tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post2147636452547473724..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Amazon Reviews Are DisappearingKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-85637835146707976312013-03-16T02:21:46.750-07:002013-03-16T02:21:46.750-07:00The problem with any product based reviews is that...The problem with any product based reviews is that you are more likely to receive negative reviews than positive reviews. For example, if I someone buys a new TV and it works fine they don’t bother giving it a review but if the TV doesn’t work they will and the same applies to any product including books. A better way would be to allow buyers to simply rate the book from 1-10 this could be doneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716374265395045393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-6335150775730625032013-01-31T11:03:58.257-08:002013-01-31T11:03:58.257-08:00Interesting. I just checked my books and the tags ...Interesting. I just checked my books and the tags have vanished.<br /><br />I also checked Stephen King's book 11/22/63 and for the paperback, hardcover, and Kindle editions no tags are visible. For instance, here is a link to the paperback edition:<br />http://www.amazon.com/11-22-63-A-Novel/dp/1451627297/ref=tmm_pap_title_0<br /><br />Here is the link to an excellent blog post on blog The Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-1140827040647592013-01-31T07:52:46.148-08:002013-01-31T07:52:46.148-08:00Amazon is deleting legitimate positive reviews wit...Amazon is deleting legitimate positive reviews without any sort of trial or explanation and allowing fraudulent negative reviews to remain, even though they are clearly from competitors or from people who clearly haven't read the book in question. And now they are removing the tags that help readers find books.<br /><br />What else are they going to do to destroy the independent author market?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-88814805160541539702012-12-09T04:51:19.058-08:002012-12-09T04:51:19.058-08:00Hi Terry, sorry to hear some of your reviews disap...Hi Terry, sorry to hear some of your reviews disappeared, though it's fortunate their disappearance won't affect your books.<br /><br />Thanks for you kind words! Best of luck. :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-88557938667003868122012-12-09T03:34:56.541-08:002012-12-09T03:34:56.541-08:00Thanks for this article, Karen - I was alerted to ...Thanks for this article, Karen - I was alerted to it by @DelDeviant on Twitter. I've had a few gone missing; happily, they were on books which have so many that I can't work out which ones have gone!<br /><br />I'm pleased to have discovered your blog, as it appears to contain many items of interest - am signing up!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-31851346579816797372012-11-05T10:32:53.583-08:002012-11-05T10:32:53.583-08:00Great discussion thread started by Jeff Menapace e...Great discussion thread started by Jeff Menapace entitled "Lost some reviews?" over on Kindleboards.com:<br /><br />http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,129759.0.html<br /><br />It's 7 pages long and and has been viewed about 7,000 times since Oct 15th.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-81259611976240637432012-11-05T10:28:22.118-08:002012-11-05T10:28:22.118-08:00Good articles about this issue are popping up like...Good articles about this issue are popping up like mushrooms after a rain. Here's another:<br /><br />"Amazon Reviewhouhaha" by Sean Cregan over at the nameless horror blog. Here's the url:<br /><br />http://namelesshorror.com/post/34778277625/amazon-reviewhouhaha<br /><br />Also, Barry Eisler and others get into it in the comments about why Amazon has changed its review Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-55559430696086007952012-11-05T10:13:51.209-08:002012-11-05T10:13:51.209-08:00It's a sad day. Amazon made a huge mistake wit...It's a sad day. Amazon made a huge mistake with how they've chosen to handle this issue--sock-puppet reviews--but I'm hoping they'll realize what they're doing doesn't make any sense.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Jordan. <br /><br />I wanted to update my article with a link to a post over at the Guardian: Amazon removes book reviews by fellow authors (Nov 5, 2012). Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-72420826444404448062012-11-05T09:36:17.149-08:002012-11-05T09:36:17.149-08:00As other people also have noticed, Amazon is chang...As other people also have noticed, Amazon is changing some of their policies. And because we're the direct victims of these policies, we should keep an eye out for updates and make sure we have our backup plan for it. Thanks for sharing the post with us.Jordan Earlingtonhttp://www.junocopywriting.comnoreply@blogger.com