Re: Ludwig’s book, it is an interesting read. However, it is very annoying that there is no works cited at the end, he claims it is to cut down on the paper and you can go online to see them. Who wants to go back and forth between a book and the webpage? Adding a works cited does not add that much to the book in terms of paper. You can not read this book and verify the information with references cited - you go online and you can not find the relevant information to the book (because there are no citations in the book). I am glad I did not buy this, I used the library to read it, because without references it is useless.
Good feedback. Thanks for your comment. I can see where sitting with a hard copy and trying to check references might be a pain. But then if you want to check the actual source material you’d have to go online anyway. I read the soft copy on iBooks so didn’t find it to be an issue. I also like that the online references link directly to the source material which can’t be done on hard copy.
Re: Ludwig’s book, it is an interesting read. However, it is very annoying that there is no works cited at the end, he claims it is to cut down on the paper and you can go online to see them. Who wants to go back and forth between a book and the webpage? Adding a works cited does not add that much to the book in terms of paper. You can not read this book and verify the information with references cited - you go online and you can not find the relevant information to the book (because there are no citations in the book). I am glad I did not buy this, I used the library to read it, because without references it is useless.
Good feedback. Thanks for your comment. I can see where sitting with a hard copy and trying to check references might be a pain. But then if you want to check the actual source material you’d have to go online anyway. I read the soft copy on iBooks so didn’t find it to be an issue. I also like that the online references link directly to the source material which can’t be done on hard copy.