tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post1423199839078616094..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: POD Cover of the Month: Rila of IngelsideBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-90399366858652689522011-11-21T07:10:42.883-05:002011-11-21T07:10:42.883-05:00Brian:
I come to your blog playing hooky from sch...Brian:<br /><br />I come to your blog playing hooky from schoolwork again, seeking only a brief respite from cataloguing at 4 a.m., and am confronted with the rather puzzling desecration of one of my favourite books from grade 2. <br /><br />000 00903cam 2200277 a 4500$<br />001 1890728$<br />005 20050111094400.0$<br />008 050110s2003 oncac e b 001 0 eng $<br />016 $a20039017796$<br />020 $a067697578X$<br />035 $a(OCoLC)ocm51923259$<br />040 $aNLC$beng$cNLC$dCaOKQ$<br />043 $an-cn---$<br />055 00 $aPS8185.C4$bB88 2003$<br />055 1 $aPS8185 C4 B88 2003$<br />082 0 $aC810.9/27$221$<br />090 $a820.9$bBUS$<br />100 1 $aBusby, Brian John.$<br />245 10 $aCharacter parts :$bwho's really who in CanLit /$cBrian Busby ; foreword by Bill Richardson.$<br />260 $aToronto :$bA.A. Knopf Canada,$c2003.$<br />300 $axiii, 349 p. :$bill., ports. ;$c22 cm.$<br />504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-323) and index.$<br />590 $a0501ck$<br />650 $aCharacters and characteristics in literature.$<br />650 $aCanadian literature$xHistory and criticism.$<br />999 $a503523$<br /><br />I'm sure Lucy Maud would feel similarly odd about what has been done to her book(s). (Not that I'm blaming you.)Wendy W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-12815724151102212262011-11-15T16:27:22.063-05:002011-11-15T16:27:22.063-05:00Wandering around, as I do, one is bound to step in...Wandering around, as I do, one is bound to step in something.<br /><br />Actually, I have nothing against the idea of print on demand - as you say it is a cheap method of making out-of-print books available. What's more, it seems a perfect way to share unjustly neglected titles. While I haven't done this myself - it <i>is</i> tempting - I admire folks like <a href="http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Caustic Cover Critic</a> JRSM and his <a href="http://whiskypriestbooks.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Whisky Priest Books</a>. Lovingly produced, beautifully designed and modestly priced, lovers of Canadian literature will find Grant Allen's <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.com/2010/06/wings-of-delusion.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Michael's Crag</i></a> amongst his rich offerings. Highly - very highly - recommended.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-28782845686288308372011-11-14T10:14:40.447-05:002011-11-14T10:14:40.447-05:00How do you come across so many of these abominatio...How do you come across so many of these abominations?<br /><br />There are a few indie publishers who use CreateSpace as a cheap method of making out-of-print books available to an eager reading public who can't find the book anywhere. I've purchased a few that were nicely done with special attention given to proofreading since so often the book is "typeset" via OCR scanning. Cover illustrations do tend to be bland, though.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com