[INDOLOGY] Indian reprint

[Herman Tull]

I was an early author in SUNY's foray into Indian/Hindu studies.  (My 1989
book on karma was, I believe, the first book published in their Series in
Hindu Studies.)  I seem to recall a conversation from long ago that
indicated that, at some point in the book's publishing history, SUNY
reserved the right to sell the publishing rights in India.  Indeed, the
year after its US publication, the book did appear with an Indian imprint,
and I was given a small royalty. SUNY's direct sales continued to be
credited to me, however.

I was quite pleased with this process...at the very least, it made the book
available to a wider audience, and the Indian edition replicated the US
edition more or less precisely, though at a much lower price. I imagine it
also helped SUNY financially, and perhaps even allowed them to continue
with their commitment to the series.

Of course, I agree wholeheartedly with Herman Tieken that he should have
been informed by SUNY of its intent with his work. Still, having our
scholarship disseminated as widely as possible is, in and of itself, a
"good" thing (leaving aside thorny questions of piracy, "open-access" seems
to be the way of the future).

Herman Tull
(the "other" Herman)


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Tieken, H.J.H. <
H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:

>  Dear list members
> A brief comment: Motilal had received permission from SUNY Press to bring
> out an Indian edition. The fault lies primarily with SUNY, which did not
> bother to inform us about it and bring Motilal into contact with Peter
> Khoroche and me as authors.
>
>
>
>  Herman Tieken
> University of Leiden
> The Netherlands
>  website: hermantieken.com
>    ------------------------------
> *Van:* Dipak Bhattacharya [dipak.d2004 at gmail.com]
> *Verzonden:* maandag 7 juli 2014 19:14
> *To:* Dominik Wujastyk
> *Cc:* Tieken, H.J.H.; Indology
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [INDOLOGY] Indian reprint
>
>   Some publishers like the Cosmo Publishers do not even care to
> reply.after getting a book or a part of a book plagiarized. Even Government
> publications are reprinted before the expiry of copyright and without any
> assignment. I know that such things happen in Delhi. The matter came up in
> the List even before this. Victimized authors should unitedly fight against
> plagiarisn or robbery of copyright.
> Best
> DB
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:11 PM, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  I learned this the hard way too.  Sometimes one takes great care in
>> getting the terms of a book contract fair, only to have the whole effort
>> undermined when the publisher licenses the rights to someone else.
>>
>>  However, the folks at Motilal are well-meaning and I cannot imagine
>> that they would not cooperate with putting things right if you contact them
>> directly.
>>
>>  Best of luck!
>> Dominik
>>
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*Herman TullPrinceton, NJ *


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