Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Marketing
I recently received a comment on one of my posts, asking me to add Booksprout to Steve’s post on Instafreebie. As I hadn’t heard of Booksprout, I wanted to hear more about it. In response, its founder, Chris Leippi, kindly sent me this guest post...
Dec 21, 2015 | Publishing
Fake Reviews Friends have been notifying me of changes in the Amazon review policy. “Are they trying to eliminate indies?” a worried friend asked me. Before I go into details, let me first explain the problem from Amazon’s point of view. As...
Jun 15, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Marketing
With the recent controversy on the issue of reviews, triggered by Amazon’s decision to remove all of Christoph Fischer’s 1,700 reviews, it seems this is the issue of the day. Contrary to popular belief, Amazon does not require that you’ve bought a...
May 10, 2014 | Entertainment
Amazon revolutionized the marketplace by making it possible for everyone to review a product. Naturally, some people abused their newly-found power to have some fun. Buzzfeed recently posted a collection of 16 hilariously inappropriate reviews; I chose four of them...