Publishers themselves often come perilously close to encouraging their authors to commit a form of plagiarism.
In their eagerness to push writers into specific commercial categories, publishers can come dangerously close to encouraging authors to commit a form of plagiarism. In the contemporary books market, novelists are not only routinely “branded,” with their appearance and/or personality tailored for ma...
| Publicado en: | New Statesman Vol. 135; pp. 27 - 28 |
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New Statesman Ltd.
May 15 2006
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| Sumario: | In their eagerness to push writers into specific commercial categories, publishers can come dangerously close to encouraging authors to commit a form of plagiarism. In the contemporary books market, novelists are not only routinely “branded,” with their appearance and/or personality tailored for maximum publicity potential, but their work is molded to fit an existing commercial model. The perils of shaping a work for the market were highlighted recently by the case of young Harvard student Kaavya Viswanathan, whose bestselling novel was withdrawn from sale following the discovery that many of its lines derived from other sources. |
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