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  > 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?
  

Sorry, I thought I had addressed the question --  The basic idea is to
recommend good books, not to try to cover the entire range of books
available.   So, yes, I am suggesting that reviewers only send me positive
reviews.  Another way to do it would be to compare the book you're
reviewing to others "This is MUCH better than that book by Slarty
Bargumal".   
 
Most of us who read a lot do this every time someone asks for books to read
-- i dont tell friends about all the bad sci fi i encounter, but rather act
as a filter.   That's the intent of this service.   
 
At first, readers are going to have to take the reviews on faith, but over
time, they should be able to compare their assessment of previous reviews.
 
S