Deni Bown's Book

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1997.04.13 at 06:06:21(611) I see the Bown book is a topic of discussion again so it is probably appropriate that I tell you what I know is happening behind the scenes. Please note that this information is several months old. Last year we saw much discussion of this subject on Aroid-L. I resolved going into the first of the year that I would start a quiet campaign at Timber Press to get this book back into print. Setting aside all the details on what transpired, I had several talks with Timber Press and Deni Bown. It turned out that the publisher wanted to get the book back in print but their publishing agreement with the author had expired. It was also clear that the author want to uddate the book and get it published again. The parties had not talked to each other so I put on my Kissinger hat and got the two together. I'll inquire next week to see if the wheel is still turning and let everyone know. But don't become optimistic about seeing fresh books on the shelf in just a couple of months. If the author wants to revise the book we could be a year away from seeing it. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL Zone 10b

From: BIHOREL at cris.com (Christian Feuillet) on 1997.04.13 at 21:58:18(612) >I see the Bown book is a topic of discussion again so it is probably >appropriate that I tell you what I know is happening behind the scenes. >Please note that this information is several months old. > >Last year we saw much discussion of this subject on Aroid-L. I resolved >going into the first of the year that I would start a quiet campaign at >Timber Press to get this book back into print. Setting aside all the >details on what transpired, I had several talks with Timber Press and >Deni Bown. It turned out that the publisher wanted to get the book back >in print but their publishing agreement with the author had expired. It >was also clear that the author want to uddate the book and get it >published again. The parties had not talked to each other so I put on >my Kissinger hat and got the two together. > >I'll inquire next week to see if the wheel is still turning and let >everyone know. But don't become optimistic about seeing fresh books on >the shelf in just a couple of months. If the author wants to revise the >book we could be a year away from seeing it. > >Don +More > > >Don Burns Plantation, FL Zone 10b A year seems to me VERY optimistic. It would be even if the book was ready to be published, and suppose that the author, as fast as she may be, will need a few month to complete her revision. ,--- \\/ ~ ~ \// ( @ @ ) --------oOOo-- (_) --oOOo-------------------- | Christian FEUILLET BIHOREL@cris.com | | | | Plants Tropics Cats Genealogy France & more | |_____________________________________________|

From: "James W. Waddick" <jimjim at sky.net> on 1997.04.14 at 05:20:51(613) Dear IAS-ers; More importantly has anyone been in contact with Deni Bown about what SHE'S doing? +More She and TImber have to agree ona course, but if revision is in the future she'll have to find time and be willing. Anyone have her address? Best Jim W. Voice: 816 746 1949 James W. Waddick E-MAIL: jimjim@sky.net 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Fax: 816 746 1939 Kansas City MO 64152

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1998.05.15 at 15:40:29(2139) Julius asked about a reprint of Deni Bown's book. The answer, Julius, and for others who are interested, is that there will be no reprint. The good news is that she is revising the book. But I suspect that we will not see this until 1999 sometime. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

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