I'd rather have the manuscript myself, if I'm expected to read and comment and make corrections. A book doesn't have enough room in the margins and is single-spaced. A manuscript is double spaced so I have room to write between the lines. A manuscript has big margins in which to make long comments. I can pull twenty pages of a manuscript from the pile and take it off to a coffee shop to read. A manuscript lays flat so I don't have to prop it open. Besides, if I'm proofing/critiquing a manuscript for a friend, it's gonna get marked up and then sent back, so I won't be keeping it anyway.
To me, having it in book form not only doesn't matter, it makes the work significantly more difficult to read and critique. Don't waste your money on POD.
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Date: 2004-08-05 12:34 pm (UTC)To me, having it in book form not only doesn't matter, it makes the work significantly more difficult to read and critique. Don't waste your money on POD.