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Business
to Business Foundation in need of legal representation on a "no win no
fee" basis. The
founders appeal to a lawyer to come forward in the State of Florida to consider
representation in a matter concerning a US-based publishing agent who allegedly
is in breach of an agreed contract. extract
of a letter that was sent to the publishing agent on behalf of the founders:
Dear
Mr. B.. I refer to the below e-mail sent on February 2001 by you to my
partner Stefan Schenkelberg at htm-magazine.co.uk, a division of Schenkelberg
Global Solutions Ltd. of which I am an associate executive director.
I am concerned at the content of your message considering that your liasison
with Stefan was that of a publishing agent working in the context of an
autobiographical account. The fact that you have decided to include comments
relating to your belief that certain conditions will adversely affect
publication or interest, especially regarding autobiographical accounts,
indicates that you may not fully grasp the intricacies and purpose of
the publishing media and have thus misled Stefan, and probably yourself,
from the start. That is regretable and I do not seek to apportion blame.
I can fully appreciate and sympathise with the events of and subsequent
to 11 September. However, tragedies occur throughout the world every day
and if we were to let those dominate our behaviour in a negative way we
would all be in a sorry state. I am reminded of the marketing strategy:
"lookon all criticism as an opportunity, an opportunity to develop
and build better customer loyalty". Co-relating the event of 11 September
with you own opinions of the manuscript's content is neither professional
nor apt. I regret to say that I also consider your expressed views contrary
to the principles of truth and freedom, upon which as you know integreity
of the publishing media depends, values that you know are also enshrined
in the foundations of your present country's constitution. With this to
mind I cannot consider that Stefan's belief in your ability to provide
a professional service as a publishing agent was founded on fact and furthermore,
I do consider it possible he may have actually been misled by your self
description. This too is regretable. US$ 1.314.00 is I consider an unreasonable
price for the services you have provided which resulted in your being
unable to successfully promote the manuscript. In the light of this I
consider it would constitute an expression of good will on your behalf
for you to return two thirds of the monies paid to yu with regards the
manuscript. Your sincerely and without prejudice. Keith Harris, MD &
Executive Editor-Newsmedianews.
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