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Corporation websites are not a reasonable source to use on this page. A corporation's website is a self-published source with respect to itself, and should therefore not be used for material that is self-serving; details of certification from WRAP are certainly in this category. If the information is worth including, then an independent source has likely commented on it somewhere. Vanamonde (Talk)01:06, 4 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
Glasstree imprint is, in fact, a self-publishing platform for academic textbooks. Due to the lengthy writing-review-publishing cycle of traditional textbook publishers, standard textbooks are already 2 - 3 years out of date before publication, if traditional legacy publishers are used. Glasstree imprint offers the opportunity to publish up-to-the-minute content, and offers a print-on-demand option to reduce environmental footprint.
My textbook, Textile Value Chain Marketing, is used in multiple university courses, including by professors other than myself. As a professor widely recognized as a textile and apparel supply chain expert by industry professionals, I take great care to ensure my textbook content is accurate, up to date, and impartial. In light of your concern, I would be delighted to learn more about your hesitation with my textbook as a legitimate source.
I appreciate at one level the concern with traditional publishers, but that's rather besides the point. Wikipedia has well-established policies on reliable sources, and self-published textbooks are a big red flag. Further, I had not realized that you were the author of the book in question. Unfortunately, this means you have a rather large conflict of interest with respect to that textbook and the content within; and you really should not be editing this article directly. Please familiarize yourself with our expectations of editors with conflicts of interest before editing this topic further. Best, Vanamonde (Talk)21:46, 9 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
