Should poetry writer pay for reviews

[gerard quain]

Should poetry writer pay for their ebooks to be reviewed , my answer is no, because you will never know if your review has been given honestly of is given in hope of future work , or repeat business, be careful , the only review worthwhile is that of a reader who chooses freely to write a review based on how they perceived your work , this of course is my opinion, but as an add on, I am tired of sites that now almost insist on you paying for review

 

[Meadow337]

No one should EVER pay for a review. As you said, how honest is the review if you paid for it?

 

[SFG75]

Should poetry writer pay for their ebooks to be reviewed , my answer is no, because you will never know if your review has been given honestly of is given in hope of future work , or repeat business, be careful , the only review worthwhile is that of a reader who chooses freely to write a review based on how they perceived your work , this of course is my opinion, but as an add on, I am tired of sites that now almost insist on you paying for review

In the academic world, you do so for the love of doing it. I think the same thing should apply for the kind of reviews that you are speaking about.

 

[Meadow337]

Unfortunately the whole review thing has become just another way to make money.

 

[gerard quain]

No one should EVER pay for a review. As you said, how honest is the review if you paid for it?

thank you for your reply

 

[gerard quain]

Unfortunately the whole review thing has become just another way to make money.

money is an evil, especially if your broke poet

 

[gerard quain]

In the academic world, you do so for the love of doing it. I think the same thing should apply for the kind of reviews that you are speaking about.

thank you for your reply

 

[Meadow337]

thank you for your reply

thanking is fine and not unappreciated, but what do you think? It is a conversation killing response.

 

[gerard quain]

thanking is fine and not unappreciated, but what do you think? It is a conversation killing response.

It costs nothing to be polite, and I try to be always polite, as it being conversation killer , this maybe true, but as my view on paid reviews being so definite then its not surprising that conversation is short

 

[regdog]

No one should EVER pay for a review. As you said, how honest is the review if you paid for it?

Definitely this.

 

[gerard quain]

Definitely this.

thank you

 

[SFG75]

You got me curious gerard, what have you done in the past and what do others do that you know. I'm not a writer by any means, so I'm curious what your perspective is.

 

[gerard quain]

You got me curious gerard, what have you done in the past and what do others do that you know. I'm not a writer by any means, so I'm curious what your perspective is.

if you want to check out what I have done ,then just google my name gerard quain , or go tto the top of my profile page and check the links, from what I have seen on varying writing sites , paying for reviews is now causing real problems

 

[readsalot]

A lot of poetry "contests" have reading fees to enter, but I guess then you just have to look at the general reputation of the contest. In general, paying for a review isn't a good idea.

 

[gerard quain]

A lot of poetry "contests" have reading fees to enter, but I guess then you just have to look at the general reputation of the contest. In general, paying for a review isn't a good idea.

thank you for your reply