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Poll: Should Proz.com have a book review section? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Should Proz.com have a book review section?".
This poll was originally submitted by Mihai Badea
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This poll was originally submitted by Mihai Badea
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Gabor Kun 
Hungary
Local time: 23:02
Member (2006)
English to Hungarian
Maybe forum topics instead.
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:02
Spanish to English
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| dictionaries | May 12, 2006 |
I answered yes and said I'd contribute, but I wanted to qualify that: I think the book reviews should focus on dictionaries and other translation-related books (to maybe include language-training books as well). This was suggested in the forums a while back and I think it would be a great idea. I have a couple of expensive white elephants sitting on my shelves, dictionaries that I most likely wouldn't have bought if I'd had a chance to get feedback on them in advance from people who had actually... See more I answered yes and said I'd contribute, but I wanted to qualify that: I think the book reviews should focus on dictionaries and other translation-related books (to maybe include language-training books as well). This was suggested in the forums a while back and I think it would be a great idea. I have a couple of expensive white elephants sitting on my shelves, dictionaries that I most likely wouldn't have bought if I'd had a chance to get feedback on them in advance from people who had actually used them. Amazon.com, for example, uses a star-rating system with customer reviews, and something that like would probably work in this case. ▲ Collapse
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abufaraz
Pakistan
Local time: 02:02
English to Urdu
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| Language Problem | May 12, 2006 |
If this feature is introduced then, I'm afraid you will have to include the books from all the languages and on every topic.
Regards
[Edited at 2006-05-12 14:29]
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| Agree with Cindy | May 12, 2006 |
I absolutely agree with Cindy.
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Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:02
Spanish to English
| dictionaries 2 | May 12, 2006 |
Cindy Chadd wrote:
I answered yes and said I'd contribute, but I wanted to qualify that: I think the book reviews should focus on dictionaries and other translation-related books (to maybe include language-training books as well). This was suggested in the forums a while back and I think it would be a great idea. I have a couple of expensive white elephants sitting on my shelves, dictionaries that I most likely wouldn't have bought if I'd had a chance to get feedback on them in advance from people who had actually used them. Amazon.com, for example, uses a star-rating system with customer reviews, and something that like would probably work in this case.
I answered no, and I'd like to clarify that. I understood books to mean fiction in the poll. But I'm one of the people who have been hankering after a dictionary "blueboard" for years. And there's never been any response from up above. Before reading the comments, I immediately suggested a poll about a dictionary review section. Maybe it'll get posted, maybe there'll be some interest and just maybe we'll get a section that would be really useful. Because just like Cindy, I have some very expensive books gathering dust on my shelves.
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| dictonaries and translation-related books, too | May 12, 2006 |
I also chose to understand "book review" as translation-related books - the idea of a "dictionary blueboard" sounds really nice! It doesn't happen very often, but I already regretted buying a dictionary after seeing what was inside... OTOH, I have some wonderful dictionaries that were difficult to find, so it may help other people to know that they exist.
I also have a couple of translation-related books and would be interested in discovering other documents.
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| relevant books | May 12, 2006 |
I haven't responded to the poll, because it's far too generic! I'm in complete agreement with the previous posters - should Proz have a non-translation related book review section? Absolutely not! Should it have a dictionary/translation-related book review section? Yes, it would be a very useful feature.
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Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 18:02
English to Spanish
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| Should Proz.com have a book review section? | May 12, 2006 |
Yes, of course. Dictionaries and translation-related books. I think it is a GREAT idea.
Au
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Marie-Helene Hayles wrote:
I haven't responded to the poll, because it's far too generic! I'm in complete agreement with the previous posters - should Proz have a non-translation related book review section? Absolutely not! Should it have a dictionary/translation-related book review section? Yes, it would be a very useful feature.
Agree with that 100% - I haven't responded either.
I would like to add that IF we were to get a dictionary review section, it would be useful to include dictionaries available on CD within the scope.
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because I remember that Mihai has mentioned this before ( http://www.proz.com/post/296349 ). But I agree that the question shoud be more specific (translation-related books). Anyway, a great idea. I would sure contribute
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 23:02
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Cindy Chadd wrote:
I think the book reviews should focus on dictionaries and other translation-related books (to maybe include language-training books as well). This was suggested in the forums a while back and I think it would be a great idea.
like the books brought out by St. Jerome Publishing, for one.
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Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 23:02
English to German
| dictionaries/translation books only | May 12, 2006 |
agree Most people try not to buy such books by guesswork, but ask friends for recommendations, why not make it public.
Ricki
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Mihai Badea (X)
Luxembourg
English to Romanian
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| Dictionary/book review section | May 12, 2006 |
Thank you all for your answers and comments.
I have suggested this poll a long time ago and if the staff chose to publish it now, it could mean that they consider the idea, which is great. Now, I guess, it’s up to us to convince them that we really need such a section.
There were indeed very useful discussions on books and dictionaries in the fora, but the information is not very easy to find. I think I... See more Thank you all for your answers and comments.
I have suggested this poll a long time ago and if the staff chose to publish it now, it could mean that they consider the idea, which is great. Now, I guess, it’s up to us to convince them that we really need such a section.
There were indeed very useful discussions on books and dictionaries in the fora, but the information is not very easy to find. I think I would like a more structured way of presenting our opinions on the dictionaries/books.
I fully agree with the colleagues who said that this review section should focus on dictionaries and other translation-related books, but, on the other hand, I would also like to be able to find comments on specialized books. For instance, I specialize in financial translations and I would like to read and write reviews on books dealing with financial subjects. These books are not really translation-related, but the reviews would certainly help me as a translator.
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Reed James
Chile
Local time: 17:02
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
| Include e-Books | May 12, 2006 |
I would like to know more about e-books on translation as it is less expensive and more convenient for me to download them.
Reed
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