Who is Harriet Klausner.... - Page 4

DiapDealer · 09-20-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip Wyona

I do???? News to me.

Look at the user info for these two posts.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=40

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=41

afa · 09-20-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Wyona

I do???? News to me.

You have an account under the name "Skip Wyona", Join Date: 23rd June, 19 posts; you also have an account under "SWyona", Join Date: 27th July, 3 posts.

taming · 09-21-2011, 08:27 AM

Blog post worth reading on the Gobsmacked site discussing paid book reviews here. The entry mentions a particular site that authors can sign up with in order to have people manufacture five star reviews for them. http://gettingbookreviews.com/

anamardoll · 09-21-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by taming

Blog post worth reading on the Gobsmacked site discussing paid book reviews here. The entry mentions a particular site that authors can sign up with in order to have people manufacture five star reviews for them. http://gettingbookreviews.com/

That site looks all kinds of shady. I wouldn't at all be surprised if they don't provide reviews at all. (Although I'm sure they're happy to take lots of author money!)

phenomshel · 09-21-2011, 11:46 PM

TL;DR so if I'm repeating someone, accept my apologies and ignore the post.

Don't even get me started on Ms. Klausner. I don't know who or what she or they are but I can't STAND her/them. Here's why:

One of my best author-buddies posted a link to a scathing review from her/them where she/they didn't even get the book's character's names right. I was like, "This is stupid! Why don't you complain to your publisher and get the review taken down, and this idiot prohibited from reviewing on Amazon?" She reacted as if I'd suggested she be boiled in hot oil....this was before I was aware of the weird relationship most traditionally published authors have with their publishers.
But come on, how much value can your review have if A. they're not even accurate and B. there's no way one person is doing all of them??

DiapDealer · 09-22-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

One of my best author-buddies posted a link to a scathing review from her/them where she/they didn't even get the book's character's names right.

A scathing review from Harriet Klausner?! Are you sure?

I'd like to see that. I've never seen anything other than a 4 or 5 star Klausner review in the wild.

abookreader · 09-22-2011, 07:47 AM

I've never seen her give anything other than 4 or 5 stars either. I have seen a couple where she has gotten the names of the people in the book wrong though. That's always funny.

In my experience, authors care most about the high star rating because that's what most of the casual browsers on Amazon look at.

elizilla · 09-22-2011, 01:22 PM

I wonder if it would be harder to create a Klausner persona, if you gave bad reviews. Four and five star reviews are unlikely to make enemies even if they're stupid. But bad reviews might make enemies, and if you make enough enemies, eventually one of them will find an effective way to strike back. Whoever is the mastermind behind the Klausner persona perhaps gives only good reviews, because it allows the persona to continue operating without interference.

By this token, if you find an author who did receive a bad review from Klausner, I wonder if the Klausner puppetmaster has some connection to that author, where they know they won't be challenged?

phenomshel · 09-22-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

A scathing review from Harriet Klausner?! Are you sure?

I'd like to see that. I've never seen anything other than a 4 or 5 star Klausner review in the wild.

I went looking, and can't find it now. Wonder if it got taken down after all? I think she gave it four stars, but the rating didn't match what she said in the review, plus I do remember she had at least one character name completely wrong.

This particular author was more upset about the wrong character name - as I recall, it was fairly important to the plot. I can assure you the author was not amused LOL.

I got curious and went looking at the comments on some of her reviews also...seems a LOT of people are pretty fed up with her - I found one person who called her out on typos and stupid jokes/puns.

Phogg · 09-23-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I got curious and went looking at the comments on some of her reviews also...seems a LOT of people are pretty fed up with her - I found one person who called her out on typos and stupid jokes/puns.

Maybe she is Piers Anthony.

J/K.

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09-21-2011, 08:27 AM	#48
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Blog post worth reading on the Gobsmacked site discussing paid book reviews here. The entry mentions a particular site that authors can sign up with in order to have people manufacture five star reviews for them. http://gettingbookreviews.com/

09-21-2011, 11:46 PM	#50
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	TL;DR so if I'm repeating someone, accept my apologies and ignore the post. Don't even get me started on Ms. Klausner. I don't know who or what she or they are but I can't STAND her/them. Here's why: One of my best author-buddies posted a link to a scathing review from her/them where she/they didn't even get the book's character's names right. I was like, "This is stupid! Why don't you complain to your publisher and get the review taken down, and this idiot prohibited from reviewing on Amazon?" She reacted as if I'd suggested she be boiled in hot oil....this was before I was aware of the weird relationship most traditionally published authors have with their publishers. But come on, how much value can your review have if A. they're not even accurate and B. there's no way one person is doing all of them??

09-22-2011, 07:47 AM	#52
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I've never seen her give anything other than 4 or 5 stars either. I have seen a couple where she has gotten the names of the people in the book wrong though. That's always funny. In my experience, authors care most about the high star rating because that's what most of the casual browsers on Amazon look at.

09-22-2011, 01:22 PM	#53
elizilla Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 610286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Sage, others	I wonder if it would be harder to create a Klausner persona, if you gave bad reviews. Four and five star reviews are unlikely to make enemies even if they're stupid. But bad reviews might make enemies, and if you make enough enemies, eventually one of them will find an effective way to strike back. Whoever is the mastermind behind the Klausner persona perhaps gives only good reviews, because it allows the persona to continue operating without interference. By this token, if you find an author who did receive a bad review from Klausner, I wonder if the Klausner puppetmaster has some connection to that author, where they know they won't be challenged?

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