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Originally Posted by bhartman36
Well, I don't 100% agree with that. There are certain kinds of books that can be overpriced, but the key is that the content is overpriced...
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I agree. I think the difference is
value versus
price.
Value is subjective. I might think that "Jane Eyre" at $10 a pop is ridiculous since you can get it for free on Project Gutenberg; someone else might point to the incredibly pretty cover, extremely informative introductory essay, and the copious footnotes throughout the material as well worth the ten bucks.
Price is not subjective. This copy of "Jane Eyre" is $10 - that's obvious to the customer immediately upon visiting the product page. Any review pointing out that - hey, this book here? It's ten bucks. - is automatically unhelpful, because I can already see that it's $10.
Of course, I *do* think that in this example it's valuable to note that there are free versions elsewhere, but since that is against the Amazon TOS, you have to be a little clever about it. "What sets this edition apart from the free public-domain copies is the incredible opening essay by I.M. Soopersmart, Ph.D...."
In your case, though, your review on the poker book is DEFINITELY a content review: the title led you to expect different content than what you were provided. Your review would therefore explain what the ACTUAL content is, and would in fact be incredibly helpful to people considering that purchase.
.......at least until your review got buried in 400 five-star reviews happy about the price and 600 one-star reviews complaining about the price.
