In Defense of Globalization
Back in March of 2006, I contacted the author of an economics book that I was interested in reading. This was part of a personal campaign to encourage authors to produce audio editions of their books, blogged here. The author graciously responded, offering to bring the subject up with his publisher. I have heard from other authors that this is where the difficulties lie. Authors do not control whether an audio version is recorded. This depends on the legal status of the audio and digital rights, on the publisher’s whim and on the perceived demand. Despite the challenges, a request to the publisher from the author carries a lot more weight than one from me. There was not further communication from the author, so I assumed that this suggestions had languished with so many others.
Out of the blue, the book, In Defense of Globalization by Jagdish Bhagwati, appeared recently on Audible.com with no fanfare. I noted it only by keeping my eye on the ‘Just Added’ list of new books released on Audible.com. Thank you, Professor Bhagwati. I hope other follow in your footsteps.
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