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The publisher, the editor and the role of critical rationalism

The publisher, the editor and the role of critical rationalism 35 LOGOS The publisher, the editor and the role of critical rationalism Richard Abel Dick Abel graduated in Medieval History from Reed College, Portland, Oregon, where he still lives, more than forty years ago. After graduate work in the same field at the University of California, he became a book- seller, establishing in 1960 his eponymous company which became a major supplier of books to academic and research libraries in the United States and around the world. This company is now Blackwell North America. In the mid-1970s, Abel became an independent publisher, his principal interest being Timber Press, founded in 1977, which publishes books on horticulture and plant sciences. He also started Amadeus Press in 1985, to publish books on music. The exercise of editorial judgment in the building of a book or periodical list defines not simply the nature and foci of a publishing imprint, but more importantly, its stature and reputation. This axiom holds as true for entertainment publishers, whose publishing aim is largely to dominate the bestseller lists and the mass-popular retail book trade, as it does for hundreds of other kinds of publishers, some of whom may be no more sensitive to their publish- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos Brill

The publisher, the editor and the role of critical rationalism

Abel, Richard
Logos , Volume 10 (1): 35 – Jan 1, 1999
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© 1999 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1878-4712
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10.2959/logo.1999.10.1.35
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35 LOGOS The publisher, the editor and the role of critical rationalism Richard Abel Dick Abel graduated in Medieval History from Reed College, Portland, Oregon, where he still lives, more than forty years ago. After graduate work in the same field at the University of California, he became a book- seller, establishing in 1960 his eponymous company which became a major supplier of books to academic and research libraries in the United States and around the world. This company is now Blackwell North America. In the mid-1970s, Abel became an independent publisher, his principal interest being Timber Press, founded in 1977, which publishes books on horticulture and plant sciences. He also started Amadeus Press in 1985, to publish books on music. The exercise of editorial judgment in the building of a book or periodical list defines not simply the nature and foci of a publishing imprint, but more importantly, its stature and reputation. This axiom holds as true for entertainment publishers, whose publishing aim is largely to dominate the bestseller lists and the mass-popular retail book trade, as it does for hundreds of other kinds of publishers, some of whom may be no more sensitive to their publish-

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