Amazon shenanigans
A new study finds that top Amazon reviewers may avoid writing negative reviews because they are more likely to be found unhelpful. That's probably not a huge surprise.
And now that Amazon is a publisher, they are carrying that quid pro quo even further. An article in the New York Observer says, "Amazon is looking to revolutionize the process of getting author blurbs: provide a review for a book on an Amazon imprint and Amazon will give the reviewer — and his or her book — extra promotion as a thank you."
Read more here.
And now that Amazon is a publisher, they are carrying that quid pro quo even further. An article in the New York Observer says, "Amazon is looking to revolutionize the process of getting author blurbs: provide a review for a book on an Amazon imprint and Amazon will give the reviewer — and his or her book — extra promotion as a thank you."
Read more here.
