[bksvol-discuss] Re: synopses and reviews
- From: Laura Ann <agapetouchmassage@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:55:32 -0600
Hi Cindy,
I think its a good idea to write the reviews.
The Synopsis now are pulled in by the ISBN and looks like it comes
from the back cover or is a short synopsis of the book.
Makes submitting books and proofing with synopsis easier.
The reviews are a great place to learn more what others think of a
book and if they enjoyed it.
Thanks for reminding us to write reviews.
Laura Ann
At 02:07 AM 2/5/2009, you wrote:
I have a habit of looking up books on Amazon and/or B&N, especially
books for children through young adult levels, and also other titles
sometimes to see what genre they fall into, e.g., science fiction or
fantasy. I read the reviews, and sometimes they are in agreement,
both professional review journals and customer reviews, and
sometimes they are not. I think perhaps that is why the bookshare
policy is that reviewers' comments, whether from the book jacket,
where of course they're going to be favorable--can you imagine a
publisher including an unfavorable review on is book jacket or
inside the book--or from another source are not to be included in the synopsis.
From the synopses of bookshare books that I've read, while some are
excellent, others are nothing more than reviews, and in the case of
a children's book added to the collection recently, it was the
opposite of School Library Journal's review.
I've reached the conclusion that some people do not know what a
synopsis it. Unfortunately, I think some of these people are not
bookshare volunteers. For any of you who don't know, a synopsis is a
plot summary. If any of you see synopses of books that need
rewriting, I hope you'll take the time to do so and send the rewrite
to Carrie or Allison to use as a replacement.
I've read customers' reviews online that differ markedly from each
other, which is why I read the reviews before I decide to buy a
book. There is a place on a book's bookshare site for readers to
write a review. The good thing about that is that you can write what
you think having read the book. Others can read your review and
after a while they'll know whether your tastes are the same or
different from theirs. I know some of us do write reviews and I hope
others of you will, too. It really doesn't take very long.
Cindy
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