November 26, 2004

The Future of the Scholarly Book

To the Editor:

In "Why Can't Young Scholars Write Their Second Books First?" (The Chronicle Review, October 15), Marjorie Garber makes an impassioned plea for greater coordination among universities, academic departments and professional organizations, and university presses. While the linchpin to her argument -- that a junior faculty member should set aside his or her often-overspecialized, less-marketable first book (revised dissertation) in favor of tackling a new project,

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