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Bullies Growing Weary
Well, well. It appears as though the bullies are growing tired of being called out for their behavior. What is interesting, though, is how they describe their feelings on the issue. We were just...
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HWA’s Letter to Jeff Bezos
We were just alerted to the Horror Writer’s Association’s official letter to Jeff Bezos regarding the bullying and trolling happening on Amazon: Well said, HWA! It’s not about ensuring positive...
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A New Level of Author Bullying
We were just recently tipped off to this Facebook post by an author who was bullied on Amazon to a degree that we haven’t yet seen. Down-rating a book to “punish” an author, calling the author a b****...
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Anne Rice talks about her life, her writing, and Prince Lestat in an interview with Q on CBC. If you scroll to the 12:50 position of the interview, you will hear her thoughts on the Amazon bullies....
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Gaming the System
We were given this screenshot today of an Amazon customer who gets offended when authors write series. So instead of waiting until a series is written and finished before starting it, guess what this...
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Amazon Takes Action against Fake and Inappropriate Reviews
Well, this is definitely a big win for STGRB and everyone who supports our blog! This was published last week, and it looks as though Amazon is going after sites that sell phony Amazon reviews: Bravo,...
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Randi Harper’s Bully Review
Another bully who has made her way into the book world thanks to her friend, Ginmar, has recently had one of her bully reviews pulled from Amazon. Here’s a shot we got of the review before it was...
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Randi Harper Fights Amazon’s Removal of her Bully Review
Ever since our post on Randi Harper’s Bully Review, the Twitterverse has exploded. It appears we have stumbled upon a rather nasty bully who has been at this for a while and who – wait for it – is...
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Amazon Removes Bully Reviews
If any of you haven’t been following the brouhaha regarding Ryan T. Anderson’s marriage book, here’s a link and some screenshots describing what happened to it in the Amazon bookstore (and yes, as...
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Amazon No Longer Supporting Active Discussions Feature
Apparently, Amazon is cracking down on the discussion forums and its problem with troll infestation. If you go to any discussion forum you will see this at the bottom of the page: And how do the...
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