Re:[tips] Text reviews

2016-10-18 Thread Annette Taylor
Most DEFINITELY to be honest! I have always been honest. For better and for the WORST! and I wish there were more books I could review ;-) But I do send feedback routinely on errors or other problems in books. I'm currently teaching IO and the text selected for me by the department has some

Re: [tips] Text reviews

2016-10-18 Thread Stuart McKelvie
Dear Carol, I have reviewed a number of texts for payment, and never felt any obligation to be anything but honest in objective criticism. Of course, $200, although welcome was not a lot for at least 25 hours of work. Stuart Sent from my iPad > On Oct 18, 2016, at 12:34 AM, Carol

RE: [tips] Text reviews

2016-10-18 Thread José Ferreira Alves
Probably neither one or the other. There is a need to have inputs from various sources and each text has certainly good or innovative points as well as less good and repetitive stuff. Probably it is honest and adequate raise the best points if the less good points are not very serious.