http://ereads.com/2009/11/if-amazon-reviews-are-meaningless-why.html Read the latest publishing news and provocative blogs by top commentators in the traditional and digital publishing fields. Mon, 21 May 2012 03:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://ereads.com/2009/11/if-amazon-reviews-are-meaningless-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-8373 Diana Douglas Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:27:22 +0000 http://ereadsdev.com/?p=878#comment-8373 I'm not sure why paying reviewers for self-published books on Amazon is any different than paying reviewers for traditionally published books, allowing plugs from fellow authors who haven't actually read the book or allowing authors to review their own books under a psuedonym. I don't agree with any of these tactics, but to point the finger at Amazon and not the big six is short-sighted. The publishing industry is no more honorable than any other. As authors, we have to manage our careers with that in mind. I’m not sure why paying reviewers for self-published books on Amazon is any different than paying reviewers for traditionally published books, allowing plugs from fellow authors who haven’t actually read the book or allowing authors to review their own books under a psuedonym. I don’t agree with any of these tactics, but to point the finger at Amazon and not the big six is short-sighted. The publishing industry is no more honorable than any other. As authors, we have to manage our careers with that in mind.

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