Thread: Irate kindlers 1star carpet bomb Michael Connelly's new book
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Old 04-10-2011, 05:17 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by bhartman36 View Post
Part of the problem here is that the price could drop to 99 cents, but the one-star reviews based on price would remain. As long as the reviews are permanent and not divided into sections (so that price can be but one of many factors) a one-star review based on price alone unfairly tarnishes the author and the author's book. That dilutes the usefulness of the review process in general. It represents people trying to game the system.
So what? Anyone reading the review will immediately see that the reviewer was protesting a high price. What is so problematic about that?
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