Content Amazon is starting to delete thousands of eBook reviews

sirmaru · 12-23-2012, 03:32 PM

Amazon has started to delete thousands of reviews on eBooks per this link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/te...it_th_20121223

It appears lots of those reviews give high ratings to eBooks bu may have been driven by friends, relatives of authors or authors, themselves, using muptiple identities.

Personally, I never rely on eBook reviews and never post my own reviews on any eBooks. I only post reviews on products which I would rate 5 stars for really good or one star for really bad.

When looking at eBook reviews, only read those which say "Amazon Verified Purchaser." At least then one can be sure a real customer of that eBook really read and rated it. Personally, I think, if the eBook was not pruchased from Amazon by the reviewer, it should not be permitted at all.

I rate my eBooks by my interest in biography and history and then place them all in an Excel spreadsheet and sort them by pages per dollar paid. I look for the most pages and the lowest price even if footnotes are included in the pages. Footnotes tend to validate the accuracy of the eBook.

soulfuldog · 12-23-2012, 03:41 PM

That's a new link, but 'Amazon deleting reviews' story was posted & discussed in the General Forum a few weeks ago: Amazon Deletes Wrong Reviews, Forbids Authors to Review One Another's Work

The review system on Amazon is pretty messed up even without paid for reviews, reviews by friends and family etc.... you've just got to use a bit of common sense when reading them!

xendula · 12-24-2012, 02:36 AM

As in: ignore the first few reviews of self-published books if they are all 5 stars. I usually skip right past those.

Mike L · 12-24-2012, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirmaru

I rate my eBooks by my interest in biography and history and then place them all in an Excel spreadsheet and sort them by pages per dollar paid. I look for the most pages and the lowest price even if footnotes are included in the pages.

So, essentially you are buying those books that have the lowest cost per page?

Is quality not a factor?

Mike

HarryT · 12-24-2012, 04:02 AM

Please continue the discussion in the thread linked to above.

Thanks

.

vans · 12-24-2012, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike L

So, essentially you are buying those books that have the lowest cost per page?

Is quality not a factor?

Mike

"Never mind the quality, feel the width"?

peter12345 · 12-24-2012, 06:42 AM

False re-views extend to products, but some false reviews or false comments are honest false reviews where the company is defending their product.

I think we should separate honest false reviews from dishonest false reviews.

And vice versa some true reviews are dishonest....

p.s

You can also extend this idea to gossip?

HarryT · 12-24-2012, 06:49 AM

<sigh>

I asked above that the discussion be continued in the original thread.

Thread closed.

12-23-2012, 03:32 PM	#1
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Amazon is starting to delete thousands of eBook reviews Amazon has started to delete thousands of reviews on eBooks per this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/te...it_th_20121223 It appears lots of those reviews give high ratings to eBooks bu may have been driven by friends, relatives of authors or authors, themselves, using muptiple identities. Personally, I never rely on eBook reviews and never post my own reviews on any eBooks. I only post reviews on products which I would rate 5 stars for really good or one star for really bad. When looking at eBook reviews, only read those which say "Amazon Verified Purchaser." At least then one can be sure a real customer of that eBook really read and rated it. Personally, I think, if the eBook was not pruchased from Amazon by the reviewer, it should not be permitted at all. I rate my eBooks by my interest in biography and history and then place them all in an Excel spreadsheet and sort them by pages per dollar paid. I look for the most pages and the lowest price even if footnotes are included in the pages. Footnotes tend to validate the accuracy of the eBook.

12-24-2012, 06:42 AM	#7
peter12345 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 498332 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: 2 * K3 with 3G, Sony PRS-T1	False re-views extend to products, but some false reviews or false comments are honest false reviews where the company is defending their product. I think we should separate honest false reviews from dishonest false reviews. And vice versa some true reviews are dishonest.... p.s You can also extend this idea to gossip? Last edited by peter12345; 12-24-2012 at 06:45 AM. Reason: added p.s

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soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	That's a new link, but 'Amazon deleting reviews' story was posted & discussed in the General Forum a few weeks ago: Amazon Deletes Wrong Reviews, Forbids Authors to Review One Another's Work The review system on Amazon is pretty messed up even without paid for reviews, reviews by friends and family etc.... you've just got to use a bit of common sense when reading them!

12-24-2012, 02:36 AM	#3
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	As in: ignore the first few reviews of self-published books if they are all 5 stars. I usually skip right past those.

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12-24-2012, 06:49 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	<sigh> I asked above that the discussion be continued in the original thread. Thread closed.

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