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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
On one hand I like seeing collective action at work; people "taking to the streets" as it were, making themselves heard by whatever means works. So I respect it to some degree. On the other hand the review section is not for industry protest; it's for a review of the work. However, Connelly is established enough that fans will dismiss the objecting reviews, so it won't hurt sales. If this was done to a new author, it would be terribly unfortunate, especially since the author likely has nothing to do with the pricing. At least they chose an author who wouldn't be hurt by it, while still getting the message across.
I doubt they will, but I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon purged the non-relevant reviews, since it may violate TOS for reviews.
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What OB said. If you are really all that concerned about prices, take the time to compose a considered email message and send it to the publisher, cc to the bookseller, rather than screw the author. You get bonus points for sending an honest to goodness, physical letter, since it shows that you are actually concerned enough to expend a little time and money to get your message in physical form to the right person.
Posting a one star review is sort of like going out on the street corner and yelling " The price of this book is too high." Few people notice and the right people don't get the message