Just like the old saying, "Don't believe everything you read in the paper!"
Laurie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Vogler Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [slm] Beware of Amazon Reviews If you rely on Amazon reviews in your collection development activities, just like everything on the internet, you need to keep your skeptic's hat firmly in place: http://www.slate.com/id/2182002 I was surprised to find that publisher's pay for reviews on Amazon! So much for the democracy of Web 2.0.... Dawn Vogler Library Management Consultant Texas State Library & Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 (512) 936-4449 phone (512) 463-8800 fax _______________________________________________ slm mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/slm _______________________________________________ ctls-l mailing list ctls-l@ctls.net http://ctls.net/mailman/listinfo/ctls-l_ctls.net
