tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638994951862489732.post6027634571891015725..comments2023-10-30T05:29:22.388-07:00Comments on Coffee & Critique Writers Group: Book Review Author Sued and Amazon Book Reviewszeldadghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10798725703113239728noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638994951862489732.post-42912781755908539992007-09-15T06:13:00.000-07:002007-09-15T06:13:00.000-07:00Just want to point out a more charitable view abou...Just want to point out a more charitable view about "fake reviews." They may be an author's naive attempt at marketing if he or she doesn't have access to the publicity machine of a large publishing house. They may also be in response to a "real" review that was erroneous. For example, Publisher's Weekly online reviews are anonymous so there is no accountability for a social or political agenda on the part of the reviewer. I've heard that some "professional" book reviewers just read the first chapter, or first and last chapter of a book. Does anyone have "inside information" about this happening? Any former "book reviewers" willing to confess? In the case of PW, these anonymous reviews carry weight (i.e. book sales) but there is no way an author can respond. My neighbor wrote a book and didn't leave her house for a month after a totally off-the-wall PW review. She asked me to post a review on Amazon. So I guess I'm one of those "friends of the author" but really, who else is going to be motivated to provide a counterpoint? She did not have a publicist and the anonymous Publisher's Weekly reviewer clearly didn't read the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638994951862489732.post-91382961962877536852007-08-26T16:04:00.000-07:002007-08-26T16:04:00.000-07:00I thought there was, but now my husband has me wor...I thought there was, but now my husband has me worried. He said there was another case someone lost because they weren't a paid book reviewer - they just posted on their blog like this gentlemen did. I get paid by MotherTalk, so I guess I'm covered. I hope. :)zeldadghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798725703113239728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638994951862489732.post-38463263221334723732007-08-26T09:36:00.000-07:002007-08-26T09:36:00.000-07:00Sorry, I was trying to edit and used the delete fu...Sorry, I was trying to edit and used the delete function.<BR/><BR/>Wow, that's really sobering. I love consumer reviews on online retail/shopping sites, and I AM suspicious of all raves and no complaints. I'll go read the articles you linked. I think there's a legal defense against libel/slander for reviews, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638994951862489732.post-76905405816727995062007-08-26T09:33:00.000-07:002007-08-26T09:33:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com