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<blockquote data-quote="woodelf" data-source="post: 2288321" data-attributes="member: 10201">I thought of a much better way of saying this over the weekend:I trust a good intro line of books to be beholden, first and foremost, to the reader. They should answer the reader's questions, even (or perhaps especially) those the reader isn't aware she should ask. And it should strive to be objective, regardless of what any manufacturers [of any products or services being introduced] might want.In the realm of &quot;D&amp;D For Dummies&quot;, one of those questions should be &quot;What genre is D&amp;D for? What if i want a science fiction game?&quot; It's fine to plug a manufacturer's products, if the writer sincerely thinks those are good products. Though how a book that the writers can't possibly have read (since it's not out) could be known to be one of the top 10 products, i'm not sure. What if a book on running talked only about Nike products, and didn't even acknowledge that other running shoes existed? If it were titled &quot;Nike's Guide To Running For Beginners&quot;, maybe that'd be ok, but if it's titled &quot;Running For Dummies&quot;, and carries with it the implication of objectivity of that brand, i expect better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="woodelf, post: 2288321, member: 10201"] I thought of a much better way of saying this over the weekend: I trust a good intro line of books to be beholden, first and foremost, to the reader. They should answer the reader's questions, even (or perhaps especially) those the reader isn't aware she should ask. And it should strive to be objective, regardless of what any manufacturers [of any products or services being introduced] might want. In the realm of "D&D For Dummies", one of those questions should be "What genre is D&D for? What if i want a science fiction game?" It's fine to plug a manufacturer's products, if the writer sincerely thinks those are good products. Though how a book that the writers can't possibly have read (since it's not out) could be known to be one of the top 10 products, i'm not sure. What if a book on running talked only about Nike products, and didn't even acknowledge that other running shoes existed? If it were titled "Nike's Guide To Running For Beginners", maybe that'd be ok, but if it's titled "Running For Dummies", and carries with it the implication of objectivity of that brand, i expect better. [/QUOTE]

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