I pointed out after the first request that, had they opened the file, they would have found a Powerpoint presentation. For those PhD students who are approached by VDM Verlag about turning their thesis into a book, you may want to consdier this in terms of the amount of attention they pay to the contents of their products. Others have discussed this online.
Dear Flew, Terry,
I am writing on behalf of the international academic publisher, VDM Publishing House Ltd.
In the course of a research at the Library of QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, we came across a reference to your thesis on "Communication for the 21st Century, or, How to have your blog and read it too!".
As we would like to make your work available to a larger audience, I am wondering if you may be interested in publishing your thesis in the form of a printed book.
Your reply including an e-mail address to which I can send an e-mail with further information in an attachment will be greatly appreciated.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Kumar Dhora
Acquisition Editor
VDM Publishing House Ltd.
17, Meldrum Str. | Beau-Bassin | Mauritius
Tel / Fax: +230 467-5601
k.dhora@vdm-publishing.com | www.vdm-publishing.com
Business Registration No.: C07072290
Board of Directors: Benoit Novel , Saleem Chotoye
Perhaps it's a really, really good set of PowerPoint slides? :P
ReplyDeleteCould you get a trip to Mauritius out of it? If they were just going to publish the slides, and you didn't have to write anything, that could be a good deal. Twelve nights with family in the middle of winter, fair trade.
ReplyDeleteI have some inspired workplace health and safety and Site Induction slides. Perhaps they could publish those, too?
ReplyDeleteI'll give them a call to offer my entire library of humourless workplace related slides for their next blockbuster.
I received the following a month or two ago:
ReplyDeleteI am writing on behalf of the German publishing house, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller AG & Co. KG.
In the course of a research at Laurentian University, I came across a reference to your thesis on "Verification of intensity modulated beams with an electronic portal imaging device".
As we would like to make your work available to a larger audience, I am wondering if you may be interested in publishing
your thesis in the form of a printed book.
Your reply including an e-mail address to which I can send an e-mail with further information in an attachment
will be greatly appreciated.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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Kind regards,
Priya Jany
Acquisition Editor
VDM Publishing House Ltd.
17, Meldrum Str. | Beau-Bassin | Mauritius
Tel / Fax: +230 467-5601
p.jany@vdm-publishing-house.com | www.vdm-publishing.com
Business Registration No.: C07072290
Board of Directors: Benoit Novel & Saleem Chotoye
(Not bad for a cab driver who barely made it out of high schoo, eh?)
I got a similar e-mail from the same company. Can someone comment on what happens next? Is it a fake company? Do they pay you? How does a thesis gets converted to a book?
ReplyDeleteThanks !
honestly I did not know we can turn a Powerpoint presentation into a book, I'm really interested in this because I would like to turn my presentation on Sildenafil Citrate into a book, thanks!
ReplyDeletethis a excellent idea, maybe I can use this to create the guide to how to use Generic Viagra, and others, just think in different books in this format.
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