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As a member of Bookcrossing.com, whenever I finish a book, I try to write a short review of the book in the online journal for that book, so that the others who might read that book later can compare their thoughts/reactions with mine. About a year ago, I started posting these reviews at Amazon.com as well, because many of the books I was ready didn't have many, if any, reviews there (I've been reading a lot of older books and many new ones that have received limited release or publicity). It seemed like a good way to provide other readers with a little extra information about the books, to make book buying decision a little easier. Since then, I've managed to post over ninety reviews at Amazon.com, which is pretty startling considering the limited amount of time I have available to read. Of these, 29 books have five or fewer reviews and my review is the only review for ten books.
This morning, I was looking at one of my reviews at Amazon.com and noticed that it had been chosen as a "spotlight review" for that book, meaning that it will always appear at the top of the reviews, rather than in chronological order from when I posted it. Intrigued, I dug a little further and discovered that six of my reviews have been chosen as "spotlight reviews." I have no idea how they choose these spotlight reviews, but it is actually flattering to find that many of mine chosen. My goal was simply to share my thoughts and impressions, without a great deal of concern about whether my reviews would be well received or not. I guess I'm doing a better job than I thought I was. Cool!
This morning, I was looking at one of my reviews at Amazon.com and noticed that it had been chosen as a "spotlight review" for that book, meaning that it will always appear at the top of the reviews, rather than in chronological order from when I posted it. Intrigued, I dug a little further and discovered that six of my reviews have been chosen as "spotlight reviews." I have no idea how they choose these spotlight reviews, but it is actually flattering to find that many of mine chosen. My goal was simply to share my thoughts and impressions, without a great deal of concern about whether my reviews would be well received or not. I guess I'm doing a better job than I thought I was. Cool!
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Date: 2005-03-10 06:15 am (UTC)COOL!
Date: 2005-03-17 11:49 pm (UTC)Is it as simple as a free sign-up?
Re: COOL!
Date: 2005-03-18 12:19 am (UTC)BTW - I checked out