[Discuss] Have you done a technical book review?

[drew.vanzandt at gmail.com (Drew Van Zandt)]

I've done some technical book review before, and rewriting is definitely
not covered.  Marking a section as "unclear" is about as far as I went,
though I might rewrite a paragraph or two as an example.  Otherwise I'd
kick it back and say "needs *editing *by native English speaker".



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On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) <
greg at freephile.com> wrote:

> I was asked by Packt publishing to do a technical book review (Apache SOLR
> for Beginners)
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has been a technical reviewer
> before and would share your experience.
>
> I was initially excited about the opportunity but it's become apparent, at
> least in this case, that the quality is not all there.  The author is
> Italian, and I'm re-writing the book in proper English rather than making
> quality/style assessments.  I believe the job of a technical reviewer is to
> confirm accuracy in the specifics and concepts to ensure that the author's
> message is delivered effectively to the reader.
>
> I like Packt for their emphasis on Open Source, but I'm at the point where
> I have to decide if this project is worthwhile.  To help in that decision,
> I'm interested to know firsthand how other authors and contributors worked
> through the publication process.
>
> Best,
>
> Greg Rundlett
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