Jeremiah Cress
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Hey #writers

I published a book in 2013. It did OK and recieved about 100 reviews averaging 4.3 stars.

Last week I received about 40 star ratings in 36 hours, all of them negative. I've sold one copy in 2023. Where did all these reviews come from and why are all of them negative?

Thoughts?
03:05 PM - Apr 12, 2023 (Edited)
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to Jeremiah Cress.
Did you recently run afoul of trolls on the Bird site? Sounds like bot activity.
03:33 PM - Apr 12, 2023
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Jeremiah Cress
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In response to Linda Eisenstein.
I did, yes. Quite a few times as a matter of fact.
05:49 PM - Apr 12, 2023
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to Jeremiah Cress.
That's your answer, then. Swarm hate-reviews is a real thing.
06:06 PM - Apr 12, 2023
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Jeremiah Cress
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In response to Linda Eisenstein.
You're probably right. That's kinda shitty. 😕
06:29 PM - Apr 12, 2023 (Edited)
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to Jeremiah Cress.
I believe you may have recourse @ Amazon. Check out their review policies. So many in a few days is suspicious AF.
06:32 PM - Apr 12, 2023
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Jeremiah Cress
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I've emailed them about 5 or 6 times and they responded once saying they'd look into it. I don't have my hopes up.
In response to Linda Eisenstein.
06:43 PM - Apr 12, 2023
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