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Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social

The lowest Amazon reviews my books get are because the book was scuffed on delivery. I deeply regret this.

jul 4, 2025, 1:45 pm • 103 5

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Heath J. Chaney @heathjchaney.bsky.social

It’s like Roger Ebert giving a film 2 thumbs down because the kids in front of him kept throwing popcorn

jul 5, 2025, 3:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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Patrick Delahanty @pdelahanty.bsky.social

My wife writes books for the middle school age range. One 1-star review said there was “cursing throughout the book”. There definitely isn’t, so I’m wondering what this person considers “cursing”.

jul 4, 2025, 2:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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QuiGonJinNTonic @quigonjinntonic.bsky.social

If into the Amazon reviews you go, only poor critical thinking will you find

jul 4, 2025, 2:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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Djoran Keil @djorankeil.bsky.social

I can't believe people would downrate you for that. The mere fact alone that you're using Santa's technology to personally deliver these copies should be respected even if you accidentally scuff a few!

jul 4, 2025, 9:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Vixolux @vixolux.bsky.social

Maybe if these books were packed in a book-shaped box…

jul 4, 2025, 5:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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mdmost @mdmost.bsky.social

So not only are you in charge of Lucasfilm, you’re also in charge of quality control at Amazon. You wear many hats.

jul 4, 2025, 2:34 pm • 2 0 • view
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social

This is why I'm always really careful when I delivery my books.

jul 4, 2025, 1:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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Caesar McMagic @caesarmcmagic.bsky.social

Reviews about the shipping box and "I don't know, it was a gift for someone else" are the most useful of all reviews.

jul 4, 2025, 1:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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Christie Golden @christiegolden.bsky.social

YES YES YES Thank you random person for bringing down a book's overall rating because the mail person was late etc.

jul 4, 2025, 4:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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Display Name Goes Here @hwhall.bsky.social

my favorite is always someone leaving a bad review because Amazon shipped the wrong product, dude don't 1 star it just ask to fix it

jul 4, 2025, 3:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mikey (They/Them) @psychoticdreams.bsky.social

If you were going to scuff the book you could have given them a discount. Sheesh.

jul 4, 2025, 2:02 pm • 2 0 • view
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Janne Hämäläinen @janne.hamalainen.social

Negative reviews are actually useful. If those complain only about shipping and such, then you know the book is good.

jul 5, 2025, 6:47 am • 1 0 • view
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Mark Sutter: Author @marksutterauthor.bsky.social

But why didn’t you make them scuff-proof, Pablo?

jul 4, 2025, 2:11 pm • 0 0 • view