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By: Le scandale des faux commentaires Amazon - Guy Morant

[…] D’autres, plus moraux, posent le question, puis répondent par la négative. […]

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By: Debbie

I presume when posting in with consumer reviews (or what appear to be) on all U.S. sites you clearly disclose yours is a paid review as required by federal consumer fraud and endorsement laws. Some...

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By: Debbie

The difference is that reviews the big boys and paid reviewers on staff at professional publications like the “New York Times” are not pretending to be consumer reviews from just a reader/customer....

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By: Debbie

Update: Amazon is suing fivver reviewers for posting commercial reviews outside the editorial section as if a customer review.

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By: Debbie

“…But where is the line? Is it ok to pay a focus group to actually read and review your book? What about giving away copies of your novel to a group and letting them do what they wish? Is that wrong?...

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By: Debbie

And of course you do mean that on Amazon you let the author post the paid review in the editorial section–while on other sites which allow you to post directly in with customer/consumer product...

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By: Debbie

“…I get a dozen email hotsheets a day, showing deals and freebies on Kindle books…” And that itself is worthy of a separate article. Because from what I’m (just a reader active on a lot of book sites”...

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By: Debbie

How do you chose books for your personal reading? How do you discover books you want to read? If you do use reviews in your decision making, how? Does a book with a dozen mixed reviews from people who...

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By: Do Authors Obsess Too Much About Book Reviews? - Anne R. Allen's Blog......

[…] Or they pay to get reviewed at Kirkus ($400-$550) or Publisher’s Weekly ($149). (These are not illegal like paid online “customer reviews,” but many experts, like Joel Friedlander, consider them a...

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By: Anita Sanders

I can only speak for myself and actually others that I have recommended to paid book review services and they have been extremely happy. The review service that I have repeatedly have used over the...

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