tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019385387215453872.post8917343678136266272..comments2023-09-13T05:43:00.801-04:00Comments on Ravishing Romances: Should You Buy Your Book Review?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02015667443811333757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019385387215453872.post-30053499647651974752012-08-31T06:08:39.156-04:002012-08-31T06:08:39.156-04:00You're right, Book Queen.
One reviewer mentio...You're right, Book Queen.<br /><br />One reviewer mentioned she was supporting her family at the time and was unable to read the books as she had to write several reviews to pay her bills. I think she said she spent about 15 minutes skimming before she wrote.<br /><br />OF COURSE authors would pay for this. They are people, too, and like people - not all of them are good. It just surprises us because the authors we know are good, upstanding contributors to the book community.<br /><br />I lock fauxauthor. We should make it a hashtag.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015667443811333757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019385387215453872.post-15331726816575655162012-08-31T06:06:06.648-04:002012-08-31T06:06:06.648-04:00Mary I'm so sorry for not responding sooner! ...Mary I'm so sorry for not responding sooner! Somehow I missed this.<br /><br />You're absolutely correct. It's great for bloggers to make money. This just isn't the right way to do it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015667443811333757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019385387215453872.post-23981918551633363652012-08-26T21:46:57.592-04:002012-08-26T21:46:57.592-04:00Thank you for sharing this--I can't believe th...Thank you for sharing this--I can't believe that people would do this! Wait, no, I can believe it, which is pretty sad. <br /><br />As you, and others mentioned, this could very well make it so that reviewers are not trusted as much. Just the thought of writing a 5 star review for money disgusts me! And I bet they didn't even have to *read* the book, just turn in the review. <br /><br />But what's worse is I can't believe the authors that would hire people to do this! Really? Personally, I think that such authors must be in the business purely for the money or publicity (both of which I'm assumin they were not getting to their liking, hence the willing to pay for it), rather than authors who are doing what they love, sharing their work with the readers. I think we should dub them "mockauthors". Or "fauxauthors". <br /><br />Enjoy!<br />TBQThe_Book_Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530088066451745366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019385387215453872.post-59175636075069704782012-08-26T21:38:42.198-04:002012-08-26T21:38:42.198-04:00I think it is harmful to the author and to the rea...I think it is harmful to the author and to the readers. For the authors I would think that part of why they write books is the great feeling they get from reviewers that love their books(whether it is bloggers or readers) and then write a great review. That has to be a great feeling. If it is not a good review, then it would hopefully be something they can learn from and then put that into their writing. I already of course stated above the harm I thought it would be for the readers. I think it is great for bloggers to be able, in some way to make money from their blogs. I just don't think this is a good way to do it. Mary Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466763034083564218noreply@blogger.com