Quote:
Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I'll just agree to disagree. I review less than ever before because of the invasive nature of trolling that goes on. I'm happy with that decision. I'm sure you'll be equally happy with your decisions.
|
Do you know for a fact that Amazon goes
trolling on SM to sniff out bogus reviewers? If you notice, what the indie author claimed Amazon did and what Amazon stated it did in its email to her are not the same thing. The author actually misquotes Amazon in her blog post. Amazon never said they determined her friendship with the author of the book by examining "online" activity, yet the indie author claims that is what Amazon said. Amazon said "account" activity which would likely mean only things related to her account at Amazon (like past reviews, wish lists, comments left under other reviews, etc.).
At any rate, there is no excuse for misquoting someone, and that appears to be what the indie author did. It makes me question her entire story just because of that one misstep -- whether innocent or not.
--Pat