Readers who thought they were buying The Girl on the Train make Girl on a Train a surprise hit
The virtues of physical bookstores are well-known: they encourage chance encounters and spontaneity, they support local communities, they are not terrible mega-corporations. One more point in their favor: it’s hard to… Read more »
Sanctioned fake Amazon reviews by gun enthusiasts savage book by Sandy Hook mom
If you search this blog’s archives, you’ll find a number of references to Tuscan Whole Milk. This is not because the contributors to MobyLives have a particular affinity for Tuscan… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: Awesome Show, Great Job
Topics discussed: The 1990s Chicago Bulls, Nike Air Pippen IIs, NAFTA, Doc Martens, Michael Schaub, Jesse Montgomery, Ryan Holiday, Mein Kampf, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, The Daily Show, The Onion, blurbs,… Read more »
Website with limited quality control standards sues other websites for exploiting website’s limited quality control standards
Last week, Amazon filed a lawsuit in Washington’s King County Superior Court against four websites: BuyAmazonReviews.com, BayReviews.net, BuyReviewsNow.com, and BuyAzonReviews.com. Why did Amazon do this? Let’s go to the complaint:… Read more »
Author wants your best one-star Amazon reviews
By now, it’s safe to assume you’ve read all about sock puppet reviews on Amazon. Crime writer R.J. Elroy was censured last year after posting pseudonymous reviews of his book A Quiet… Read more »