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Reviews, gaming the system, and fake popularity

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Russell Nohelty
Jan 08, 2024
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As I write this, my book Pixie Dust has 29 reviews on Amazon, while my book Spaceship Broken has 26 reviews. Most people who think that means these books are roughly equal in popularity, right?

Except no.

Pixie Dust has made me almost $30,000 in revenue, earning most of it at shows and through Kickstarter. Almost zero dollars of it was made through Amazon…

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