Dear Howard, many of the folks on this mailing list are clinical oriented. I need help more in the line of research and troubleshooting a very old workhorse - "Profile Epics II by Coulter". Especially designing the protocols for your own individual tests that are not being used on human cells, but invertebrates. Thanks Barb On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Howard Shapiro wrote: > > Ladies and Gentlemen- > > The 3rd Edition of Practical Flow Cytometry appeared in October 1994. I'm > sure enough has happened since then to warrant an update, and there are > probably a few things that should be changed in the "basic" parts of the book. > > I have heard a lot of complaints, some aired on this Mailing List, about the > current high price of the 3rd Edition. I have no control over this; Wiley > sets the price. There are a lot of other books about flow cytometry now, > and I'd guess at least half of them sell for more per page (I won't get into > content) than the 3rd Edition, but the 3rd Edition is expensive. > > More to the point, a lot of what I have written applies to cytometry in > general, flow, scanning, confocal, etc., and it has been suggested to me > that my next effort should be called "Practical Cytometry" or something > along that line. It is not clear to me that Wiley is interested in either a > 4th Edition of Practical Flow Cytometry or a new book; I asked them about it > months ago and haven't heard boo. > > Some of you may know that I keep almost the entire 3rd Edition on my laptop > and on the hard drives of the other computers in my lab, and people keep > asking me why the book isn't on CD-ROM and expressing the hope that a next > edition or a new book will be. > > So it's time to start the market research. I'd love to know what people who > follow the Mailing List - and people who know people who follow the List, > etc. - think. > > New Edition (which binds me contractually to Wiley and its pricing policy) > or new book (which leaves me in control, or more in control)? > > Hard copy or CD-ROM? > > Are you willing to buy it or should I follow Paul Robinson's example and get > the manufacturers to kick in the production cost plus some ransom for me so > I can give it away? Note that I don't exactly get rich from the proceeds of > the current book; the royalties go to support my lab, and they don't go far. > > And, most important: > > What would you like to see in the book, including: > > Stuff that should be there but isn't, > > Stuff that is there but shouldn't be (warning: most of the bad jokes stay, > and there will be more), > > Errors which need correcting, and, of course, > > Great data which you are willing to share with me, providing better > illustrations than I can scribble? > > Don't be shy. > > Thanks, > > -Howard > > > > >
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