[bksvol-discuss] Re: reviews are not synopses
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:43:20 -0400
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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