Can we ask for feedback on the Mumsnet Books please?

i dotn buy as kids are past it and I am an uber parent.

i liked HTT too

I have always thought these "guide to's" were somewhat of a paradox. MN seems to have a particular ethos towards parenting manuals, which specifically was demonstrated with the Gina Ford fiasco, and thus it has always struck me as odd that MN itself has released a guide to parenting.

Not sure that helps at all, but may explain why MN parents don't tend to buy?

I have the toddler book, my in-laws got it for me last Christmas, probably wouldn't have bought it for myself as I know I can ask on here or search archives about specific issues. Book is currently in bedside table cabinet, haven't really referred to it since initial read through though despite it being a good book. It's just not how I get most of my parenting information these days.

I think it's a really tough market with some already very established brands in. Most people on Mumsnet have been through pregnancy or find it when already pregnant as I did - by then, I had already bought pregnancy books so wouldn't have bought another one.

Well I didn't buy the pg one because when it came out i was heavily pregnant and it was almost over.
Why haven't I bought the toddler one...not sure. I might do I suppose. I do think there is an attitude on here that MN is better than books and that it's a mistake to buy a book on child rearing - I agree, certainly when it comes to breastfeeding. Of course that doesn't apply to the MN books (as they are compiled from posts on MN) but once people are out of the habit of buying books...