Hmm...

[rachelmanija]

I am almost positive that the new one-star review of my book on Amazon was written by an anonymous Baba-lover. Not that random people couldn't dislike my book, but the way it's phrased makes me suspicious. But since it does not conclude with, "And contrary to the loathesome author's claim, Baba in fact is God," I can't be sure.

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Walk away from the Amazon reviews! There is nothing but pain there!

::thwap::

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

((gently pries one of Rachel's hands off the Amazon.com page for her book))

((puts cold beer into hand instead))

((writes email to Amazon.com customer service about questionable review))

[larryhammer]

The internets are filled
with dangerous metaphors:
page without paper.


---L.

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's lovely.

[willshetterly.livejournal.com]

What everyone said.

My theory is that Amazon reviews have no effect on buyers. Either they're inclined to buy, or they're not.

And if my theory is wrong, so what? It's true for the smart readers, and those are the ones you want.

Delight in good reviews. Pity bad reviewers.

[mcdolemite.livejournal.com]

Hey, at least you don't have several assholes in Atlanta (and one in Canada) posting pseudonymous Amazon.com "reviews" of your book in which it appears to have panned by Neil Gaiman, Greg Feeley and Poppy Z. Brite, while simultaneously forging your name to pans of Neil's and Poppy's books. My own case history is one reason why it's no longer possible to do that kind of thing at Amazon.com, but I wonder if Baba Lovers would be too righteous to stoop to such hijinks if it could still be done.