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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
The two posts I saw on this topic were actually from reviewers/readers who posted on FB--unrelated to this thread. The one specifically mentioned that while he was a longtime fan of the author, he was shocked to have gotten the email saying his review was being removed. He did say he followed the author on fb and did visit and comment on the author blog now and then. He was actually asking if anyone knew where Amazon came up with the connection and listed those two things as the only things he knew of where he was "in contact" with the author. The author may or may not have been indie. He didn't want to name the author for fear he was being "watched."
The other post was similar. In neither case do I know if the author was indie or trad.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear, but I was referring specifically to this one indie author -- Imy Santiago -- and her blog post at the below link which the OP in this thread and much of the ensuing discussion is based on:
http://imysantiago.com/2015/07/02/am...r-big-brother/
I believe it is this blog post which has also spurred much ensuing discussion on the matter at other blogs around the web. Yet, Santiago actually misquotes Amazon in her blog post, choosing a word to put in quotes that is much more provocative than the word Amazon actually used.
I still wonder if there is any evidence at all that Amazon routinely trolls SM sites such as FB, Twitter or IG to proactively weed out bogus reviewers -- or is there simply just suspicion?
--Pat