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12-05-2012, 03:59 PM | #16 |
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12-05-2012, 04:08 PM | #17 |
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And not just self-published authors. It is noticable among certain coteries of authories who are conventionally published as well. This is especially true where these authors work as book reviewers for newspapers and magazines.
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12-05-2012, 04:11 PM | #18 | |
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12-05-2012, 04:35 PM | #19 |
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Well, I think we all make social sacrifices for the benefit of a well run society. While we don't always get a well run society, we can at least comfort ourselves that our sacrifice might make a SLIGHTLY better run society.
Those authors who don't like this modest restriction on their 'rights' as an Amazon customer in order to make the reviews more credible, should probably find another publisher or post their reviews on other sites. Amazon doesn't provide the only self publishing infrastructure nor are they the only place to post a review. Sorry, but I think the goal of making the reviews on Amazon more credible is worthy of pursuit. |
12-05-2012, 04:37 PM | #20 | |
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If Amazon don't know, they can't take them down. We are told that there were 300 bought reviews from GettingBookReviews.com for Locke's books, but the site owner won't tell Amazon which reviews/reviewers they are. How does Amazon remove them? |
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12-05-2012, 05:04 PM | #21 |
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Does that mean we're going to lose the reviews of the howling wolf t-shirts, and the bic pens for her? Where am I going to go for my dose of daily humour?
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12-05-2012, 05:09 PM | #22 | |
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And that video must have cost a small fortune to put together! Of course it did have a Tuscan Whole Milk product placement so that might have mitigated the cost a bit. Last edited by kennyc; 12-05-2012 at 05:20 PM. |
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12-05-2012, 06:21 PM | #23 | |
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If they don't allow reviews from authors because some, occasionally write reviews to get reviews, then why would they allow any reviews from people who write reviews for money? |
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12-05-2012, 07:14 PM | #24 |
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I'd much rather they had a disclaimer policy. It is sufficient for me to know a particular review might have a financial or other connection to the product or author. Seems like this way throws the baby out with the bath water.
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12-05-2012, 07:16 PM | #25 |
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Maybe it's a step in completely eliminating reviews, in acknowledgement that Amazon reviews are totally useless anyway.
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It doesn't matter if they know other authors personally: if an author has reviewed several other authors books, they may feel an obligation to review his books positively. Or an author reviewing a book may be concerned about being too critical about a book lest that author retaliate with a critical review of the first author's book. These incentives don't exist if the person reviewing a book isn't an author. Quote:
It's like not letting the mayor's son bid on the sidewalk project: the prohibition has nothing to do with his qualifications and everything to do with the conflict of interest. IOW, we can't tell whether the son was chosen because he is the best contractor or because he is the mayor's son, so we bar him from playing. Quote:
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And of course random authors are no better than readers at knowing what a well written piece of writing looks like: they have no special knowledge that people who have read thousands of books don't have. |
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12-05-2012, 11:46 PM | #28 |
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It's a slippery slope.
I would much rather Amazon flag these reviews, or give users the option to filter them out. But once you start deleting... all sorts of issues surface. Somehow related... I do work in academia - and my main output consists in research papers. Which are peer-reviewed for academic journals. Except that 'peer-reviewed' seems to mean 'buddy-reviewed'. It does get aggravating, at times. |
12-06-2012, 12:20 AM | #29 | |
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I can see the issue if I reviewed all 10 of your books and you reviewed all 10 of mine, but the odd one...... To be honest I don't read reviews much at all, even ones on the back cover of a book. No one says what they really think (or does it get published). Watch any interview with an actor and they talk about how wonderful an artist a fellow actor is and how their charm/presence brings new 'life' to a movie. Read the blurb on the back of a book and anything that involves espionage and they are referred to as a modern day Tom Clancy. If we believed all of these reviews then everyone in the world would be superstars. |
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12-06-2012, 12:23 AM | #30 |
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And yet Amazon keeps sending me emails asking me to review the books I've purchased.
Which is it? Do they want me to review books or don't they? |
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