The Amazon Review Policy Elephant in the Room
If anyone is thinking about reviewing on Amazon, it might be a good idea to check out this discussion. I’ve recently posted reviews of books by people I’ve met on Goodreads. Will Amazon permit them? It looks as if we all need to be aware of these rules.
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
The whole Amazon review policy debacle that started a while ago is not going to go away, so we should probably make firm decisions as to the way forward as far as how we are each personally going to review books in the future. There’s a great post covering the whole subject very thoroughly on Anne R. Allen’s site right now – definitely a must read for anyone not a hundred percent sure about what is going on with this issue. I’ve posted on this briefly over at Lit World Interviews a while ago but it’s worth revisiting on a personal level. Anyone with published books on Amazon needs to take this seriously.
Firstly, we must accept that Amazon can, and does, remove books for sale on their site if they feel that the author has violated their terms of service. Many of us have over the years reviewed books…
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