Carol Devolder asked, 'If a publisher pays me an honorarium to review a potential text, are they paying me to be honest or are they paying me to say only good things about the book?"
I can't speak to the publishers' motivations. They may well think/hope they're paying you for a good review, or at least for some useable quotes. But you should give an honest review. The worst that can happen is that they won't ask you again. Besides, it's not like they're paying you big bucks. The meager stipend would appear to be prima facie evidence that they're not trying to bribe you. Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania Doc's Bluegrass Newsletter: http://www.docsbluegrass.net/bluegrass-newsletter.html Husband, father, grandfather, bluegrass fiddler & biopsychologist............... in approximate order of importance ________________________________ This e-mail message was sent from a retired or emeritus status employee of West Chester University. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=49720 or send a blank email to leave-49720-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
