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Originally Posted by mldavis2
You do have to take reviews with a grain of salt. It is not uncommon in recent months for users to give ratings one star in protest of prices on new releases, or to protest a lack of discount for eBooks compared to the pBook release. This can distort the overall rating averages. It has been seen on Amazon for example, and I suspect will catch on elsewhere if not already. You have to know your reviewer and read the comments, not rely on the rating numbers.
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Agreed. Another thing you have to take with a grain of salt, make that a dose, are "Other Author" endorsements. I won't buy a book endorsed by Lee Child, for example, simply because the last two times that I did the books were, um, well lets just say that I got far in that I knew they weren't going to get better.