) my copy editor(s).

Lewin -- did you go over all the math, then?

Hi Tim, Ah ha. Interesting.

The reason I said there is "usually" a technical review is because the last technical book that I bought contained SOOooo many technical errors that it's clear that no tech review was performed. None!

The typical tech book has a silly little "typo" or misspelled word once every 20-30 pages. The book I bought had an average of more than one "typo" per page!! I am NOT joking. (One page contained four "typos"!!)

What an unprofessional mess by both the authors and the Publisher.

Name them, or at least the publisher. It might induce them to shape up.

Jerry

Hi Jer,

I knew what I'd written probably sounded very mysterious by my not giving any specifics.

I didn't give the book's title, right now, for legal reasons.

However, the publisher was SAMS Publishing (Indianapolis, Indiana). I will *NEVER* buy a SAMS book, sigh unseen, again.

I've known that rule for almost 20 years and even back then it was common knowledge. I also don't buy SAMS and never have.

Jon

Hi,

Well Jon, you're a much faster "learner" than I am.

Regards, [-Rick-]

There was a time when looking for a intro to something new I'd give preference to a SAMS book. Not since the early 70's though. Hmmm, did they get bought out in late 60's/early 70's?

Its been sold quite a few times since 1967.