I googled this highly suspicious-sounding outfit and found the following blog post. Sounds as though your suspicions are correct. Anne ANNE T LANE Administrative Support Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723 828-227-7129 On Jan 21, 2014, at 12:13 AM, Dayna Caldwell wrote: > Dear Listers, > I am wondering if anyone has been approached by Lap Lambert Publishing? I was recently contacted about publishing my thesis "free of charge." However, upon receiving a link to register, I was asked for birthday,SSN, and asked to select how I would like to receive royalty payments "via Paypal, or bank transfer." This sounds extremely fishy. Just wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with this company. I am copying the first email I received from this company. > > "While searching for dissertations and theses from e-libraries, I became aware of the paper you submitted to the Savannah College of Art and Design as part of your postgraduate degree, entitled "Navajo Textiles: Autonomy and the Marketplace ”. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing is an international publisher specializing since 2002 in the publication of high-quality dissertations and postdoctoral theses from renowned institutions worldwide. > > We were therefore wondering whether you would be keen on publishing the above mentioned work with us. That is to say, upon a successful evaluation of your work, we would make it available in printed form and market it worldwide through our global distributors at no cost to you. > > It would be highly appreciated if you could confirm your interest with a reply email and we will send you a detailed brochure. > > I am looking forward to hearing from you. > > Sincerely yours, > > Emma Collins > Acquisition Editor > > LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing is a trademark of: > OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG > > Heinrich-Böcking-Str. 6-8, > 66121, Saarbrücken, Germany > > e.collins(at)lap-publishing.com / www.lap-publishing.com > > Handelsregister Amtsgericht Saarbrücken HRA 10356 > Identification Number (Verkehrsnummer): 11868 > Partner with unlimited liability: VDM Management GmbH > Handelsregister Amtsgericht Saarbrücken HRB 18918 > Managing directors: Thorsten Ohm (CEO) > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).