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- From: "Maryann Whitman" <maryannwhitman@comcast.net>
- To: "'gardenwriters-on-gardening'" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:37:29 -0500
Excellent reasoning Nan.
Maryann
Maryann Whitman
Editor-in-Chief, Wild Ones Journal
www.for-wild.org
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes: promotes environmentally sound
landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation,
restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a
not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gwl-g-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nan Sterman
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:27 PM
To: gardenwriters-on-gardening
Subject: Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book
Long ago I was reviewing some gardening software for a magazine and
the editor told me that he would rather comment on a poor product by
not giving it any room in his publication. Silence, he said, sends
a pretty clear message to the publisher (the software publisher
happened also to be a book publisher).
At first, I thought he was taking the chicken way out but after some
thought, I realized that he was correct. We are all dependent on
each other - book publishers, magazine publishers, writers,
photographers. If a magazine were to publish a negative review, do
you think the book publisher would take a chance on sending that
publication another book to review? Of course not. Marketing is
hard enough - I suspect that few book publishers would take that
chance.
And really, there is little need to publish a negative review. Most
of our readers are smart enough to recognize a good book from a poor
one. Sales will be the feedback that will tell the publisher how
goo the product is.
Nan
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RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book
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RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
eczekalski, 01/15/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
Nancy Stedman, 01/15/2005
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[gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic from reviewing books,
Claude Sweet, 01/15/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic from reviewingbooks,
Sheri Ann Richerson, 01/15/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic fromreviewingbooks, MARGARET LAUTERBACH, 01/15/2005
- RE: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topicfromreviewingbooks, Sheri Ann Richerson, 01/15/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changingtopicfromreviewingbooks, MARGARET LAUTERBACH, 01/15/2005
- RE: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources -changingtopicfromreviewingbooks, Sheri Ann Richerson, 01/15/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic from reviewingbooks,
Sheri Ann Richerson, 01/15/2005
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[gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic from reviewing books,
Claude Sweet, 01/15/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic fromreviewingbooks, Stephen, 01/15/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Recommending plant sources - changing topic fromreviewingbooks, Lon Rombough, 01/15/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
Nancy Stedman, 01/15/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
eczekalski, 01/15/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
tloallergyfree, 01/17/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
bbmackey, 01/17/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book/ New Book,
Gene Bush, 01/17/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book/ New Book, tloallergyfree, 01/17/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book/ New Book,
Gene Bush, 01/17/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] discouraged by new book,
bbmackey, 01/17/2005
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