Stevie Nicks: The Unauthorized Story of the Singer and Songerwriter (Barnes & Noble)

[Etisl]

I hope this isn't a repost...but, I had not seen this yet. It looks...kind of cheesy. I am not a fan of Unauthorized books....especially when it is about Stevie....


Product Details
Pub. Date: March 2011
Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
Format: Paperback , 176pp

Synopsis ---
Once dubbed the "Queen of Rock and Roll," Stevie Nicks started had her big break in the music business as a part of Fleetwood Mac. She also went on to have a successful solo career. This book chronicles her life, career, relationships, and her struggles with drug abuse and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

[Sanne2]

It's also on Amazon, the cover looks stupid and cheap as hell
http://www.amazon.com/Stevie-Nicks-U...N%3D1241149089
I think this is just Stevie's Wiki page stretched out over 176 pages.

[TakenByTheSky23]

Originally Posted by Sanne2

I think this is just Stevie's Wiki page stretched out over 176 pages.

Most likely. No bombshells here. And what's with the boring mic on the cover? Where are the ribbons and streamers? Who's mic is this??? Not our girl's.

[SNicksed]

"Songerwriter"?

[Bandon]

This is so stupid it must be a gag!!

[mikebise]

Whew! That still gives me time to finish my book one day, and make everyone forget Read Between My Lines...

[Macfanforever]

I was wondering if some of these writers lifted info from here.or other forums and Stevie fan sites.nevernine the photos.

[michelej1]

Even the lips from the "Secret Love" t-shirt would have been better than that mic.

Michele

[Artemis]

I can't take the book remotely seriously when it has "songerwriter" in the title.

[chriskisn]

I can't believe that anyone can sell a book that is created from wikipedia articles. Surely to sell books (even as an editor or publisher) you have to have some sort of creative input into the process. Basically copying articles on the net and binding them into a book is getting pretty low, selling them is really hitting the bottom of the barrel.

Do a search for her other "edited" books and you'll see that Noelle Marin just seems to love binding together articles to sell.

According to the Amazon review:

Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.

Damn it why didn't I think of this idea, maybe I can print out the postings of the Ledge and sell them as a book?

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Bandon

This is so stupid it must be a gag!!

My thoughts exactly. We've seen fake Stevie albums slip into Amazon's website before. I'm guessing this is someone's idea of a joke. Marketing a book as a Wikipedia collection is just over-the-top dumb.

Originally Posted by Artemis

I can't take the book remotely seriously when it has "songerwriter" in the title.

Maybe she recruited the editor from Ed Wincentsen’s books.


- Jake

[cliffdweller]

I'm sure I missed the boat on the thread that most certainly discussed this book (?), but I'd like to know who's read it and is it

a.) a load of crap?

and/or

b.) Stuff we've all heard before ad nauseum?


There weren't any reviews posted on Amazon .

[APerfectLie]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

I can't believe that anyone can sell a book that is created from wikipedia articles. Surely to sell books (even as an editor or publisher) you have to have some sort of creative input into the process. Basically copying articles on the net and binding them into a book is getting pretty low, selling them is really hitting the bottom of the barrel.

Do a search for her other "edited" books and you'll see that Noelle Marin just seems to love binding together articles to sell.

According to the Amazon review:

Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.

Damn it why didn't I think of this idea, maybe I can print out the postings of the Ledge and sell them as a book?

Lmao!! Atleast they are "High Quality" Wikipedia articles!

[bombaysaffires]

I used to work for a major publisher back in the 90s.....getting a REAL book published professionally is quite hard. But no worries, now with your computer and a few bucks you can self-publish anything...... no nasty editors, fact-checkers, etc.... oy.