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From: The Shoe
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:00

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I think the sematics have caused the controversy.  Had you advertised for
people who would like to help sell books by writing advertising copy, I
doubt anybody would object.  But "Book Review" has a lot of inherent or
implicit connotations.  The term assumes an objective appraisal.  If I
"review" a piece of trashy literature but I recognize a commercial value, I
will not write objectively if I stand to make money on it.  I do not think
there is anything wrong with what you are doing but you really should
qualify the term "Book Review" in your initial pitch.  You are re-defining
the term.  But then again, it's a free country and I guess you can say what
you like.

> we're making suggestions and recommendations for GOOD books, rather than
> trying to rate all books.   
> 
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From: "The Shoe" <lds...@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: $$ for book reviews
Date: 1997/03/25
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