{"id":46,"date":"2016-01-05T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:08:39","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I can be reached by email at contact@maproomblog.com<\/a>. I appreciate hearing from my readers, but I should warn you that I\u2019m terrible at responding to messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cannot answer general questions about maps or geography, or about the websites I link to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Review Copies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Items sent to me for review should have maps or cartography as their primary focus. As an amateur, I am unable to review technical books for programmers or geospatial professionals; on the other hand, as a lapsed historian, I can handle historical monographs. The best fit for me are books or products aimed at a broad audience or at arts-and-humanities academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can send ebooks to me at contact@maproomblog.com<\/a>; I can handle Adobe Digital Editions, epub, mobi (Kindle) and PDF files. To send something via postal, courier or shipping services (for example, a review copy or product sample), please contact me first in order to get my address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won\u2019t be able to review every book or product sent to me, nor can I promise to review it promptly or favourably. I will disclose if I have received a review copy. Reviews will usually contain links to online stores (Amazon, Bookshop) with my affiliate ID; I earn income from qualifying purchase via those links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Submitting a Link<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am always\u00a0looking for new and interesting web pages about maps that I can link to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links should be current, or at least something I haven\u2019t seen before (search before submitting), and freely available (i.e. no paywalls). I won\u2019t post unattributed maps: if it\u2019s making the social media rounds, I need to know who created it before I can post it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re welcome to suggest your own work, but I\u2019ll be selective in what I post. Your link has to be of interest to a non-professional audience, even if they don\u2019t buy your product. Be newsworthy; I don\u2019t provide free advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not able to handle interviews, guest posts or other collaborative work at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Map Room<\/strong> does not accept sponsored posts or participate in link exchanges under any circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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