Gutenberg’s Worst Nightmare

November 1, 2012 by joachim


Here is a message that I sent out to a listserv of my area of science, reaching approximately 1000 people.  It speaks for itself.

“I have become aware of the fact that some inferior copies of my book are still being shipped out.  This is a problem that I brought to the attention of Oxford U Press several years ago, and it was supposed to have been addressed at the time for good.

As the original edition has run out some time ago, the book is printed on demand.  Apparently a very inferior digital copy is used in some productions by third parties.

Oxford U Press tells me that anybody who receives such a copy should contact them, and will receive a high-quality replacement.

Telltale of the bad copy is the asymmetric placement and poor quality of the cover.  Inside, some line drawings are faded out,  the printed text has hazy quality, some gray scale images are almost unrecognizable.

I call this bizarre state of affairs Gutenberg’s Worst Nightmare.”

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