If the new book is pertinent to Virginia history, why not add something like ' NEW BOOK " at the beginning of the subject line before sending it to the list. Then people could read or delete as it suits them. Jon Kukla ________________ www.JonKukla.com <http://www.jonkukla.com/> Online interview : http://www.virginiavoice.org/celebrity.html On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I think we can and should announce new history books. This is hardly > "commercial use" and it is a great service to list members. > > List members ask for information all the time. If we forbid new-book > announcements we should be consistent and forbid references to one- or > two-year old books when list members send queries for reading > suggestions. > > Henry Wiencek > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html