<<<I don't have a problem with Charles defending his
publishing cred. He obviously feels secure in his decision to
print Collins and I admire him for sticking his neck out in
defending that decision. After all, his defense was a gamble.
He couldn't know whether other list members were going to
pounce on him saying they didn't like the book either or,
equally likely, say they loved it or, the more likely
scenario, the list would be split and a lively debate would
ensue. It reminds me of the old adage, there's no such thing
as
"bad" publicity.>>>
One of the consequences of reviewing, however informally, a
book is the author or editor will defend themselves to said
reviewer be it in private or in a public forum. I've had a
couple of authors defend things I've criticized in reviews,
and last I checked, we're all still friends. Similarly, I
don't think Charles did anything wrong defending his
decision. If anything, it provides more insight into what
goes into his side of the business.
If someone wants to criticize (or praise. Always open to
praise.) my work here, knock yourself out. If I disagree with
you, maybe vehemently, it's not personal. It just tells
people we have different tastes. I've got books by several
members in my TBR stack. It's not going to stop me from
reviewing them. Why should it? We're all allegedly adults (My
wife says the jury's out on me.) We can take it. If something
strikes too strong a nerve, it's called off-line, and we can
always hash things out there.
Jim Winter
Northcoast Shakedown
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0975857185/northcoastexi-20/104-2029551-1867167
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