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Steve Estvanik wrote:
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> > A book review is supposed to be unbiased.  If you pay me for
> > each copy of a book that you sell as a result of my writing
> > this is called ADVERTISING not reviewing.  Will you pay me
> > to read awful books and report that they are bad?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> 
> ROFL!!!! what world are you living in??   do you think the reviewers for
> any major periodical or newspaper write for free?   Books reviews should be
> fair and objective, of course, and that's what I'm asking for from
> reviewers.   But no, I don't intend to post terrible reviews.  There are
> plenty of great books out there to concentrate on the ones that are worth
> recommending.  Each reviewer's name will be attached to their review, so it
> wont make sense to give a great review to a bad book, either.

Wait a minute: you haven't addressed his original concern.  Sure, the
N.Y. Times pays for reviews, but the writer gets paid whether it's a
positive or negative review.  What you are proposing is that the reiewer
doesn't get paid unless his review inspires people to buy the book, so
if he gives the book a bad review he is unlikely to get anything for his
trouble.  Or are you proposing that we only send reviews for books we
have already read and would like to recommend?