tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post370080490838043625..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Follow-up on yesterday's rantLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-25100961432586914672011-12-07T07:55:25.100-06:002011-12-07T07:55:25.100-06:00Really interesting and thorough article today. Fan...Really interesting and thorough article today. Fantastic points, I think. Personally I think my questioning why there is even drama comes down to not understanding why people rely so heavily on the review copies as something that they *need* in order to review. I mean... if you do want a review copy and are specifically asking for it but have zero intention to review the book... well... <br /><br />But then, I get SO CRANKY when unsolicited copies show up in my mailbox, especially as the publishers never seem to try to even look at what I read and like? So I'd do anything for that to stop as I hate trying to figure out what to do with the books.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-5412997417475017682011-12-06T08:30:02.747-06:002011-12-06T08:30:02.747-06:00This is precisely why I read and trust your review...This is precisely why I read and trust your reviews.Ben Godbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450579203940093977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-78868241027467114872011-12-05T14:49:14.694-06:002011-12-05T14:49:14.694-06:00Quantum life distributes quantum biofeedback devic...Quantum life distributes quantum biofeedback devices, quantum ilife app, cem tech milli Wave therapy, scalar wave laser, quantum wave laser and the life system biofeedback device including qxci and indigo biofeedback.Julian Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768634310859939418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-61125569597337993252011-12-03T21:11:44.984-06:002011-12-03T21:11:44.984-06:00Nice follow-up Larry. One thing that I haven't...Nice follow-up Larry. One thing that I haven't seen mentioned too much is that yeah all these books are sent free to the reviewers, but damn, those books pile up and after a few months can take over an entire room! <br /><br />Pat mentioned receiving 600 books in a year. While i don't think I get quite that many, I certainly get quite a few for SFFWorld.com.RobBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014122096561992311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-55611860076330764242011-12-03T18:37:34.130-06:002011-12-03T18:37:34.130-06:00I think this is a really consistent argument on yo...I think this is a really consistent argument on your part, which puts you in a different position than several others who are rejecting the letter (and blogging about their rejection). I'm also an academic, and totally understand your position about reviewing from that angle.<br /><br />That being said, what makes your position consistent to me is that you simply don't solicit books for review. If you were soliciting books for review from publishers, it would be reasonable for the publisher to request that you review them in a timely way; they accommodated you, so you accommodate them (even if the result might not be what they want in the form of a bad review). But you don't do that anymore and don't plan on doing that again, so there really isn't an issue here.<br /><br />I was in a similar position when I was reviewing books for a magazine, and quickly reached the same conclusion after a few months, even without a letter like this: I simply wouldn't request books for review any more since I didn't always feel comfortable with the procedure or the sense of obligation it instilled in me.lessthanpleasedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073732280191007278noreply@blogger.com