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**"* P* L* <t*@spamfodder.com>**

> We are delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Fischer as 
> Executive Editor at Timber Press, starting November 15, 2004.
> 
> Tom will be Timber?s chief acquisitions editor, replacing Neal Maillet, 
> who left the company recently to return to business book publishing. 
> Tom will be commissioning books ranging from plant monographs and 
> encyclopedias to practical manuals and garden design books.

So from the folks here on the list, is this a good thing, or bad?  I've
met and talked with Neal in the past, but know absolutely nothing about
Tom except that he used to be the editor for Horticulture magazine.  I've
seen that magazine do some nice stuff and some equally annoying stuff, so
I'm curious where this will take Timber Press.

Do you think we'll see more monographs?  More generalized canned content
that appeals to more people?  Will he do what's good for the field, 
what's good for the company's pocketbook, or balance the two well?

Chris (who wants more monographs)

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