Subject: Books on line
From: Peter May <may@math.uchicago.edu>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:51:59 -0600

Andy Baker sent me the following a few days ago:

``That reminds me: a few years ago I recall asking you if you had tried
getting Springer to digitise all the SLNM on infinite loop spaces, etc.
Last time I looked they hadn't done it, and I worry that many libraries
may end up with no copies (several I know have disintegrating copies). I
know other topologists who have said they thought this would be a useful
thing to happen.''

Springer tells me they are planning on doing this.  In the meantime, with
their permission, I have just now posted these book on my home page, at

http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~may/BOOKSMaster.html

They were photocopied for the purpose by Justin Noel, who is a current
University of Chicago student.  I added a very brief guide to addenda
and errata.  While I was at it, I also posted direct links to the web
pages at their publishers (AMS or U of C Press) of the rest of the books 
that my coauthors and I have written over the years.  These are all 
still available for sale, most rather cheaply.  Photocopying them all 
would be rather time consuming, and books still seem most convenient
(but maybe I'm just old-fashioned).

While I am writing about books, let me advertise ``Parametrized 
homotopy theory'', coauthored by Johann Sigurdsson, which has just
appeared and is listed at the web address above. The version from 2004 
that is posted on the Archives is about half as long, and that's not the 
most interesting half.

Also, a sequel to ``A concise course in algebraic topology'', coauthored
by Kate Ponto, will be finished shortly.  While we pretty much know what
we intend to include, if anybody has some cherished piece of algebraic
topology that they feel students absolutely ought to know but find
inaccessible, we might be open to suggestions for additional inclusions.

Peter May