01697nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10203791 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070404s2007 mou sb s001 0 eng 2007014101 9780826217271 (hc : alk. paper) 0826217273 (hc : alk. paper) 9780826217288 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826217281 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647689939 n-us--- PN98.B7 P66 2007eb 808/.066 22 Pool, Gail, 1946- Faint praise [electronic resource] : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007. vii, 170 p. 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. Book reviewing United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10203791 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224550 224550