tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624284166859065697.post4589858091777981158..comments2023-12-22T06:54:09.762-08:00Comments on Writers, Readers, and Book Stuff: Are Paid Book Reviews Unethical?Author and Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275313084319285562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624284166859065697.post-46459197150820694032012-03-04T13:09:37.920-08:002012-03-04T13:09:37.920-08:00I think you have the right formula, Henry. If it&#...I think you have the right formula, Henry. If it's requested and handled by a third party, then there's less chance of bias. Thank you for your input :-)Author and Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275313084319285562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624284166859065697.post-41831778783169770162012-03-04T11:29:09.040-08:002012-03-04T11:29:09.040-08:00I think every book review should be paid, supposed...I think every book review should be paid, supposed it is written on the basis of some criteria like length, fairness, and content. A book review is a cultural performance which fits the performance of writing a book, and every book should be reviewed, and not only by 3 sentences.<br />The question is of course, who has to pay for the review; it shouldn't be the author, but some neutral person or institution, perhaps a public library or so.<br /><br />If so, there will always be a true statement in the review, and and no paid for acclamation that no one will believe.<br /><br />Henry Arnold, author of "School Stories"Henry Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559908299177046739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624284166859065697.post-19998722770391331212011-08-12T04:40:34.155-07:002011-08-12T04:40:34.155-07:00Krista, yes, it is really hard for me to answer. A...Krista, yes, it is really hard for me to answer. And I agree about what comes to us on the receiving end ... I so want to get reviews, but then I cringe if any are negative. The thicker skin and all that, it's hard to grow! What a business!Author and Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275313084319285562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624284166859065697.post-6760021329016189192011-08-11T22:09:49.598-07:002011-08-11T22:09:49.598-07:00Hmm... that's a difficult question. I don'...Hmm... that's a difficult question. I don't think that a paid review is necessarily ethical, but some people will still do it. I find that if you do find reviews, some are obviously done by family members of the author or close friends because they compliment the character of the author, not always the book. It makes it hard to judge if a book is good or not. I don't always read reviews for books, but I find that reviews on my own books gratefully effect me and that's not always positive. I guess it depends.<br /><br />It might remain as one of those questions that is just hard to answer. Great question!Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.com