I'm trying to figure out how an author even knows who did or not buy their book if not selling directly (particularly if screen names are in use).
How does she know the gr 5-star reviewers didn't review a pirated copy or the sample and that the 1-star reviewers on gr were the actual purchasers on amazon under a different name? How does she know if a reviewer uses the same screen names on all sites? Or if they review on both goodreads and on amazon under the same screen names or email addresses?
I'm confused. Didn't this whole thing start because she was upset that a starred review of her book didn't come with a review? She never mentioned that the person hadn't purchased or received her book for free. I call BS on her new claims.
How can she tell this? My gr account is not linked to Amazon, facebook, or twitter, and I have different user names and e-mail addresses? I also don't share my gr e-mail nor my confirmed Amazon e-mail with anyone. Hopefully Amazon is not sharing personal details from gr and Amazon so they can be cross-checked. I think she's BS-ing. Besides the same books are available on B&N etc. All she could possibly tell is you didn't buy it from Amazon and few use the "owned book" fields on gr anymore.
She had copied the exact same text to all her reviews. Wish I kniw if she deleted some or if goodreads deleted as flagged (I flagged one as "Attacking another member and hate speech mocking bully victims and mentioned the others" but I never know what goodreads does or doesn't do and would hardly take this author's word for).
So many great posts for me to catch up with today, Debbie. Thanks for bringing these things to my attention.
So...by Riley's logic...If a friend buys me Riley's book as a gift, and I read it and don't like it and one star it...that doesn't count as I didn't buy it?
I have only one real life friend that exactly (eerily) shares my reading tastes. We even pass ereader devices back and forth as if hardcopy books.
There are so many places where it does appear like author or bookseller did have the book for free that her statement is hard for me to believe.
I've helped authors in their amazon accounts, seen emails, seen sales data, etc.--I'm comfortable stating amazon is not giving authors our personal information, real names, credit card numbers, etc.
But, even if they were, how anyone thinks they can match that to all the screen names a reviewer might use on a site eludes me.
How on every site, every book, it's magically only the 1-star reviews that are fake screams that at best the author might be self-deluded.
Personally, I tend to assume at least five ratings always come from friends, family and loved ones of the author. Not at all faked; I mean, of course, most parents either adore their child's works or are hypercritical in a "tough love make them face reality" type of way. Just their opinions to express however they want (although supposed to so identify the connection to the author).
But fake? And book was never free? I'm not convinced.
How does she know the gr 5-star reviewers didn't review a pirated copy or the sample and that the 1-star reviewers on gr were the actual purchasers on amazon under a different name? How does she know if a reviewer uses the same screen names on all sites? Or if they review on both goodreads and on amazon under the same screen names or email addresses?
So...by Riley's logic...If a friend buys me Riley's book as a gift, and I read it and don't like it and one star it...that doesn't count as I didn't buy it?
Some people are so deluded.
There are so many places where it does appear like author or bookseller did have the book for free that her statement is hard for me to believe.
I've helped authors in their amazon accounts, seen emails, seen sales data, etc.--I'm comfortable stating amazon is not giving authors our personal information, real names, credit card numbers, etc.
But, even if they were, how anyone thinks they can match that to all the screen names a reviewer might use on a site eludes me.
How on every site, every book, it's magically only the 1-star reviews that are fake screams that at best the author might be self-deluded.
Personally, I tend to assume at least five ratings always come from friends, family and loved ones of the author. Not at all faked; I mean, of course, most parents either adore their child's works or are hypercritical in a "tough love make them face reality" type of way. Just their opinions to express however they want (although supposed to so identify the connection to the author).
But fake? And book was never free? I'm not convinced.