1001realapes
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Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 01:47
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anyone seen this ?
http://www.amazon.com/German-Progressive-Rock-Groups-Podsdarapomuk/dp/1156914930/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281746654&sr=8-6
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phallus dei
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Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 02:21
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No, but judging from the product description on Amazon, it looks like crap!
30-some "chapters"in a book of only 130 pages means only a rudimentary summary of bands, and the excerpt on Can reads like something from Wikipedia. Smells like a rip-off to me.
On a related note, did anyone get the updated CD-Rom version of Crack in the Cosmic Egg that came out like five years ago? How is that? My original book version is falling apart, but I'm skeptical about updating to the CD-Rom.
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Paaaaul
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Edited Aug 14, 2010, 02:34
Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 02:32
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It is exactly that - printed pages of Wikipedia.
This company are just printing pages off when someone orders a 'book'.
Steer clear.
edit to add: http://booksllc.net/faqs.cfm
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Stevo
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Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 08:14
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Think they've done that with quite a few artist related books too, if it's the same people. Somebody should try to get Amazon to stop stocking their publications.
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Deepinder Cheema
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Be the first
Aug 14, 2010, 09:39
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German Progressive Rock Groups: Can, Brain Records, Hoelderlin, Eloy, Grobschnitt, Lucifer's Friend, Podsdarapomuk, Agitation Free, Shamall [Paperback]
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Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Aug 14, 2010, 09:42
Re: Being the 2nd edition
Aug 14, 2010, 09:41
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I have the Krautrocksampler. I notice that it is the 2nd edition, being too scared to fully open this copy; what is the difference between 1st and 2nd?
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Monolith Cocktail
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Re: Being the 2nd edition
Aug 14, 2010, 11:08
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I also have a second edition copy. I think this is just the second run of the book.
Back to the book - Ummm...the Can excerpt does indeed read like an exert from wikipedia. Love to see what they written about some of the more obscure bands, as wiki doesn't have anything on a lot of them.
Does decidedly look dodgy to me.
Dom Valvona
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Paaaaul
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Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 11:44
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Paaaaul wrote: It is exactly that - printed pages of Wikipedia.
This company are just printing pages off when someone orders a 'book'.
Steer clear.
edit to add: http://booksllc.net/faqs.cfm |
Stevo
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Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 12:17
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Who is doing the publication? Is it a Wikipedia sideline? Always thought it was just some scam artist grabbing pages in public domain and getting them printed.
Reading the page on the link you gave or repeated, it almost sounds like a sideline from the actual site, doesn't it? Or is it just trying to pass itself off in that way?
Would hope it was just a scam artist trying to quasi legitimise itself. Still thinking wikipedia is of some value, but only through the act of continual updating + editing . & that editing cannot be done to the printed page once it is printed.
Stevo
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Monolith Cocktail
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Re: Another Deutsche Rock book !
Aug 14, 2010, 15:16
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Paaaaul wrote: Paaaaul wrote: It is exactly that - printed pages of Wikipedia.
This company are just printing pages off when someone orders a 'book'.
Steer clear.
edit to add: http://booksllc.net/faqs.cfm
Cheers Paul, sorry didn't read your post properly before. How can they get away with printing someone else's content?
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