By Jason Wilson
Although I have been completely overwhelmed with our forthcoming title {WARNING: shameless plug ahead}, O’Connor’s California Civil Pretrial Handbook, I wanted to take a moment and mention some fine people who have taken some of their time to mention our latest title, Typography for Lawyers.
- Mark Bennett‘s Defending People post Book Review: Typography for Lawyers. It’s hard not to like a review that asks “Is a frog waterproof?” (And yes, it is proper to put the question mark inside the quotes in that instance.)
- Scott Greenfield‘s Simple Justice post Book Review: Typography for Lawyers. He calls it like he sees it, and has a great summation: “[The book] won’t make a loser appeal into a winner, but like wearing a decent suit to court, or polishing your shoes, it’s one less detriment and one more benefit.”
- Patric King‘s post on Imprint for Today’s Obsession: Typography for Lawyers. I love seeing designers getting into the mix.
- Sue Liemer’s post on Legal Writing Prof Blog Typography for Lawyers. Her praise for the aesthetics of the book are worth the read.
- Erik Brandt‘s post on Geotypografika Typography for Lawyers. Another designer, who like Mark Bennett, recognizes the books reach beyond law.
- Betsy McKenzie‘s post on Out of the Jungle Updating an old post: Typography for Lawyers. I love the suggestion “I think statutes and regulations should be published with consultations from this guy or somebody like him.”
- Scott Key’s post on Georgia Criminal Appellate Law Blog How Your Brief Looks is Nearly as Important as What You Say. I love this observation: “The people who read your briefs at the courts where you submit them are likely reading a stack of briefs that look pretty much like yours. ‘Oh look,’ the staff attorney might be saying, ‘another brief in Times New Roman 14. Awesome.’”
Of course, I need to mention Joe Hodnicki of the Law Librarian Network and Jim Levy of the Legal Skills Prof Blog for promoting Typography to legal research and writing professors across the country. Their interest in the title has been overwhelming, and I hope that it does some good for the throngs of hapless law students out there.
Finally, I would be remiss in not saying thanks to the countless numbers of folks in the Twitterverse who have retweeted and promoted the book (yes, that includes you Mike Cane!) Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Oh, I should also point out that while Typography is listed on Amazon and they do have stock, the website seems to perpetually list a 1 to 3 week delivery time. I think they do this to screw with independent publishers, but I can’t be certain of it. Thankfully, you can get it through our webstore, fulfilled the same day, and with free domestic shipping. How nice is that?
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