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[badgoodDeb]

"Briefs" makes me think military reports. So we do use the term, in some situations.

[sufue]

Well, actually, I may have been wrong about it being the Brits. It actually appears to just be the way the Economist refers to itself, independent of its being a British publication: https://www.economist.com/the-econom...lf-a-newspaper

My bad...

Regarding the "briefs" - all I can say is, again, that's what the Economist itself referred to them as. I would sort of assume (although I just had to take a "my bad" for assuming ) that this might be short for "briefing"? Or maybe just refers to the fact that they are not very many pages - i.e. brief?

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'll try to remember that in future posts that I read, and that I publish, of British "newspapers."

So, do the Brits use the word "magazine?" If so, what do they mean by it?

"Briefs" is not a familiar word to us Yanks, either, unless you're talking about an article of men's clothing. If I had to say, I would say that they are what American scholars refer to as "monographs."

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by sufue

Well, actually, I may have been wrong about it being the Brits. It actually appears to just be the way the Economist refers to itself, independent of its being a British publication: https://www.economist.com/the-econom...lf-a-newspaper

My bad...

Regarding the "briefs" - all I can say is, again, that's what the Economist itself referred to them as. I would sort of assume (although I just had to take a "my bad" for assuming ) that this might be short for "briefing"? Or maybe just refers to the fact that they are not very many pages - i.e. brief?

It's a not uncommon noun from the verb "to brief", which means to bring someone up-to-date with information about something.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a not uncommon noun from the verb "to brief", which means to bring someone up-to-date with information about something.

The verb seems to be newest, the noun in one meaning (letter from the Pope) is cited from 1289

Also (1631)
a. Law. A summary of the facts of a case, with reference to the points of law supposed to be applicable to them, drawn up for the instruction of counsel conducting the case in court. to hold a brief: to be retained as counsel in a case, to argue a point for

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a not uncommon noun from the verb "to brief", which means to bring someone up-to-date with information about something.

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

The verb seems to be newest, the noun in one meaning (letter from the Pope) is cited from 1289

Also (1631)
a. Law. A summary of the facts of a case, with reference to the points of law supposed to be applicable to them, drawn up for the instruction of counsel conducting the case in court. to hold a brief: to be retained as counsel in a case, to argue a point for

I think that no one has mentioned the adjectival use of "brief." A "brief" lecture, a "brief" trip, a "brief" stop . . . .

I'm not going to take the time to look it up in a dictionary, but my guess is that it also came from its use as a verb.

I know that this has been a "brief" post, but I don't want to be the one caught for being off topic . . . .

Back sorta on topic, what word does the British use for "magazine?" What word for "monograph?" "Journal (its use in academic/scholarly circles)?". What words for other paper-based media or e-media, that Americans use but the Brits don't, and vice versa? Any?

As soon as we cover that country, we can talk about New Zealand, Belize, Australia, The Bahamas, part of Canada . . . . .

[GtrsRGr8]

Suspended. See my posts below.

[HarryT]

This book appears to be self-published. Are you recommending it having personally read it?

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by HarryT

This book appears to be self-published. Are you recommending it having personally read it?

I did think about that. It looked suspicious, but I checked the publisher, and it is Amazon Digital Services. I did not think that they published self-pubs.

After taking down the post now, I'll read it immediately, if there is nothing to see but photos, and repost it if I can recommend it.

My first of apologies if I was wrong.

[GtrsRGr8]

ADDENDUM: There is writing, largely captions. But I'll read it now; it is one that would have wanted to read "sometime," anyway.

[GtrsRGr8]

I'm deleting it:
- No publisher stated inside.
- Photographs interesting, but grainy (from low-res scanning?).
- There is more writing than I expected, and it is not well written.
It has the marks of being a self-pub.

Probably "Digital Services," after "Amazon," should be considered a red flag?

My apologies, again. I'll watch out for that more carefully.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm deleting it:
- No publisher stated inside.
- Photographs interesting, but grainy (from low-res scanning?).
- There is more writing than I expected, and it is not well written.
It has the marks of being a self-pub.

Probably "Digital Services," after "Amazon," should be considered a red flag?

My apologies, again. I'll watch out for that more carefully.

It is also not available for e-ink kindles.

I think all indies are listed as sold by Amazon Digital Services. They may be a small percentage, but aren't there quite a few first rate authors that are self published?

For this book, one has to wonder whether the author, who does not have an amazon author page, has the rights to publish the photos.

How large do the photos display? If they are large, they should have been resized to fit a 6" to 8" screen. The quality should improve and would presumably be available for e-ink devices.

I think that no paper edition is a bigger red flag. (Someday that might not be the case.)

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[GtrsRGr8]

Deleted.

[GtrsRGr8]

I have run into quite a few self-pub ebooks that give the name of the self-publishing company as the name of the publisher. There are so many self-pub companies and so many small traditional-type publishers now, that I often have to check the web to try to determine if each one is a traditional-type publisher or not.

Again, I didn't know that Amazon had a self-publishing division (but why shouldn't they--they have "everything from A to Z, right?"). Hard lesson learned. I'll ignore all of the ADS books from now on.

I am a friend of a gentleman who is a 4-time-published, first-rate academic author. He tried the major publisher route on his first two books, but on the last two books he went the self-pub route. Why did he change? Basically the major publishers had charged so many fees, etc. that there was just about no money left for him! So, if he is any indication, there are some very good authors who are self-pubs.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I am a friend of a gentleman who is a 4-time-published, first-rate academic author. He tried the major publisher route on his first two books, but on the last two books he went the self-pub route. Why did he change? Basically the major publishers had charged so many fees, etc. that there was just about no money left for him! So, if he is any indication, there are some very good authors who are self-pubs.

Nobody is saying otherwise. Unfortunately, however, the majority of self-published books do not fall into this category, hence our requirement that self-published books only be advertised in these threads on the basis of personal recommendation.