Amazon requires that a review be at least 20 words long (I suspected to avoid reviews like "Great!" or "Sucked!"). I don't know why this reader decided to leave a review, but perhaps this requirement is why she commented on being "forced."
It's possible people get the email from Amazon asking them to review and think they are obligated to do so.Caitie Quinn said:Although it does seem weird her first review would be a 3 star she has nothing to say about LOL
She probably rec'd the "Rate this book" email. My father bought my book, rec'd the email and thought he HAD to leave a review. Luckily I told him he didn't have to and thankfully, he did not. ; )Caitie Quinn said:Although it does seem weird her first review would be a 3 star she has nothing to say about LOL
The same here. I've started getting a large number (for me) of very short reviews.N. Gemini Sasson said:I agree with Stuart that it probably refers to the required length. A lot of people are not comfortable elaborating on anything more than just their gut reaction. I've noticed that the number of reviews on my books has gone up since Amazon started sending out requests for reviews, but the word count per review on average has become considerably shorter.
I've gotten those. It was tempting, but... I resisted.Caitie Quinn said:Does anyone else just glare at those emails?
I've been asked to rate my own books and other people's books I've worked on (and been credited on)... And yet, Amazon is deleting new reviews every day.
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