tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535934863488492605.post27726188019064963..comments2023-03-16T03:14:14.913-07:00Comments on Self publishing: Paying for reviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541041435060665543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535934863488492605.post-41372896222025430142012-07-30T09:32:07.795-07:002012-07-30T09:32:07.795-07:00Good points, but how is paying for a review substa...Good points, but how is paying for a review substantively different than paying for a critique of your work by an editor? A freelance editor has a vested interest in sucking up to their writer clients as well don't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535934863488492605.post-89185870037552977402012-07-29T14:06:20.151-07:002012-07-29T14:06:20.151-07:00Honestly, I think Amazon is right, not because of ...Honestly, I think Amazon is right, not because of the author-seeking-review's point of view, but because of the reviewer-accepting-pay's point of view. The problem is that, in order to do the job right, the reviewer needs to be in service to readers, not the author. If the reviewer is taking money for the review, he or she will instinctively and automatically skew the review so as to please the author so as to get more reviews so as to make more money, etc. It doesn't matter if the author, a monument of integrity, is merely seeking to buy an honest review with good feedback -- the reviewer's own motivations are suspect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515817930457694455noreply@blogger.com