We
all hear about those fake five-star reviews, where authors write or get friends
or family to write positive reviews. Readers are naturally skeptical of five
star reviews, taking what they say about the book with a hefty dose of salt.
But
what about nasty one star reviews? Are readers as skeptical about those? If you
aren’t, you should be. I have a nasty one
star review on The Senator’s Secret. I know who wrote the review. I know he
didn’t read the book. I know he is a he, in spite of the fact the review appears
to be written by a woman. I also know I pissed him off in the KDP publisher
forum – where he was shamefully promoting his book, aka spamming. Yes, he is
another author.
I
used to regularly post in Amazon’s KDP forum. It is a place to share
information on self-publishing - not a place to pitch your book. Unfortunately,
lots of folks troll the boards hawking their wares.
The
post that got me in trouble – and earned me my one star review was:
We all understand your excitement at publishing your book. Yet, I think you have a misunderstanding of the KDP forum. We are your fellow indies. While some of us might someday buy your book, this forum is not comprised of your customer base. This forum is a great resource for Indies – a place where we can share information, learn from others, and connect with others who self-publish. There are thousands of us. Can you imagine how useless this forum would be if everyone continually spammed threads about their books?
I’ll tell you tomorrow a little more on how I know the writer I directed this post to is the same one who wrote the one star review.
(Click here for part 2)
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