I would imagine the main reason GJR was published via eBook was the time factor — there is no way it could have been made available in time to rebut Barton’s using normal publishing channels. I love eBooks and only purchase bound versions if there is absolutely no other alternative. I suspect it is also easier to get a book published when you rub noses with Glen Beck on TV all the time.

The bottom line, Barton acts like someone who has just had a very bright light shined on him and is probably hearing from people who don’t hang on his every word. That must be a very uncomfortable position, esp if he feels it necessary to write all that bilge in response.

Before I thought he was just another nutty ideologue, but I’m starting to think he may very well be a full-fledged con man.

I appreciate the book originally being available as an ebook as I, like many people, prefer ebooks and waiting longer for a paper copy is not attractive if the ebook can be available first. And if college students can post a paper this way, well, good for them. I can think of many times as a graduate student that I would have been extremely grateful to have a full-text available immediately instead of submitting a request, waiting for it to be mailed from another library, and then trying to figure out why I wanted it in the first place. We can all learn from one another as long as we aren’t so caught up in our own credentials and accolades that we neglect to remember that a degree or what is on our CV does not indicate knowledge in all areas. I have a master’s in healthcare and that means I could learn tons about math or economics or computer programming.

Or we can seemingly declare that we are the sole expert on one topic in the world and attack those who disagree. I’d think a response focused on why Barton’s book is the one to choose (that isn’t because “I’m better qualified”, but instead based on refuting actual content from the William Throckmorton/Coulter book.

http://www.philipvickersfithian.com/2012/07/i-feel-left-out.html