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Title: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: KelMar on October 31, 2011, 04:12:52 AM

(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee372/KelMar1963/crap_book.jpg)
I picked up this little book when I was shopping the other night because it has lots of good pictures in it. Unfortunately it also is full of errors. I didn't really expect to learn much that was new but I also didn't expect to find so many typos, factual blunders and mispellings. I am considering sending off an e-mail to the publisher when I am done reading it because it irks me to see such a poor product on the market.
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: Badgirl66 on October 31, 2011, 11:52:17 AM
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Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: cubanheel on October 31, 2011, 09:24:11 PM
Lovely cover, but thanks for the warning!
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: Jema on November 01, 2011, 12:48:47 AM
Quote from: cubanheel on October 31, 2011, 09:24:11 PM
Lovely cover, but thanks for the warning!
I like the cover too,but this is a good example of how you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.I think it's very careless that there's a lot of typos,the factual errors aren't a good thing either but that's not really too bad because that happens in a lot in books.I support you on considering to send an e-mail to the publisher,I was trying to look the book up online but I couldn't find it so I do know if it was cheap or not but it doesn't deserve its moneys worth.
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: KelMar on November 01, 2011, 03:22:24 AM
Quote from: Jema on November 01, 2011, 12:48:47 AM
I was trying to look the book up online but I couldn't find it so I do know if it was cheap or not but it doesn't deserve its moneys worth.

I had a hard time finding it online but I finally did. The cover price is $19.95 but I only paid $6.99 because I got it a wholesale club. It is a pretty cool cover...at least! :)
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: BeatlesForever on November 01, 2011, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: In My Life on November 01, 2011, 03:22:24 AM
I had a hard time finding it online but I finally did. The cover price is $19.95 but I only paid $6.99 because I got it a wholesale club. It is a pretty cool cover...at least! :)

Did you get it at Costco or Sam's Club?
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: KelMar on November 02, 2011, 03:41:26 AM
Quote from: BeatlesForever on November 01, 2011, 09:58:45 PM
Did you get it at Costco or Sam's Club?

BJ's Wholesale Club. There were a bunch of other books of the same size on different subjects from this publisher so I'm thinking this got churned out in a hurry.
Title: Re: How Not to Write a Beatles Book
Post by: BeatlesForever on November 02, 2011, 03:45:55 AM
Quote from: In My Life on November 02, 2011, 03:41:26 AM
BJ's Wholesale Club. There were a bunch of other books of the same size on different subjects from this publisher so I'm thinking this got churned out in a hurry.

I just hope that all of the other books by this publisher are accurate.