Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Always read the label

My ebook, Kings and Castles, is a collection of essays and articles. It is described on Amazon as a 'collection of essays and articles'. If you don't realize this before you invest your £1.99 (or $3.32), you may be disappointed:

'I give it a "3" rating because it obviously wasn't written as a consecutive book but rather is a compilation of related articles.'

'Unfortunately this book is just a collection of magazine articles put into a book... I read about a dozen pages and then gave up when I realised what it was comprised of. In all honesty it's a bit of a cheat as a book (and shouldn't even be called one) and I wouldn't have bought it if I'd known...'

'Morris starts off clearly writing a book that is about castles, but finishes with a book which is all about the life and times of Edward I. Any student writing a paper knows that the conclusion of a work must bear some reason to its opening or thesis. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Kings and Castles. Overall the book is well researched and educational, but misses its mark by staying to far off from its purported subject matter. I deducted three stars.. one for redundant over-repetition of information, and two for titular misinformation.'

1 comment:

  1. The trouble with educational books is you get smartarse reviewers. "titular misinformation" indeed!

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