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Ethics in Book Reviewing Survey: The Results

"And 60.5 percent think it's okay for a newspaper book section or magazine to ignore self-published books that authors submit to them, e.g., iUniverse type books."

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Anonymous said…
Well, not to be too snarky but, I think that is 60.5 percent ignorance of the literary world. Many great authors, now considered to be Icons of genius, actually self-published to get their work noticed.

I think ignoring self-published works does a great disservice to the world, as many new independent artists take risks the tradtional publishing industry won't. And risk taking in art is where the genius lies.
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Gregory J. Trujillo said…
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Gregory J. Trujillo said…
Sad to see that. I mean, it’s understandable to have a commercial aspect to book reviewing but if the names of big publishing houses is all you care about – sorry to say, but you are not loyal to your profession. I am a book reader and in fact, I am crazy about books. That is the only thing I do, besides providing Professional Academic Writing Services to earn some money so I can buy more books. Anyway, as a book reader, I can promise you that some of the best books I have read have been self-published and did not have the big name of a publishing house behind them. I believe reviewers are keeping their audience in the dark by not reviewing self-published books, either intentionally or unintentionally.
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