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Looks like the original publisher (a company called Abelard Schuman Inc) is owned by Harper Collins. Maybe you could consider reaching out out to them?

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next....

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Thank you! I've been trying to find an appropriate person to contact over at Harper Collins, but don't have any contacts over there. I'll definitely try and go through their front office reception if I can't find a more direct contact, but they're a pretty massive organization.

For all the criticism LinkedIn receives here, this is the kind of situation where it shines. If you have a well-developed LI network, there's a good chance you can search up somebody at Harper-Collins there, find that they're a 2nd or 3rd degree connection, and get at least a weak sort of "warm intro". Best case, you might get a very powerful warm intro from somebody they know well.

Here's another thing you can do... search LinkedIn for people who previously worked at Harper Collins, and cold email a few of them and say "Hey, I see you used to work at HC, I'm trying to work on a deal with them, could I pick your brain for a few minutes". Quite a few people will likely happily agree to a brief phone call / video chat, to help you out. Talk to a couple of such people and there's a good chance one of them will be able to point you in the right direction, and maybe even give you a warm introduction to the person you need to talk to.

Thanks, I hadn't considered chatting with a former HarperCollins employee, that's a good idea. I'm looking through my 2nd connections on LinkedIn now.

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