Do Reviews Influence You?
[email protected] Wed, 4 Feb 2004 00:43:07 EST
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--part1_121.2a8ba962.2d51e06b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last weekend, a writer friend of mine and I were arguing about the influenc= e=20 of reviews versus word of mouth.We resolved nothing, so I put it to you -- = How=20 much influence do book reviews have on you? Are you more likely to buy a bo= ok=20 if it receives a good review in a national or local newspaper, or is word o= f=20 mouth more important? Are there any particular reviews that you follow=20 religiously? =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Best, John Blumenthal =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Author, "What's Wrong With Dorfman?"=20 --part1_121.2a8ba962.2d51e06b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10>Last weekend, a writer friend of mine an= d I were arguing about the influence of reviews versus word of mouth.We res= olved nothing, so I put it to you -- How much influence do book reviews hav= e on you? Are you more likely to buy a book if it receives a good review in= a national or local newspaper, or is word of mouth more important? Are the= re any particular reviews that you follow religiously? <BR>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Best, John Blumenthal <BR>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Author, "What's Wrong With Dorfman?"=20 <BR>=A0=A0=A0=A0</BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR> <BR></FONT> <br> <tt><hr width=3D"500"> <b>Yahoo! Groups Links</b><br> <ul> <li>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br><a href=3D"http://groups.yaho= o.com/group/bookworm/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bookworm/</a><br> = ; <li>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br><a href=3D"mailto:= [email protected]?subject=3DUnsubscribe">bookworm-unsubs= [email protected]</a><br> <li>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a href=3D"http://docs.yaho= o.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>. </ul> </tt> </br> </HTML> --part1_121.2a8ba962.2d51e06b_boundary--