Wars Between Book Reviewers and Authors

SUBTITLE: "Can Motives Be Proper for Attack Reviews?" (3 Sections, 17 Headings, Approx. 15,472 words in length) Toward the end of 2012, I made the careful decision to publish an eBook on the subject of “unfairly unfavorable book reviews”, which would be the first in a three-part experimental series (observing reviewer responses to each eBook installment). I have never forgotten, at any time during this process, that most reviewers are people with honest intentions and who do a great job expressing likes and dislikes for books they have read. Still, with reviews in some circles, continuing to head the direction of “anything goes”, this experiment was important and I have no regrets for using it to help bring awareness to proper versus improper book reviewing practices. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECTION ONE: "Effects of UNFAIRLY UNFAVORABLE Book Reviews on Independent Authors" : When a Negative Review IS NOT MERITED by a Written Work CONTENTS: 1. RECENT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHANGES IN PUBLISHING AND BOOK REVIEWING 2. HIGHLY NEGATIVE BOOK REVIEWS: DESTROYING AUTHORS WITH A FEW TAPS OF THE KEYBOARD 3. A BAD REVIEW ON MY HEALTH TITLE 4. ARE AUTHOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT NEGATIVE REVIEWS LEGITIMATE? 5. AUTHORS IMPROVE BUT MUST BE OPEN TO 'APPROPRIATE' CRITICISM 6. VAGUE REVIEWS NOT EXPLAINING WHY A LOW RATING WAS GIVEN 7. TRASH TITLES CONTRIBUTE TO BAD PERCEPTIONS TOWARD INDIE AUTHORS 8. IN CONCLUSION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECTION TWO: "Writing Books that Won't Get Blue Meanie Reviews" : How To Avoid People Who Aren't Nice with Reviewing Your Books CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Why People Write Bad Book Reviews Even When They're Not Mad at Anyone Chapter 2: Avoid Bad Reviews by Writing a Threatening Introduction Chapter 3: Format Your Book in Such a Way as to Stun Readers into Giving you Nothing but Good Reviews My Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECTION THREE: "Bashing Authors with Negative Reviews and Feeling Fully Justified" : Trashing Writers of Bad Books for Fun and Self Confidence CONTENTS: First Chapter: I'm Really Not a Bad Person, I Just Don't Like Some Books! Second Chapter: Watching the Trends by Keeping Up with Group Members Third Chapter: I Never Thought Becoming a Reviewer Would Be So Easy! Fourth Chapter: Hints for Writing Bash Reviews for Trashing Inferior Authors My Closing Thoughts