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Old 01-21-2011, 03:26 PM   #16
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I finally posted my review to Amazon. It is pending approval and will appear within 48 hours. I added this note to the review:
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Disclaimer: I know the author. This review is unsolicited and the author didn't compensate me in any way, nor gave anything in exchange.
Thanks all for the feedback.
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Old 01-21-2011, 05:14 PM   #17
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What exactly do you mean by "OK"?

Do you mean legal? It is certainly legal. However there may be ethical concerns if you are going to be biased toward the authors books based on your acquaintance with him. I know for a fact that authors on Amazon.com pay people to review their books positively as well as trade positive reviews with other authors.
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What exactly do you mean by "OK"?

Do you mean legal?
I mean both legal and ethical.
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Old 01-21-2011, 05:53 PM   #19
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Again, I have to ask what is 'knowing'?

If I were friends with an author, I probably wouldn't review the book because I'm honest enough with myself to know that the friendship would color my review.

I haven't asked any of my friends to review my book for the same reason.

Technically, I 'know' Lois McMaster Bujold - I've had lunch with her twice and I've even knitted hats for her, but we're not friends and I don't socialize with her - I consider myself just a fan and so have no compunction about reviewing her books without revealing that I 'know' her.
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