JoeS1's Opinion on Books

[RobertJasiek]

Gotraskhalana,

"lack of popularity of your books": They do not lack popularity but their relative distribution is much lower for reasons explained before.

"unfair advantage": I do not call it "unfair". I have pointed out reasons why old Ishi Press books (continued as Kiseido) have much better chances for more reviews or talk than my average book but nevertheless they do not get that much more reviews or talk. (AFAIK, nervertheless, there are some of my books with more.)

My person: I do not talk much about my person on L19 because of the L19 forum TOC §§1 + 8. Somebody wishing to talk with me about the topic of my person (in contrast to my writing) can use his real name on the unmoderated media rec.games.go or email.

"characteristics relevant to my teaching and book-writing": ALA not my person is discussed on L19 (see before) but characteristics of my teaching or book writing, discussion is possible but is off-topic in this thead. Different threads can be opened: about teaching in the teaching forums, about books in the book forum. (If the wrong forums were chosen, I might need to reply in other threads in the right forums to comply with the L19 forum TOC.)

Mutual misinterpretations: I do not waste unnecessary time on such meta-discussions.

"not especially interested in what I have to say": As before. Also see the L19 forum TOC.

"your repeated lack of actual engagement with opposing opinions and clarification of misunderstandings": This is not because I would not want to clarify and reply. It is because I respect the L19 forum TOC. For further discussion, rec.games.go or email are available.

"browsing books": Read samples. Read reviews (not only on L19!). Visit a retailer or (on request) me. Or invest €11.50 to 14 to actually read one book's PDF. Or wait until hopefully I find the time to let Amazon show previews of my books (sorry, not soon; current work is more urgent).