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| spec:
--- Quote from: bd139 on June 28, 1970, 07:46:43 pm ---If you don't complain to the publishers and the authors then the books never get improved and we drown in an ocean of crap. --- End quote --- Afraid this is not true- didn't you read my post above You are peeing in the wind complaining.:) --- Quote from: bd139 on June 28, 1970, 07:46:43 pm ---We have the best opportunity now to get rid of all the bad books as public review is possible. --- End quote --- The authors/publishers take no notice of reviews- how can they and why would they. --- Quote from: bd139 on June 28, 1970, 07:46:43 pm ---Unfortunately the issue is now that most of the reviewers couldn't spot a turd if it was in the middle of the sandwich they were eating. --- End quote --- Why so bitter BD, I would say that the reviewers on Amazon UK, for example, are excellent, and not only for books, but the authors/publishers, manufacturers take no notice whatsoever. Some professional reviewers fall into your category though. Other are excellent, especially in the photography field. I worked for a large multinational company producing a wide range of products and i can assure you that there was no mechanism whatsoever for customer feedback. Or if there was, like the public relations department, it had no effect on product improvement. You should understand that companies get vast numbers of letters from the general public, most of which are from, lets say unusual people. And your one reasonable letter goes in the waste paper basket along with all the others. The one and only feedback is sales. If sales drop action will often be taken. In the case of a book, it will be dropped as many good books have been. Or there will be endless meetings with experts with the end result that the front cover will be 'sexed up'. There is another aspect too. Many authors/editors/ product designers are very subjective and parochial, and take exception to anyone suggesting that their work somehow needs improvement. |
| bd139:
So you're happy with blindly wandering into Amazon, buying crap like Practical Electronics for Inventors based on the gushing reviews of people who have scanned a through a few pages and have no experience on the material and walking way entirely unknowingly with a book full of errors? That's not a good foundation for learning anything. Unfortunately you're right it is mostly the status quo. But there are exceptions and we would be doing a disfavour to someone entering the field by recommending the status quo rather than the exceptions. Good learning material has: 1. An open feedback cycle 2. Published errata 3. Enough velocity that reprinting is feasible. 4. Maturity. 5. Accuracy. Art of Electronics has all of these. Practical Electronics for Inventors has none of these to the point it could be described as the antithesis of the Art of Electronics. QED. |
| Wimberleytech:
--- Quote --- Afraid this is not true- didn't you read my post above You are peeing in the wind complaining.:) --- End quote --- This depends on the author. I am co-author of a technical book (in 3rd edition). We love to get corrections from readers. They are added to an errata that is posted on the internet. Moreover, we include these corrections in subsequent editions. In the first edition, we even made corrections to subsequent printings...it can happen. Most of the notices come to us directly from users. Possibly, some come to us via the publisher...I don't recall. Those who are passionate about their craft (e.g., authors) should embrace input from their user base. |
| Mozee:
I see differences in the opinions which is totally fine and healthy. All we hope is that whatever book Specially scientific books and because I am interested in Electronics so I would say Electronics books, I hope they become more accurate because as soon as you learn something it is hard to correct it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
| bd139:
Been thinking about this over lunch and I think the best outcome here would be a book edited on github or something. Everyone can contribute patches then to the text and it can be reviewed. Added to bucket todo list :) |
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