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Originally Posted by MovieBird
I know authors tend to be sensitive about their Amazon ratings, but physical presentation is also a part of the product. If the book falls apart after one reading, that's reason enough, in my eyes, to leave a derogatory rating. When a failing in one factor kills the reading experience, rate it as such. It's equally offensive in my eyes to leave 5 star ratings for a product simply doing what it's supposed to; that should really be reserved for products that go above and beyond. If you rate everything as 5 stars, what is left for the one product that really blows you away?
Maybe authors will stop whining about being powerless and get on their publishers asses once they realize the publishers are actively driving away sales.
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I don't recall whining, but I do remember noting a fact. I also suggested that the physical presentation should be part of one's rating, but not the overriding part. I would reserve that for the content.
Steve noted in his original comment that Jack McDevitt
did get on his publisher's ass. Maybe you think he should have gotten on their asses harder. But maybe you're not in a relationship with them in which ebooks are just one component, and a small one.
People here on MR tend to regard themselves as being in the vanguard, and I suppose that's true. But most of the reading public--as well as the publishing industry--still hasn't embraced the ebook experience. Most authors I know are still like most readers:
Books are made of paper, and ebooks are...they're still not sure what, or why people like them.
As for the 5 stars, I happen to agree.