More on the Good and the Bad

The previous post was about fake reviews I received for my book, The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn, on Goodreads.

Not good for consumers or companies selling to consumers.

(To their credit, Goodreads investigated, removed the reviews, and closed the account(s) posting them.)

The FTC intends to make it costly for an individual or company posting fake reviews. This includes selling reviews, good or bad, fake or otherwise.

I support the effort, but it remains to be seen how well enforcement will be. And there will be challenges getting legitimate reviews in front of potential customers.

I've had a half dozen people contact me saying they purchased my book online, read it, and posted a review on the site where they made the purchase.

In all those cases, the reviews remain "under review" a week or more after being  posted.

Nonetheless, it's past time to address this issue.