Publishing NewsAmazon / authors / Book Awards / fake reviews / fiverr / Joanne Harris / lawsuit / readers / reviews / writing advice9 Comments
Amazon sues 1,114 reviewers, some selling their opinions for $5 – So it seems that the ubiquity and brazenness of of positive reviews for sale on Fiverr has finally backfired. Amazon has filed suit against more than a thousand for-profit fake review sellers (I won’t even call these folks reviewers, because they ... more >
Publishing NewsADE / authors / Book Reviews / epub / fiverr / Free Speech / History / Race / reddit / slavery14 Comments
Reddit at a crossroads: The inevitable clash between free speech and a desire for funding – An interesting piece on the current dilemma facing Reddit, a comment deeply committed to free speech, but commercially dependent on venture capital funding, which can be notoriously demanding in its conditions for continued support. ... more >