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I kinda feel the most ethical thing for an author to do is focus on a recommendation for the best book that isn't theirs (e.g. besides my book X, I'd recommend
by 394549 8y ago
I kinda feel the most ethical thing for an author to do is focus on a recommendation for the best book that isn't theirs (e.g. besides my book X, I'd recommend Y for Z reasons).
- komali2 8y agoWhy would they have bothered writing the book if others existed? Or, if better books existed after they wrote theirs, why would they bother mentioning theirs at all?
- macintux 8y agoYou can acknowledge that someone else's book is well-written, accurate, and valuable even if you think yours is better, or has a different focus, or a different pedagogical method, or...
- inetsee 8y agoThe rules for the list don't say that an author can't recommend his/her own book. The rules do say that a recommender must explain why he/she recommends one book over others, which this author did.