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Comment by: Jeanne, at 06.09.2012, 16:58

A pleasingly rational aneswr. Good to hear from you.

Comment by: Jeanne, at 06.09.2012, 16:58

A pleasingly rational aneswr. Good to hear from you.

Comment by: Stacy, at 06.09.2012, 01:57

Hey Chris, do you mean the article on iPad and Kindle? I streatd it a few days ago but haven\'t gone back to it yet. I always forgot how long New Yorker articles are. And I\'m not opposed to the book business. I\'d prefer publishers that aren\'t conglomerates. I like art and entertainment (and sometimes both are the same thing).

Comment by: Stacy, at 06.09.2012, 01:57

Hey Chris, do you mean the article on iPad and Kindle? I streatd it a few days ago but haven\\\'t gone back to it yet. I always forgot how long New Yorker articles are. And I\\\'m not opposed to the book business. I\\\'d prefer publishers that aren\\\'t conglomerates. I like art and entertainment (and sometimes both are the same thing).

Comment by: Yomna, at 02.05.2012, 09:54

Hi Jane and Joel!Interesting post.I have had little luck in fiinndg reviewers for my sci-fi thrillers. Maybe due to the genre? I have only one displayed on the home page of my website. Too many, especially \\\"Amazon reviews,\\\" just reduce to \\\"I liked this book\\\" or \\\"I didn\\\'t like this book.\\\" (Of course, Amazon just counts the positives and negatives anyway, so maybe this is what they really want.)One \\\"reviewing service\\\" not on your list is Norm Goldman\\\'s Bookpleasures.com. I am a reviewer for Norm and I receive no fees for my reviews. If the author so wishes, my Bookpleasures review also appears on Amazon (same review, so these are substantially longer than the usual Amazon review) and/or my website. This keeps the review honest, but an author receiving a bad review can restrict it to Bookpleasures.The problem with fiinndg a reviewer for a POD or self-published book is the same problem with fiinndg reviewers most reviewers (myself included) pick and choose the books they want to review. This immediately biases the sampling since reviewers are less likely to explore genres they don\\\'t like or works by authors they don\\\'t know. For example, I\\\'m not into vampires and werewolves, but that doesn\\\'t mean there aren\\\'t good books about them that deserve a good review. This bias is true for all authors outside of the N.Y. Times best-selling club, of course, but I think it\\\'s exacerbated for self-publishers.I try to emphasize POD in my reviews, but I haven\\\'t had much luck in fiinndg someone to return the favor. Reviews lead to readers. It\\\'s not clear what leads to reviewers.Take care r/Steve

Comment by: Yomna, at 02.05.2012, 09:54

Hi Jane and Joel!Interesting post.I have had little luck in fiinndg reviewers for my sci-fi thrillers. Maybe due to the genre? I have only one displayed on the home page of my website. Too many, especially \"Amazon reviews,\" just reduce to \"I liked this book\" or \"I didn\'t like this book.\" (Of course, Amazon just counts the positives and negatives anyway, so maybe this is what they really want.)One \"reviewing service\" not on your list is Norm Goldman\'s Bookpleasures.com. I am a reviewer for Norm and I receive no fees for my reviews. If the author so wishes, my Bookpleasures review also appears on Amazon (same review, so these are substantially longer than the usual Amazon review) and/or my website. This keeps the review honest, but an author receiving a bad review can restrict it to Bookpleasures.The problem with fiinndg a reviewer for a POD or self-published book is the same problem with fiinndg reviewers most reviewers (myself included) pick and choose the books they want to review. This immediately biases the sampling since reviewers are less likely to explore genres they don\'t like or works by authors they don\'t know. For example, I\'m not into vampires and werewolves, but that doesn\'t mean there aren\'t good books about them that deserve a good review. This bias is true for all authors outside of the N.Y. Times best-selling club, of course, but I think it\'s exacerbated for self-publishers.I try to emphasize POD in my reviews, but I haven\'t had much luck in fiinndg someone to return the favor. Reviews lead to readers. It\'s not clear what leads to reviewers.Take care r/Steve