Goodreads (An Amazon Company)
Account Status & Review
Now that I have your attention, This Review and Account Review is for the Status of my Author Account on Goodreads (An Amazon Company) and the lack of Quality Control, Integrity and Management of Asset protection for the position of a Contributing Author. This is not a direct reflection of Amazon Retail or any other purpose to relay current FACT Based Information to the attempt of Quality Control, Customer Service and Product Integrity.
I am a Disabled Gentleman with Multiple Amputations, Birth
Defects and Deformities and am a Survivor.
This only mentioned for clarity to define my understanding of what a prejudice,
racial or discrimination reaction and comment is actually used for and how “Ghosting
Troll” review attacks and hatefulness is not a new trait or experience. I have grown up with people who are cowardly
and lacking accountability to treat others with honesty or truth to a humane
means of being polite or mature.
As the Author of ‘FLORIDA RETIREMENT IS MURDER’ which was released on New Year’s Eve and Audio distribution on January 11th, 2023, I am very thrilled at the quality response on All Other Platforms that include Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Multiple Book Clubs, Stores and Distribution. With a Combined Review Ranking of 4.3/5.0 and the Audio book topping 4.5++ through Audible, I am very proud of my Teams effort and release!! This reflects the Truth and Factual Quality of the publication.
As this article and review will describe, Goodreads if known
for False and Fake “Review Bombs” that has plagued the wide spread Corruption
of the Publishing Industry. This exists
at multiple levels that include Agency Representatives and those who are both
publically paid and secretively endorsed for violation of Trade Secret Law and
Ethical Assaults upon the competition of those whom are guided in life by greed
and misuse of online platforms.
At first, I thought perhaps it was just an unusual
circumstance that the “Empty Account” Review BOMBS of 1 and 2 stars to pull
down the High Ranking value of my release were simply a onetime occurrence?! However, after the next 5-7 have appeared in
only a matter a couple weeks, it is clear the Goodreads platform is both
corrupt and unaccountable for the Quality of platform and that of protecting
the Value Assets of Amazon Profitable Products.
It was I began to research this condition that I discovered
this is now considered a Failed Platform; Known to be a cloaking and trolling
means for publishing and other manipulative publishers to violate Trade Laws
and “Review Bomb” the competition that is either equal to or outperforming a
slate of less than guilty products that are using paid for review services to
manipulate a false bottom and in return used to push down the other fella… Just
like a school yard bully…
According to the State of Ohio, New Jersey, New York and many
more BBB registration complaints that include those listed on Trustpilot,
Google and multiple sites including Attorney General Offices in many regional
locations, I am not the only one! In
fact, the entire Goodreads Platform is failing at a Moral Level at the very
least to say no accountability!
I have now sent 4 various emails and messages to obtain
correction from these “Empty Profiles” or Zero Review accounts that are created
in the last 2 days or 3 months, etc… In each circumstance I am met with a “Form
Letter” response, failed customer service efforts and total ignorance to the
value or asset protection of a Loyal Customer and Goodreads Author that according
to the form letter response, I am suppose to be a valued part of the platform…
I have to file reports on many – MANY “Librarian Edits” that
have been attacking my various publications with False Edits, Failed Reporting
and ALL With NO Approval or QC in place!
SO obviously, any Crook or Fool can drop these type of altering data
without restriction. Kind of like the
Loud Mouth Bully that use to call me a Freak in the school yard because I had
casts on my legs…
To date now, my book “FLORIDA RETIREMENT IS MURDER” continues
to climb the charts, Ranking High to REAL PEOPLE and perform well on all Retail
Media and Exchanges. Albeit that Amazon
is tied to Goodreads, so far that platform and Audible are acting with
Responsible Justice and Quality Control for Verified Accounts! In doing so, this product serves the public
well for the Comedy and excellently produced Literature that it is meant to
provide.
Recently, I was invited to participate in the National
Literacy Program for the Florida State College.
Shame on Goodreads Trolls for not having the integrity to even be a part
of that celebration and understand the value of good products, not cartoons…
I am a Blessed Gentleman with restrictions that understands
what a coward or someone who hides their face, a liar, a greedy fool, a fake AI
platform generated for the purpose of selfish gain over another. As any person with a disability can tell you,
these levels of hate, racism and purposeful discrimination are not even
entertained as value content. It simply
shows how ugly a human can be – Is that You!?!
Are you the coward that attacked a disabled author and got your illegal
violation of Trade Law 20 bucks for a #ReviewBOMB ? Are you that teenager or basement troll who
gets your sick and twisted thrills out of hurting people or attempting to keep
people from being successful ? Why,
because you never have tried or you do not have the education, moral integrity,
you’re a mentally ill person, or even worse yet, you call yourself a
professional Goodreads book reviewer ?
Either way – Congrats , you are attacking a book for the single reason
of perverse soul sickness and cheap thrills… Ain’t nothing, you’re just another
lost soul. I have seen this my entire
life, people Fear what they do not understand or are not capable of themselves…
As the date and time of this writing, the form email below is
the only communication I have gain from my attempt to resolve this widely known
destructive violation of Trade Law attacks on Good , High Quality Author
products who have willingly attempted to use the Goodreads platform for a
quality purpose. This is now obviously
not even remotely available. Nor is the platform being Managed or Quality
Control for Security and Integrity of Accounts or Identity. It is a Failed and Empty Website that only
appears to serve is a Tweenager and YA Publisher Money Funnel for Corrupt
Business Practices. Perhaps this
explains why Executives of the Publishing Industry are going to jail randomly,
who knows anymore… What I do know for a
#FACT – This effort to adjust the rankings and remove the cowardly posts, fake
accounts and random #ReviewBOMB listings is an Honest effort by an Honest
Gentleman who has had to fight my whole life against ugly people like this…
Thank you God I am not as dirty and covered in fool’s gold and selling my soul
to the devil like these folks are!! I
especially like the children who have supposedly read the book in 10 minutes and
rated it a one with Zero reviews, no followings and clearly – no friends –
funny how close to truth that may actually be…
If you are an Honest person with Integrity, perhaps an Author
that is experiencing the same thing, or a Fan of mine – Bless You and Thank you
for reading this and help me share this fact that Goodreads is a corrupt and
collection of deception.
If you are a Goodreads Admin (Not a Fake or Cheap Liar who
calls themselves a “Librarian”) and you have enough integrity to admit, accept
and CORRECT the Errors, Delete Fake Accounts, Guide this platform towards a
Quality Service, please do… Share with the Amazon Authorities, I will ….
In closing, the reference material below is factual, the
website and listings are current, and the information and the book itself are considered
good by my Fans & Real Readers & Patrons. I hope you get a chance to enjoy the story.
TrustPilot:
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.goodreads.com
The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/goodreads-review-bombing-amazon-moderation/674811/
Time:
https://time.com/6078993/goodreads-review-bombing/
Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/writers/comments/pcjzbp/review_bombing_on_goodreads/?rdt=45338
Original Email Transcript
& Response from Goodreads:
Hi Kris,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are
reviewing the content you reported and will take appropriate action.
Thank you for being a Goodreads member.
Sincerely,
The Goodreads Team
***reply***
source: contact form
from email: kriscourtney@yahoo.com
summary: Review BOMB Ranking SPAM
question:
Hello,
As a Successful Author, Loyal Goodreads &
Amazon Customer in both solicitation and marketing, I am VERY disappointed in
the Goodreads Giveaway, Monitoring of "Librarian Changes" and all
management of protecting an Author's Brand and Product "FLORIDA RETIREMENT
IS MURDER" . I have had to literally 'Chase down Fake/Spam ratings and
empty False Information that appears to be randomly altered by anyone ? These
alterations are not only false information, but impact the Ranking Stats on the
Global level of Amazon and are critical to the product reputation!
In the most recent Giveaway (and perhaps the last
time I ever spend money for this poorly managed service) the selection of
people who received the Kindle Free Copy appear to be either children, tweenies
or YA accounts that have NO Value, nor are they even accurately reviewed or
have read the content!! When I purchased this service previously, it appeared
there was some form of product control and administration involved in the
quality control of the Goodreads product ?! That appears to not be the case...
I have also reported FAKE/SPAM user accounts and
attempted Hacking on my Book Ranks through other "Librarian Edits"
and these appear to have been either completely ignored or there truly is no
personnel on duty to keep security in place for assets that make money on
Amazon and work for best interest of the organization itself ?!
Is Goodreads Capable of ACCURATE accounting of
Fake Profiles, Review BOMBS and the attack of what can only be described as
foolish actions of hateful ratings for what clearly is a 4.2 ++ Rated Cozy
Satire Fiction Novel for Adult Comedy Readers, Not Teenagers !!! The Audio Book
alone is rated at 4.5 ++
The Goodreads is NOT ACCURATE or at this rate even
Honestly holding any Integrity to the Publication Industry as per this example.
Whomever is reading this, I pray that there is a
Mature, Common Sense response that holds value to Moral Responsibility and
Honesty. Please DELETE the Fake 1 and 2 star Empty Profile Review/Rating Bombs.
Please restore faith in this platform that is obviously failing the industry as
by what is clearly being spoken by others in my research to discover why this
is an issue across the globe and Amazon platform.
I look forward to a Genuine Professional response
please,
Kris Courtney
www.kriscourtney.com
