Bloomsbury is a publishing company that has an open text section on their website. Many titles are supposed to have links but don’t. There is also not a lot of variety and there are no descriptions to go along with the texts. It is just a list that they add to whenever, with no way to search. Essentially, it is a page on a publisher’s site with some pamphlets they decided to let people have for free.
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Ease of Use |
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It is pretty easy to use, however using the resources is a little difficult. There are not traditional places to download or read through the material, only a sliding bar that is hard to control and you have to click through pages or chapters in the material. |
Truly Free |
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All the “books” are free through the website, although on every page they ask you to sign up. |
Quality |
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The quality of the books is poor. There are not real subjects in these materials. |
Offering |
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The offerings are not good. Some books are listed with no links, and there is no clue as to what the material is about until you click on it. |
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Size Appropriate |
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None of the books are an appropriate size for a full text. |
Proofreading |
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The books do appear decently written by people who are knowledgeable in their fields. |
Reviewed |
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There are sections for reviews of the material, which is done by professors. |
Supplemental Material
(answers to problems, glossary, index) |
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There are figures and bibliographies attached to the books that are supposed to aid in reading, but their location makes it hard to determine whether they are worth it. |