MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > News
Reload this Page Amazon takes legal action against 1000 fake reviewers

Notices

Reply
Page 4 of 5 123 4 5
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 10-18-2015, 03:16 PM   #46
Josieb1
Grand Sorcerer
Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 5,082
Karma: 18051062
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra Colour, Libra 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by EowynCarter View Post
On the short term maybe.

On the long term, a disappointed customer might put the blame on amazon.
Disappointed customers may be making returns, which could be causing Amazon problems.

But then Amazon need to be dealing with the sellers as well. I've seen no evidence of that.
Josieb1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 03:46 PM   #47
Jessica Lares
Wizard
Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Jessica Lares ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Jessica Lares's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,240
Karma: 5759170
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA
Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)
FYI - The people who are writing the reviews, are the ones charging too.

So you're talking about someone who could easily be pulling $1,000-5,000 a month from doing this. No, it's not ethical, but then why would you NOT take up an offer like that? It's easy work for the guy who doesn't want to do a lot of other things.

And the reason why they aren't going after the companies is that it's better to scare people from wanting to do it in the first place.
Jessica Lares is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 04:02 PM   #48
GA Russell
Argos win Grey Cup!
GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.GA Russell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
GA Russell's Avatar
 
Posts: 7,678
Karma: 31487351
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Raleigh, NC
Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite
When I think I want to purchase a product, I look at all the one- and two-star reviews. If their objections are trivial, I go ahead and buy.
GA Russell is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 04:28 PM   #49
jj2me
Guru
jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jj2me ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 820
Karma: 8820388
Join Date: Dec 2008
Device: Sony PRS-505, -350; Kindle 3 3G, DX, PW 2; various tablets
A lot of good points.

But my life would have been diminished a bit if I had missed out on this review of a steering wheel work surface tray.
jj2me is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 04:33 PM   #50
tubemonkey
monkey on the fringe
tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
tubemonkey's Avatar
 
Posts: 45,746
Karma: 158575914
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle Metro
Device: Moto E6, Echo Show
Quote:
Originally Posted by jj2me View Post
A lot of good points.

But my life would have been diminished a bit if I had missed out on this review of a steering wheel work surface tray.
Couple that with cruise control and no more boring commutes
tubemonkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 05:41 PM   #51
Cinisajoy
Just a Yellow Smiley.
Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Cinisajoy's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,161
Karma: 83862859
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy
Quote:
Originally Posted by jj2me View Post
A lot of good points.

But my life would have been diminished a bit if I had missed out on this review of a steering wheel work surface tray.
Just remember it spills things if you turn the wheel.

Little tip on finding ignorable reviews. If they mention the author by last name.
Also look at the wording.
5 star reviews that are backward worded. This is especially true if all the 5 stars came in within a very short time. But then these books usually look like this.
Book (book) (book)(book)
Author Emeril Prudomme Wilson

Look inside starts with "Thank you and congratulations for downloading this book."

Hope this helps.

And thanks a million for keeping this discussion sane.
Cinisajoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 05:59 PM   #52
Barcey
Wizard
Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barcey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Barcey's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,531
Karma: 8059866
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3
Authors United will threaten legal action against Amazon for damaging their brand value in 5-4-3-2-1.....
Barcey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2015, 06:00 PM   #53
kennyc
The Dank Side of the Moon
kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kennyc ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kennyc's Avatar
 
Posts: 35,891
Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barcey View Post
Authors United will threaten legal action against Amazon for damaging their brand value in 5-4-3-2-1.....
You know if Authors United got together with Citizens United......
kennyc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 04:28 PM   #54
johnnyb
Cloud Reader
johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.johnnyb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,123
Karma: 4000066
Join Date: Aug 2010
Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I find it annoying to have to wade through endless pages of fake reviews written by people who think they're being "funny" in order to try to find a genuine review of the product. I've had that happen on a couple of occasions. I'd be happy to see such reviews banned.
Just for curiosity's sake: can you list some of these items, I never had that happen to me before, ever, and I am just interested to learn which things people could be genuinely interested in while others think they are joke-worthy (apart from sex toys, you know, the obvious)...
johnnyb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 04:36 PM   #55
Cinisajoy
Just a Yellow Smiley.
Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cinisajoy ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Cinisajoy's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,161
Karma: 83862859
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyb View Post
Just for curiosity's sake: can you list some of these items, I never had that happen to me before, ever, and I am just interested to learn which things people could be genuinely interested in while others think they are joke-worthy (apart from sex toys, you know, the obvious)...
Large roll of aluminum foil over on the UK site.
5 lb bag sugarless gummy bears on .com
Banana slicer on the .com site.
Cinisajoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 04:51 PM   #56
tubemonkey
monkey on the fringe
tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
tubemonkey's Avatar
 
Posts: 45,746
Karma: 158575914
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle Metro
Device: Moto E6, Echo Show
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
Banana slicer on the .com site.
I so wanted that banana slicer, but its for right curved bananas and mine are left curved
tubemonkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 04:52 PM   #57
Alpha o
Addict
Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Alpha o's Avatar
 
Posts: 282
Karma: 2603524
Join Date: Jan 2015
Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian
Quote:
Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
You know if Authors United got together with Citizens United......

BITE YOUR TONGUE!!!!
Alpha o is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 04:56 PM   #58
Alpha o
Addict
Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Alpha o ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Alpha o's Avatar
 
Posts: 282
Karma: 2603524
Join Date: Jan 2015
Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian
I can post some funnies. They are true and can be ignored

"I bought a Samsung Color Laser printer for crafts. How do I like it?
Really well when I can use it. It's turned into an afternoon perch for a Siamese cat. The cat rates it 1+ in comfort."
Alpha o is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 05:02 PM   #59
mitford13
Guru
mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.mitford13 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 684
Karma: 6495650
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Arlington, VA
Device: iPad Air2, Fire HD10, Paperwhite, Kobo App
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyb View Post
Just for curiosity's sake: can you list some of these items, I never had that happen to me before, ever, and I am just interested to learn which things people could be genuinely interested in while others think they are joke-worthy (apart from sex toys, you know, the obvious)...
These are some of the usual, plus the recent classic "binders full of women."

http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/20...amazon-reviews

http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-...ews/B001B0CTMU
13,754 votes on the top review!
mitford13 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2015, 07:20 PM   #60
cpegg
Enthusiast
cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.cpegg ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
cpegg's Avatar
 
Posts: 42
Karma: 4432500
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: the Windy City
Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Aura H2O (first edition), Kobo Forma
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyb View Post
Just for curiosity's sake: can you list some of these items
Nuclear Duct Tape

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Performance.../dp/B000NG3ZKI
cpegg is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 5 123 4 5

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Amazon to create 1000 new permanent UK jobs HarryT News 0 10-13-2014 07:14 AM
When you are locked out of your $1000 worth Amazon library. Nexutix General Discussions 124 12-05-2011 06:04 AM
Amazon reconfigures its Kindle site; reviewers call it "creepy" L.J. Sellers News 68 08-17-2011 08:37 PM
Buy a 1000 Base and turn it into a 1000 S? doctorow iRex 5 09-24-2008 02:14 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:46 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.