Carol’s answer to “does anyone else wish Stephen King would stop plugging other authors???” > Likes and Comments
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hard to know, but in my opinion many of the books he plugs are just awful...
No financial gain. They are just getting ARC's then getting part of their opinion printed on or in the book, exactly like many of the normal reviewers here do. The only difference is authors often get the books sent from their own publisher and usually based on what they write rather than what they like.
i did a bit of checking on the internet: one or the reasons authors "endorse" books is that it publicizes their own name,opening a possiblity of attracting reads...,
yes..the bottom line is that name exposure likely brings cash results! That's another reason why I don't read books where well-established authors share their name on books, i.e., Oreilly. Patterson
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Jul 03, 2019 11:12AM
hard to know, but in my opinion many of the books he plugs are just awful...
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No financial gain. They are just getting ARC's then getting part of their opinion printed on or in the book, exactly like many of the normal reviewers here do. The only difference is authors often get the books sent from their own publisher and usually based on what they write rather than what they like.
i did a bit of checking on the internet: one or the reasons authors "endorse" books is that it publicizes their own name,opening a possiblity of attracting reads...,
yes..the bottom line is that name exposure likely brings cash results! That's another reason why I don't read books where well-established authors share their name on books, i.e., Oreilly. Patterson
