ACQNET: Suspicious publishers

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:53:16 -0500
From: Karen Muller (ALA) <kmuller_at_ala.org>
Subject: Suspicious Publishers

[Ed. note:  I thought I already posted this, but apparently not.
My apologies. This comes by way of Karen Muller who asked that I 
alert ACQNET subscribers.  These may be the infamous "Gilles" 
who used to be so active in the 1970's and 1980's]

PLEASE NOTE THAT REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO M. HARDEN

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Dear ALA Member:

I am a postal inspector in Detroit, MI.  Over the past few weeks I 
have been made aware of numerous complaints concerning Somerset 
Publishers at P.O. Box 160 St. Clair Shores, MI 48080.  In addition to 
the name Somerset, the following names and addresses have been found:

N. American Book Distributors
Historical Book Distributors
Native American Books
Scholarly Press

P.O. Box 510 Hamburg, MI 48139
1532 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
521 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10175
1750 Calle Poniente Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Please contact me as soon as possible if you have a complaint 
regarding the list above.  Please include such details as when you 
first had contact with the company; the terms of your transaction; 
when or if you received what was promised; when or if you received a 
refund; what type of delivery service was used.

Additionally, I need you to provide copies of any e-mails or faxes you 
have had between yourself and the publishing company.

Please provide me with your complete name, address, and telephone 
number(s).  If you have any questions, you may reach me as follows:

By telephone     (313) 226-8068

By Fax           (313) 226-8220

By E-Mail          MEHarden_at_uspis.gov

By Mail            P.O. Box 330119 Detroit, MI 48232-6119


Your timely cooperation is very valuable to me.  I thank you in 
advance for your assistance.


M. E. Harden
Postal Inspector