[MD] Review of 'The Truth About Art'.

[Dan Glover]

DMB and Arlo,

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:48 AM, ARLO JAMES BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:
> [DMB]
> http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/books/the-truth-about-art-reclaiming-quality-by-patrick-doorly/2016268.article
>
> The reviewer finds things to criticize and things to praise about Patrick Doorly's book. (Any press is good press?)
>
> [Arlo]
> "The book is printed on low-quality paper with dense text in double columns, which do not make for pleasant reading." Ouch.

[Dan]
If I had purchased a book "printed on low-quality paper with dense
text in double columns" I would have promptly sent it back for a
refund. Not only is this information the reader needs to know before
they buy the book (there is no free preview available on Amazon as
most books have) but it is something that can (probably) be remedied
in the next edition. This is constructive criticism... something the
author can use to improve his work.

I have published a number of print books using CreateSpace, a division
of Amazon... basically a POD (print on demand) publishing house. The
prices for customers are reasonable (there is no cost to me as the
publisher), the quality is there (paper-wise as well as the
illustrations), and I have the ability to go back any time and make
changes should I deem them necessary. The point is, there are options
out there so that an author does not have to settle for low quality,
especially when his book is about reclaiming quality!

Dan

http://www.danglover.com