tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5939612592612953881..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: "Roberts Rules. Sigh."Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-68613255721193141572009-08-16T15:26:55.824-05:002009-08-16T15:26:55.824-05:00Susan, my overall experience with feedback from au...Susan, my overall experience with feedback from authors and their fans, like yours, has been very positive. If not, I doubt that I would have last almost three years at this. It's still fun - that's the good news for me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-38742516024331470962009-08-07T10:23:48.439-05:002009-08-07T10:23:48.439-05:00I rarely post reviews on Amazon, although it has m...I rarely post reviews on Amazon, although it has more to do with laziness than anything else. I have been called names on my own blog, however, but it doesn't bother me. The majority of authors have been gracious, kind and appreciative. <br /><br />I like Alice Hoffman - too bad she reacted so poorly. Whining certainly isn't going to win her any fans.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-88576333662511106982009-08-06T19:31:58.625-05:002009-08-06T19:31:58.625-05:00Alice Hoffman really stepped in it, Suzi. That wa...Alice Hoffman really stepped in it, Suzi. That was a bad mistake and she will be living with the splashback for a while.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56873515899850969512009-08-06T19:31:20.693-05:002009-08-06T19:31:20.693-05:00Good points, Library Girl. I'm very competiti...Good points, Library Girl. I'm very competitive when scores are kept and I think that's part of the reason I still play the game over at Amazon. It irked me earlier this week, for instance, when I got 10 "not helpful" votes in a row from the same person on ten different reviews I posted there weeks ago. I still haven't figured out his motivation...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-645520176093890562009-08-06T19:29:38.193-05:002009-08-06T19:29:38.193-05:00Alissa, I agree that reviewers are not immune to c...Alissa, I agree that reviewers are not immune to criticism from others and that they have no reason to complain - until it becomes personal or political. Then I have to wonder about the IQ of the person making the complaint. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-76063677552214780072009-08-06T19:28:19.671-05:002009-08-06T19:28:19.671-05:00Wendy, I find the politics and underground, sneaky...Wendy, I find the politics and underground, sneaky marketing techniques over at Amazon to be fascinating. It is all kind of creepy and dirty but kind of fun to watch. I've been stalked by a creep or two, had reviews stolen and used on other websites, been cursed at,ridiculed and laughed at...but I keep coming back. What's wrong with me?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31964115637918078082009-08-05T01:55:59.811-05:002009-08-05T01:55:59.811-05:00I'm not a big Alice Hoffman fan, but I expecte...I'm not a big Alice Hoffman fan, but I expected better from her. Kudos to Corrigan for her cleverness!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81515862697524920402009-08-04T17:21:34.729-05:002009-08-04T17:21:34.729-05:00Comments and "not helpful" votes have ne...Comments and "not helpful" votes have never bothered me on Amazon - there are so many people who comment and vote on that site for reasons other than having liked or disliked the book (if they've even read it) that I'm actually more imprevious to a negative response to a review I've written and posted on Amazon than anywhere else.<br /><br />As for Nora Roberts, and authors A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87350183444639520892009-08-03T20:14:24.622-05:002009-08-03T20:14:24.622-05:00I agree with you, but you do have to admit there i...I agree with you, but you do have to admit there is a little bit of irony in thin-skinned reviewers who can dish the criticism, but not taken.<br /><br />(That said, I realize the spirit of the Amazon nutty nastiness is something other than true criticism.)Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65604880227826445862009-08-03T19:30:40.833-05:002009-08-03T19:30:40.833-05:00I don't post reviews at Amazon and you have do...I don't post reviews at Amazon and you have done a good job of articulating why I don't! I don't have thin skin (I don't think), but I have little patience for the kind of rabid attacks I see over there and I'd rather not be a part of it. I like posting on Library Thing, Powell's Bookstore and my own lowly little blog...I like the friendly attitude of the blogs - even whenWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.com