[bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 23:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
Still, Bob, the rules say we aren't supposed to put our own opinions in the
synopsis, either. The place for that is the review, which is underneath the
title in the collection.
I've written to Lisa, and she's written to Claire and Carrie and asked them to
explain to the employees about reviews vs synopses. The rules--and apparently
they are in the manual--have not changed. I think Claire is going to post here
to clear matters up. Carrie, as you perhaps saw, said she already wrote to the
people from India--and apparently both the benetech-address people are from
there--so hopefully they'll get the message. Yesterday there were still two
reviews rather than synopses, but I think today all the books had synopses as
they are supposed to--less work for me and Allison and Bob and whoever else was
rewriting them. smile
G.Cindy
--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 5:08 PM
> Beg to differ with you here Ann.
>
> You said, "If you find value words, then it's a
> review. It's the
> words that put a value on a book that make the
> difference."
>
> In writing a synopsis of a book, I may often use terms like
> "good" or
> "great" before the verb read to entice the reader
> to read the book. I think
> the trouble comes when that's all you say about the
> book. If you go on to
> briefly tell what the book is about then it's still a
> synopsis and not a
> review.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:43 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > <smiling in return> Precisely! That's why
> I commended you for calling
> > the mistake to our attention.
> >
> > There is, in fact, a rule about copying stuff from
> places like newspapers
> > and so on. These quotes which are on book covers, are
> reviews, and
> > shouldn't be used. Here's a good ruler folks.
> If the info you're looking
> > at just tells you what the book is about and does not
> use any value words;
> > good, bad, excellent, remarkable, then it's a
> synopsis. If you find value
> > words, then it's a review. It's the words
> that put a value on a book
> > that make the difference.
> >
> > Yep, I guess it is up to us to correct mistakes when
> we find 'em.
> > However, let's agree to continue to call these
> mistakes to the attention
> > of those who make them. Otherwise, we're setting
> ourselves up for lots
> > more work! Dunnow about you, but I've got to
> learn Vista, and if I have
> > to write synopses too, one of these here things
> isn't going to get done.
> >
> > Ann P.
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