Never fails to amaze how two people can read the same book and come to completely different conclusions. A reviewer of my Black Country Ghosts from The History Press purchased the book through amazon.co.uk and later posted a review:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Country-Ghosts-Anthony-Poulton-Smith/dp/0750950447/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_9
However across the Atlantic a second customer purchased the book through amazon.com and later gave a different opion:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Country-Ghosts-Anthony-Poulton-Smith/dp/0750950447/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
Two things come to mind. Firstly it is a pity the two reviews cannot be linked to appear on the same page whether views on .co.uk or .com. And of course there is also a greater likelihood of a review for those who are dissatisfied. Thus budding authors, while taking comments on board, should also balance any criticism with the knowledge that there is probably a very satisfied and unseen reader out there.
Incidentally the dissatisfied customer who bought Black Country Ghosts in the UK may not have been quite as unhappy with my work as it seemed, for he later purchased another of my books. While they also went on to write a bad review of that second book, it did raise the point as to why a second book was purchased by the same author - unless, as I suspect, it was simply to give a bad review.
No comments:
Post a Comment