tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post22502849570230644..comments2024-03-27T23:59:26.682-05:00Comments on Meet the Beatles for Real: The Beatles in the News 1964 (Volume 1): a book review Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-68917483781756743802015-07-17T20:39:17.449-05:002015-07-17T20:39:17.449-05:00I do have to state that I bought the book off Amaz...I do have to state that I bought the book off Amazon and I have talked to some authors that had bad experiences with the printing and Amazon. So it is very possible that the fuzzy print is not in all of the books, but I just got a bad Amazon copy. <br /><br />I personally like things to go in chronological order. I hate movies that have flashbacks and jump around. And yes, when I make a scrapbook, it is always in chronological order. If it isn't, it drives me crazy! But perhaps that is a personal preference. But I am sure I am not the only person that has it. I do look forward to buying more volumes. As I said, it is very important to preserve the history of the Beatles and I think you for taking the steps to do so. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-71666357949021138232015-07-17T10:50:21.815-05:002015-07-17T10:50:21.815-05:00Why is it, that when someone doesn't like a re...Why is it, that when someone doesn't like a review written about work they have done, do they feel the need to point out that 'no one else' has ever made similar comments? It's a kind of passive aggressive way of telling the person that they are wrong, and everyone else is right. <br /><br />The comments of other people have no relevance in a personal review. <br /><br />I had my very own Beatles scrap book as a child/teen, and I certainly placed items in print order, and would want to read them chronologically in a book. How would someone NOT put pressings in to a scrap book in order? Does one skip seven blank pages in the book and then paste in a clipping, only to go back four blank pages to place in the next clip, and so on? <br /><br />It may represent your experience of how scrap books are compiled, but I used to fill mine one page at a time, thus ensuring an organic and correct chronology. <br /><br />So Sara, thanks for your review.... apart from the fact your opinion is wrong, your eyesight is failing, and your copy is somehow faulty. Keep up the good work Sara, and tell it as you see it, and not as others would like you to see it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-23565072286726361492015-07-17T07:33:44.634-05:002015-07-17T07:33:44.634-05:00Hi - Thank you for your review of one of my books....Hi - Thank you for your review of one of my books. Thanks for the 'applause'. :)<br />I note your comments about the lack of chronology - but that was, actually, done on purpose as I felt it more accurately reflected the idea of a 'scrapbook' like many of us kept all those years ago. I've had a lot of positive feedback about doing it like that too - so I guess it's all down to personal taste.<br /><br />I am though rather puzzled by your comment " Many of the articles were reproduced in small print and were almost impossible to read."<br /><br />I've not had that comment from anyone else and, indeed, the copies of this volume which I have seen are not difficult to read. Perhaps your copy is different?<br /><br />The scans were done over a period of years and naturally scanning resolutions have increased - all in the books that I have published are at least 300dpi.<br /><br />Anyway - thank you for taking the time to review this volume. <br /><br />ColinC. Barratthttp://www.beatlesinthenews.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-71401135201500596062015-07-16T16:24:29.776-05:002015-07-16T16:24:29.776-05:00Thank you, as always, for your EXTREMELY helpful r...Thank you, as always, for your EXTREMELY helpful reviews! Such as this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com