A cautionary tale from Michael J. Fromberger:
He cleared his throat softly. “My name is Everard Page,” he said, “and I represent the Publications Industry Media Production group, the organization responsible for the publication and distribution of the low-cost academic textbook series I believe you are using.” He nodded in the direction of Alice's textbooks, which lay open on the table amid notebooks and sheets of scratch-work. Alice looked at him somewhat incredulously until he fumbled out a brightly laminated ID card and held it out to her. She didn't take it, or even look closely at it, so eventually he put it away and continued.“At any rate, the Allison-Eastley Publishing Company, who printed and delivered the textbooks you are currently using, has issued a recall on all of the books in their special low-cost Student Editions. The recall is effective immediately, and I am empowered to collect all outstanding copies of the Student Edition textbooks present on campus.” He looked meaningfully at Alice's books.
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