Review: Intelligent thriller set in the world of publishing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2013
'Copy' is another hugely enjoyable addition to David Wailing's popular Auto series of eBooks.  His writing is as assured as ever and laced with lovely bits of black humour.  I particularly enjoyed the car's responses to other motorists and also the example of a book being made more literary or more dumbed-down.  The latter was an inspired piece of writing!Despite the book being set in the future, I was pleasantly surprised how the book tackles topical issues around independent publishing.  There are quite a few knowing in-jokes for indie authors to enjoy and the matters of leaving reviews, sock-puppetry and indie vs traditional publishing are all mentioned in the plot.The future David has created yet again fills me with unease, for the development of eBooks is all too real.  The eeBooks and ieBooks are quite a wonderful invention by the author but at the same time are rather ghastly.This is a great fast read and provided some much-needed light relief from a classic novel I am slowly plodding through.  Not only is it a thriller, but it is also an intriguing, sometimes biting satire on both indie and traditional publishing.  Or, in the words of an ieBook aimed at an audience less willing to read detail...it's very good!