As this seems to be a quiet period on TIPS, I thought I'd turn to crime: "At the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival… Leather cheerily explained that among the weapons he used to bump up his sales were sockpuppets whom he employed on internet forums to create a buzz. 'You build this whole network of characters who talk about your books and sometimes have conversations with yourself… Or I have friends who are sockpuppets, who might be real, but they might pick a fight with me'.”
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/ruthdudleyedwards/100179018/how-sockpuppets-are-murdering-crime-fiction/ Fake book reviews are rife on the internet and readers should be aware of the "fraudulent" practices of some writers, a group of leading British authors warn tonight. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9518531/RJ-Ellory-fake-book-reviews-are-rife-on-internet-authors-warn.html Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20197 or send a blank email to leave-20197-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
