Etiquette - send a copy of my new book to the department I earned my PhD within or to my advisor? I need some etiquette advice.  The book version of my PhD manuscript has just come out and I have a limited number of copies (8) from my publisher that I can give to family etc.  My dilemma is whether it is more appropriate to send a copy to the department where I earned my PhD or to send the copy directly to my supervisor, who has retired and is no longer teaching there.  The rest of my committee is still teaching in the department.
Any thoughts? 
Thanks for the help, 
Wendy
To the department. The point of publishing work is to share the knowledge with others. This will be more greatly achieved in your previous department where other professors and up-and-coming students can have access to your work. This would be better than your work simply sitting on your old supervisor's book shelf. Your supervisor likely knows your work and therefore does not need a constant reminder sitting on his or her shelf. Also, I never knew an academic supervisor who cherished having a previous student's work sitting on their shelf solely for sentimental reasons, which I think might be your motive.