Wolcowitz said he is confident that Harvard students can read Moore's book and still "maintain their same standards of academic integrity."

And Moore said the charges that his work might encourage academic dishonesty are unfair.

"I just tell the truth," he said.

Moore said that because he could not interest any publishing company in Cheating 101, he had to produce and print the first 1000 copies of the book himself.

The first edition of the book, sold only at Rutgers, The University of Maryland, and Ohio State, sold out quickly, Moore said. He has since sold over 6000 copies of the book on campuses across the country.

The Rutgers student formed his own publishing company to distribute the book, and he said that he advertises the book primarily through "word of mouth." He described selling the book as "an agonizing process."

Moore said that his book, despite the fears it might inspire in some college administrators, will ultimately do more good than harm. The publicity surrounding his book has helped alert colleges to the pervasiveness of students cheating, he said.

School officials from MIT, the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University have already ordered copies of Cheating 101, according to Moore.

Rob S. Chang '95 agreed with Moore's theory that Harvard authorities have no reason to worry.

"I think that the kind of people at Harvard are not, in general, the kind who cheat," he said.