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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Maybe, but when it comes to getting the word out to potential buyers, you're better off having a prominent reviewer comment on the e-book quality as well as the literature. The reason is that when people go to get info about a book, they are not going to read every little comment by every little guy who's touched the e-book. They usually start with notable reviews, do 2 or 3, and make a decision. If those notable reviews (presumably by a reviewer you trust) comment on e-book quality, you are likely to listen, and less likely to keep searching for more comments.
This does pose the risk of being conned by a reviewer that didn't really do his homework, or who someone has "gotten to." Most likely, given the eBabel situation, no reviewer would do it anyway.
Your other alternative is a respected clearing-house where people can specify formats and rate books according to e-book quality. But an independent site covering "all e-books" would be a monster to manage.
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I usually do not read reviews at all but trust word of mouth. And it was a site that collected only the technical information that would work like a clearing house I was thinking about. I seem to remember that that was exactly how the DVD site worked. And I think a wiki of some sort could do the job easily for now.