Deltoid discusses the latest scandal of Amazon reviewing. A mistake led the identities of Amazon reviewers to be revealed on the Canadian web site, it turned out that many of the reviews were puff pieces by authors and their friends. Negative reviews often had a conflict of interest motive, and were written by the author’s enemies. I’ll repeat my previous advice on this matter. Don’t put much weight on the average number of stars. The better guide is simply how many reviews have been written. That reflects whether anyone felt passion about the book, noting that passion is not always the proper response to a book. Thanks to Curtis Melvin for the pointer.
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