Snarky Amazon Review--keep it or tell them to pull it?

**Celine Chatillon** · #1 August 23rd, 2007, 11:52 AM

Well, it's finally happened to yours truly... There's a nasty review on Help! I'm Falling for the Vampire Next Door at Amazon where the print version is selling well. I rated the review as "not helpful" and I wish Amazon would just pull it as I think the reviewer is just one of those snarky types who wants to post negative remarks without impunity.

What do you think? Should the snarky review stand--sort of "reverse publicity" for the book--or should it be pulled since I don't feel it's particularly fair, accurate or just plain civil?

Rachel Fox · #2 August 23rd, 2007, 05:50 PM

I had one of those for Green Fire -- of course I had a lot of great ones for Green Fire. I let the great reviews speak for themselves and ignored the snarky one. JMHO.

Rachel

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Originally Posted by Celine Chatillon

Well, it's finally happened to yours truly... There's a nasty review on Help! I'm Falling for the Vampire Next Door at Amazon where the print version is selling well. I rated the review as "not helpful" and I wish Amazon would just pull it as I think the reviewer is just one of those snarky types who wants to post negative remarks without impunity.

What do you think? Should the snarky review stand--sort of "reverse publicity" for the book--or should it be pulled since I don't feel it's particularly fair, accurate or just plain civil?

Renee Michaels · #3 August 23rd, 2007, 07:39 PM

I feel for you honey. Renee Michaels

**Mima** · #4 August 23rd, 2007, 11:31 PM

oh, celine, that's not snark, that's pitbull bitch. someone's out to get you, and to put it up on amazon is just stone cold mean.

unfortunately, it doesn't have the "this sux if u like it u suck too" inane quality that would get amazon to yank it. get one of your readers to put up something glowing for you!

**Mike** · #5 August 24th, 2007, 10:55 AM

My advice is:

1. Don't do anything about the snarky review;
2. As Mima said, get someone(s) to put up a favorable review, in the 3-5 rating range--4 is prob the best rating to get.

Amazon reviews are known to be significantly manipulated by some people, so seasoned readers learn to ignore the 1 and 5 ratings and read the 2-4 comments. Having some neg reviews adds credibility long-term.

You could end up getting unwanted hassle if you go about pulling reviews, it's probably not worth it.

**Celine Chatillon** · #6 August 27th, 2007, 12:53 PM

Yeah, I thought so, too. If you nag Amazon, they tend to ignore in the long run when you really need their help.

I've asked people to post reviews--but I ended up posting for a friend anyway and that seems to have got me in trouble. So.... anybody out there want to post a nice review of Vampire Next Door for me to counteract the snarky/icky one?