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  Fake Reviews and Why They Hurt Honest Authors

  Fake book reviews are rampant on Amazon. They can make it difficult to determine the quality of a book without reading the "Look Inside" or purchasing the complete book only to find out the entire story falls off the page after the first chapter.

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  • June 5, 2017

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    Admin An update on this article. Amazon now requires a minimum of $50.00 in purchases in the last 12 months in order to be able to contribute a review:
    
    Eligibility
    To contribute to Customer features (for example, Customer Reviews, Customer Answers, Idea...  moreAn update on this article. Amazon now requires a minimum of $50.00 in purchases in the last 12 months in order to be able to contribute a review:
    
    Eligibility
    To contribute to Customer features (for example, Customer Reviews, Customer Answers, Idea Lists) or to follow other contributors, you must have spent at least $50 on Amazon.com using a valid credit or debit card in the past 12 months. Promotional discounts don't qualify towards the $50 minimum. You do not need to meet this requirement to read content posted by other contributors or post Customer Questions, or create or modify Profile pages, Shopping Lists, Wish Lists or Registries.  less

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  Alexander Perry commented on Alexander Perry's article: Hi William. A "trope" is an overused plot device. For example, in YA boy meets girl and falls immediately in love. In YA fantasy, it's often main character discovers magical power he/she didn't know they had, but must use it to fulfill prophecy...  moreHi William. A "trope" is an overused plot device. For example, in YA boy meets girl and falls immediately in love. In YA fantasy, it's often main character discovers magical power he/she didn't know they had, but must use it to fulfill prophecy to save the world. In thrillers - amnesia victim discovers he is a superspy killing machine. And so on. Every genre has them. Novice writers often go down that path when they begin because we do enjoy those stories - when they are done well. But when they are not, the reviews can be ravaging.  less

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  • May 8, 2017
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  Top 12 Crippling Mistakes of the Self-Publishing Newbie

  Top 12 Mistakes of the New Self-Published Author. Some may think these are shortcuts, but they will undermine your career and cast doubt on your professionalism every single time.

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  • April 16, 2017

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    William Pepe What is a "trope?"

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    Alexander Perry Hi William. A "trope" is an overused plot device. For example, in YA boy meets girl and falls immediately in love. In YA fantasy, it's often main character discovers magical power he/she didn't know they had, but must use it to fulfill prophecy...  moreHi William. A "trope" is an overused plot device. For example, in YA boy meets girl and falls immediately in love. In YA fantasy, it's often main character discovers magical power he/she didn't know they had, but must use it to fulfill prophecy to save the world. In thrillers - amnesia victim discovers he is a superspy killing machine. And so on. Every genre has them. Novice writers often go down that path when they begin because we do enjoy those stories - when they are done well. But when they are not, the reviews can be ravaging.  less

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    William Pepe Thank you for the definition.

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