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People routinely rate products based on objective criteria unrelated to the content. For example, I have purchased books that have used cheap glue in the binding process and the pages started falling out of the book. The content of the book was excellent but the construction was not. This was reflected in my review. I've bought ebooks that were badly formatted and nearly unreadable. These books received a bad review that appears even when you look at the paper based version of the book. I've bought music where the song ends abruptly at the end due to some kind of conversion issue from CD to mp3. Once again I gave a bad review, and this review shows up whether you are planning to download the CD or purchase a physical copy.
These reviews all highlight problems caused by the publishers and not the authors. The reviews are related to production and not the content, but the reviews are valid. A review that knocks a publisher for producing a product that cannot be read on an ereader is no less valid. In fact, I'd say my opinion in this regard is far more relevant than the individual who gives Game Change a 1-star-review because they disagree with the authors political views.
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