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This author wrote a article in the New Republic, protesting against Vine Reviewers:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119875/margo-howard-amazon-vine-reviewers-sabotaged-my-book
I think when you publish a memoir you do open yourself up to criticism of YOU and your life decisions. Look at all the 1-star reviews of Eat Pray Love, for instance. It comes with the territory.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119875/margo-howard-amazon-vine-reviewers-sabotaged-my-book
I’ll bet you don’t know what the Amazon “Vine Community” is. I didn’t. I was never even aware of it until my memoir was published earlier this year. Books offered onAmazon for pre-order have a notation: “This book is not eligible for review until publication date.” However, in the run-up to my release date there were already five reviews posted—and they all were rotten; I mean inaccurate, insulting, and demonstrably written by dim bulbs. I was absolutely stunned. Who were these people, and why were they allowed to comment on a book before actual purchasers, when there was a clear prohibition.
I think when you publish a memoir you do open yourself up to criticism of YOU and your life decisions. Look at all the 1-star reviews of Eat Pray Love, for instance. It comes with the territory.
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