Publisher testingstrictly editorial

October 15, 2006

One cannot quite be certain what canned responses always mean...

Thank you for your interest in Sage. We receive hundreds of inquiries about freelance services and have an active pool of freelancers from which we draw. Occasionally and when the need arises, we add qualified freelancers with strong credentials and experience with the sorts of books we publish. We will keep your inquiry and your test on file for a period of one year. If we have not contacted you regarding the possibility of freelance work in that time, we ask that you again inquire so that we may keep you on our active list.

We appreciate your contacting Sage and wish you the best in your freelancing endeavors.

Cordially, Editorial Books Production Sage Publications

One relies on the juxtaposition of generic signature and personalized e-mail return address, to wit, one Claudia Hoffman, who is not the address to which one submits tests, nor the name designated on the freelancer information page.