Comments on: Teach Yourself Copywriting

By: Gr Haynes

Gr Haynes — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:12:39 +0000

Personally, I prefer Bly’s approach to learning the discipline, but I would also recommend this book. It’s very entertaining, very informative, and it teaches sound copywriting principles.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: James R. Babcock

James R. Babcock — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:52:01 +0000

For a person living and working in the British Isles, ‘Teach Yourself Copywriting’ by J. Jonathan Gabay may be a fine read. But I don’t live there. Residency aside, I found this book to be overly wordy to the point of feeling like I was slogging through swamps of verbiage to find a useful morsel. And there are useful bits there, it’s just that it boarders on not being worth the time and effort to get to them. Someone interested in the topic of copywriting would do better to read similar books by Robert Bly or Peter Bowerman, both much more interesting and succinct; my apologies to Brits everywhere.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Bent T. Junker

Bent T. Junker — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:59:36 +0000

If it is the facts that you are after than this is the book.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Suwandi Chow

Suwandi Chow — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:40:46 +0000

You may have heard that learning copywriting secrets take time.

It takes practice also to sharpen your skills.

Whoelse want to accelerate your copywriting skills at warp speed?

- I Do.

I should say, that Jonathan Gabay book, not only shortcut your learning

curve, but also enhance your tactics and strategy when your write your copy.

Go for it. Thanks Jonathan.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:46:16 +0000

This is one of the most boring books I have ever read. A real waste. I do not beleive that Mr. Gabay has handeled the subject sucesfully. Frankly anything I have learnt on copwriting was through reading the "Copywriters Handbook" by Robert Bly. While Mr. Bly can identify was able to identify successful copwriting campaign by various organisations Mr Gabay could only resort to a fictious company called scotsdalenorth...i guess because he was not able to identify and discuss sucessful copywriting ad campaigns.

If you are an insomniac..I would recommend this book. It will definitely put you to bed.

I am suspicious of all the five star rating that this book got. It was on this basis I made the purchase...regretfully.

I want my money back..you book is pure garbage! Look if I wanted a lesson in English I would have bought an english book...the title of you book is misleading...I seriously question whether you do know anything about copywriting...sayonara.

PS- I only chose a 1 star because there was no zero star.

Rating: 1 / 5