Friday 8 February 2008

Best way to get books for free

Barbara has just commended the forthcoming edition of a book which I have found useful in the past -- but it occurs to me that many readers of this blog do not have large budgets for expenditure on lawbooks, particularly if they can't be 100% sure that they'll need the book before it's replaced by the next edition. BUT ... review copies are free, so long as you write a review.

What this blog needs is a book review editor, who can build up (i) a list of readers who want to review IP books in areas of their interest or expertise and (ii) a list of publishers who want their books to be reviewed. Then all you have to do it put the two together. Any volunteeers?

2 comments:

  1. Another way to get free books is to write them. If you volunteer to update a chapter of works such as The Trademark Handbook you get your own copy free. The editors are always looking for volunteers.

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  2. We're an Irish publisher, Oak Tree Press. We're about to publish a new book, Trade Marks Law, by Barrister Glen Gibbons. Would be happy to provide a review copy in return for a review. Brian O'Kane / brian.okane@oaktreepress.com

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