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From: gupta@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk (Ashok Gupta)
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Subject: Re: Advances in simulation: new book release
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Date: 1 Mar 91 10:44:07 GMT
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In article <9526@hub.ucsb.edu> springer@engrhub () writes:
>ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK:
>               QUALITATIVE SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS
>                              edited by
>                 Paul A. Fishwick and Paul A. Luker
>Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991. Approx. 330 pages, 122 Illustr.; ISBN
>0-387-97400-8; $44.00.


The address seems a bit strange ?  springer@engrhub implies Springer-Verlag.
Are they using Usenet to do some free advertising ?  I don't mind if authors
who have access to the Net, as Paul Fishwick at least does, plug their books
in an appropriate way. Its useful to people who might otherwise not be aware
of an interesting and relevant book. There's no big money to be made by such
specialist books so I don't think its vulgar for authors to refer to their
own publications in a discussion. For firms to use the net in such a way is 
however, another story.  I think Usenet has a policy, formed as much out of 
deliberation and convention in this matter, which restricts advertising to
groups such as comp.newprod.

What do others think ?

Before making premature accusations though, is this posting really by Springer ?