Louis Foreman

My son wants to be an inventor when he grows up, so I was interested in reading what is involved with getting an idea to market. The first two chapters about developing your idea and then designing it were easy reading and kept the lightbulbs going off in my mind. However, from chapter 3 on, I started getting bogged down with all the technical details from manufacturing to protecting the invention with patents and non-disclosure statements, etc.
The information, although not exciting, was show more very good and I think it will help any inventor in the stages from idea to market...if they only have the patience and tenacity to get through it all. show less

The Independent Inventor's Handbook was not only surprisingly entertaining but also has a wealth of valuable advice and information that an inventor could ever ask for. This book details some interesting tidbits from celebrity inventions to how the Blackberry got its name. I was very impressed with the depth of information on what it takes to get an idea to fruition. Any inventor looking for some help with making their ideas reality, will certainly find it in this handbook.

Perhaps, in a way, I am not the ideal person to read and review this book. I come to it with the background of a person who (perhaps like everyone else in the world) has had one or two ideas for inventions in their life, but is not particularly an inventor.

I wouldn't say that this is the sort of book you sit down to just read for fun. This is definitely more of an informational book that you open up and reference when you have the need for it. That said, I have no problem particularly with show more the writing style or the way it's presented -- it's just that it's written for informative purposes, not for entertainment.

I'd like to emphasize that I do find the book interesting; it is quite interesting from an informative standpoint. I think that -- had I an invention that I was actually serious about designing and marketing -- this book would be an extremely useful find for me. I would highly recommend it for anybody who actually does invent stuff! -- Mrs. Hall show less

This book largely reads as an ad for the authors' television show. There is nothing new or unique that can't be found elsewhere. The authors' demonstrate a profound ignorance of computers and the Internet. The design and style are inconsistent.