[bksvol-discuss] A cautionary submitter's tale
- From: Shayla Key Parker <shaylakey@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:25:46 -0400
Hi all,
A while back I downloaded a book called The Silk Code by Paul
Levinson, based on a few reviews I'd seen. But when I got around to
reading it, I was very confused -- the book in the file didn't at all
resemble the plot summaries I'd read. After some confusion and poking
around with Amazon summaries and Paul Levinson's web page, I
concluded that the submitter had accidentally mistitled the book. The
book in the file was actually Borrowed Tides, one of Paul Levinson's
later books.
The point of the story, though, is that I don't actually think this
was a careless submitter. The scan begins, first thing, with a series
of quick blurbs by other authors about the book, the sort of thing
publishers often print on dust jackets. And the very first blurb is
about The Silk Code. I can see how a submitter could become confused,
not knowing that it is common practice for publishers to print little
blurbs about an author's previous books on the cover of new releases,
in order to interest readers.
So beware, submitters, and don't be mislead . . .
(I don't recommend the book, by the way. Quite unimpressive and dull).
shayla
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