Faint praise [electronic resource] : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.Description: vii, 170 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 808/.066 22
LOC classification:
  • PN98.B7 P66 2007eb
Online resources: Summary: "Pool's behind-the-scenes look at the institution of book reviewing analyzes how it works and why it often fails, describes how editors choose books for review and assign them to reviewers, examines the additional roles played by publishers, authors, and readers and contrasts traditional reviewing with newer, alternative book coverage"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.

"Pool's behind-the-scenes look at the institution of book reviewing analyzes how it works and why it often fails, describes how editors choose books for review and assign them to reviewers, examines the additional roles played by publishers, authors, and readers and contrasts traditional reviewing with newer, alternative book coverage"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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