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Is it appropriate to ask a professor to buy me a book for research?
I work in a lab on a variety of projects using a variety of techniques. For a recent project I was thinking we are probably going to use fancy machine learning method X which I am vaguely, but not ...
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How should I interpret a book editor not responding to me after accepting my chapter proposal?
I had a detailed chapter proposal accepted about five weeks ago for a collection of critical essays in my field, edited by a retired professor who has been prolific in publishing while retired. In the ...
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Is it acceptable to email an author to ask for a copy of his book that is currently out of print?
(Apologies if this isn't the place to ask, as I'm not a college student or independent researcher).
I am a secondary school student in Ireland currently working on a large project for a history class ...
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How is the production of a Festschrift usually initiated?
For the first time I have been asked to contribute to a Festschrift. I was surprised to read in the invitation that it is being prepared "in consultation with XY's institution and himself". I had ...
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Can I ask an author to send me his ebook?
I'm working on my research paper. My subject is quite original and I even had difficulties to find a supervisor. In short, I found a fairly recent book on the Internet (2017), which is exactly what I ...
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Should I say/write the n-word in a quote?
I'm quoting a book (To Kill A Mockingbird) and using a quote where the n-word is used. Later I'm going to have to read that out loud while my teacher also has a copy. Should I censor the word when ...
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Is it an offence to ask a professor to share a soft copy of his recent book with me for my semester?
My professor (say Mr. X), a theoretical physicist, is in charge of a course on Math Physics in the undergrads. He had co-authored a book on Statistical Mechanics but he never mentioned anything about ...
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Complimenting the author of a textbook
In one of my undergraduate courses, I found that one of the required texts was particularly well-written. It is a textbook about computer architecture, and I found that it explained intricate ...
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Is it appropriate to ask a professor for a discount on his expensive book?
My question is similar to this - Rude to ask a book chapter.
I have bought the first of two parts of a research monograph. The second part is even more expensive (around $150) and in my currency it ...
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Found mistake in my professors book: Tell her or publish? If so, how?
I just came across quite a big problem for an interpretation my professor puts forward in her recently published book (a book containing original research in the humanities, not a textbook). I am not ...
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Etiquette - send a copy of my new book to the department I earned my PhD within or to my advisor?
I need some etiquette advice. The book version of my PhD manuscript has just come out and I have a limited number of copies (8) from my publisher that I can give to family etc. My dilemma is whether ...
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A professor has offered to send me a hard copy of his new book. Would it be rude to ask for a PDF file instead?
While working my way through one textbook, I spotted several errors, TeXed them up and emailed to the author of the textbook. He thanked me and asked for my physical address so he could send me a copy ...
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How do I ask the author of a book in English if I can translate it into my native language?
I want to translate an English book, but before translating it, I want to be sure if the author will permit me to do so.
I am not doing this for financial gain. Since it is a book about a new subject,...
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Is it rude to request a book chapter from the academic who wrote it if you don't want to buy the entire textbook?
The title says it all. I want to read a book chapter from a prominent Oxbridge researcher, but I don't want to shell out the cash for the entire textbook in which it's published. Is it rude to contact ...
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