Bill Caraher has kindly shared two reviews he wrote of the same book – one for his blog, one for publication in a traditional print format. He did this expressly to provide an opportunity to compare how scholars write for these two different venues and audiences.
I was particularly struck by how he summarized his own perception of the difference:
For people who struggle to wrap their minds around the difference between a blog and a formal print publication, perhaps these two reviews will shine some light on the issue. I think that there are subtle changes in style, content, and tone. As I was [sic] wrote the blog, I considered my audience someone who might read the book one day. When I wrote the print review, my audience became someone who was unlikely to read the book ever.
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