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xg4bx · 08-01-2011, 04:40 AM

based on price or formatting errors. I see a lot of back&forth about this on reviews and I'm just curious what people's thoughts are.

I'm of the mind that reviews are there to review the entire product. If price or errors are a part of why one didn't enjoy the product, I think critiques of these areas are perfectly acceptable. I'm sure plenty of publishers scan reviews daily and they see 50 reviews of "Hey, I'd love to buy it but it's too expensive" one would hope they'd take the hint. It's one of the few ways that we can send a direct message to publishers and other customers. Simply refusing to buy it doesn't send any message because how will the powers that be know?

I'd like to thank the authors of these reviews, they've saved me a boatload of money on poorly produced products and have made me stop and think nah, maybe I don't need to spend $15 on this ebook.

08-01-2011, 04:40 AM	#1
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Thoughts on 1-star reviews.... based on price or formatting errors. I see a lot of back&forth about this on reviews and I'm just curious what people's thoughts are. I'm of the mind that reviews are there to review the entire product. If price or errors are a part of why one didn't enjoy the product, I think critiques of these areas are perfectly acceptable. I'm sure plenty of publishers scan reviews daily and they see 50 reviews of "Hey, I'd love to buy it but it's too expensive" one would hope they'd take the hint. It's one of the few ways that we can send a direct message to publishers and other customers. Simply refusing to buy it doesn't send any message because how will the powers that be know? I'd like to thank the authors of these reviews, they've saved me a boatload of money on poorly produced products and have made me stop and think nah, maybe I don't need to spend $15 on this ebook.