Publishing News
Harlequin, Reader Reviews
Target Pledges to Price Match Amazon Year-Round – Target is pledging to price match Amazon and other online retailers. The catch is that the product must be exact and because Target sells a lot of private label products, it’s not… more
Letters of Opinion
paid reviews, Reader Reviews
Despite the regularity and ubiquity with which free speech is invoked in online discussions, it is rarely relevant in the way it is used, as either sword or shield. In the broadest possible sense, our online discussions (at least in… more
Letters of Opinion
reader communities, Reader Opinions, Reader Reviews, reader-tools
As more authors bypass traditional publishing to bring their products directly to the consumer, the greater the risk is to the reader that she wastes her money (albeit a low amount of it) and her time (possibly more precious)… more
Poll
Literary Criticism, Reader Habits, Reader Reviews
Letters of Opinion
bloggers, bloggers-rights, Ethics, Ethics in Reviewing, Reader Reviews, review blogs
more animals Do you remember the movie "Election," with Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick? In the first scene Mr. McAllister asks his high school class about the difference between ethics and morals. Ironically, of course, the one student who eagerly… more
Publishing News
Amazon, Memoirs, Reader Reviews
Usually when Amazon reviews are penned by the family members, it is done so with the intent to bolster star rankings but maybe the most effective Amazon reviews are ones that generate controversy which in turns stir booksales. According to… more
Letters of Opinion
Amazon, Janet Evanovich, Reader Reviews
In this political season, the candidates have received endorsements from people that they have had to “reject and denounce*”. The Good, The Bad, and the Unread, featured a promo for the September release of Double Enchantment by Kathleen Kennedy which… more
Publishing News
Amazon, Janet Evanovich, Reader Reviews, reviews
SB Sarah got a heads up from a Janet Evanovich fan that early reviews were disappearing from the Barnes and Noble site. Of course, the only deleted reviews were the negative ones. Google cache which preserves snapshots of past versions… more