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Originally Posted by orwell2k
Why not do both? Just as a form of protest, use the star system as a weapon rather than 'following the rules'.
Stick it to the publisher by making it clear there are alternative sources for the content that is so highly valued, and bias the overall 'quality stats' of the product the publisher is trying to push to pehaps turn future cutomers away.
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Because you aren't just "sticking it to the publishers" -- you are interfering with USERS who come to amazon to research books they might like to buy.
When I'm doing that, I don't give a flying fig about what YOU think of a publisher's pricing policies. I want to know if the content of a book is something I might be interested in.
I know what the price is already -- I don't need your commentary on the price. I don't need the star system to tell me how expensive a product is as the PRICE tells me that.
By participating in this childish effort, the most likely people impacted are not the publishers -- but your fellow readers.
And it's too bad, really....that folks are so inconsiderate of others in protests like this.
Lee