tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post4153744200163867600..comments2023-06-26T05:29:21.219-04:00Comments on The Harriet Klausner Appreciation Society: W.Boudville abandons medicine...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-54244898142279445822007-08-30T14:06:00.000-04:002007-08-30T14:06:00.000-04:00Hush...Hush...Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-46127588493348030332007-08-29T09:37:00.000-04:002007-08-29T09:37:00.000-04:00OK, but it would be fun to know if he's selling th...OK, but it would be fun to know if he's selling the books he's reviewing, ala Gunny wouldn't it?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-58198773050754203622007-08-28T23:27:00.000-04:002007-08-28T23:27:00.000-04:00Oh, c'mon, we're not gonna investigate our Friend ...Oh, c'mon, we're not gonna investigate our Friend Top Reviewer W.Boudville, are we. Let him be, he's funny enough as he is. :-)Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-68905758799614363642007-08-28T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:45:00.000-04:00Interesting, I saw on WB's profile that his nickna...Interesting, I saw on WB's profile that his nickname was southlandplace I googled that. Here's what I got,<BR/><BR/>http://search.earthlink.net/search?area=earthlink-ws&q="southlandplace"&channel=totalaccess<BR/><BR/>It appears from the third result he may be a seller of some sort. However, I can't find him in the list, but I'm suffering from the mother of all head colds and may be missing it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-51983462962172725592007-08-28T21:39:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:39:00.000-04:00Who knows... I do think they are paid in some way....Who knows... I do think they are paid in some way. Selling a few books doesn't bring much money, even if they're expensive. I sold books on eBay a while ago for a while: a nice hobby, but overall, unless you're a real bookstore with high volume, this is too much work for too little return. For an individual , well, even it can be more than lunch money, it's not by much. (And gosh, I didn't have Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-19092100413320814362007-08-28T21:07:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:07:00.000-04:00Yes, of course, the awswer is obviously that they'...Yes, of course, the awswer is obviously that they're not being written for an audience but for another reason. We know in some cases the reviewers very boldly, or stupidly as the case may be, sell the same books they review right at the Amazon site,(Mark-O, Gunny).<BR/><BR/>It would be conceivable that a portion of these top reviewers could be selling these books and additional materials through Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-9965564332650130522007-08-28T19:57:00.000-04:002007-08-28T19:57:00.000-04:00W.Boudville, I suspect, doesn't write for an audie...W.Boudville, I suspect, doesn't write <I>for an audience</I>. He probably writes in order to have posted these reviews; their further fate is of no interest to him. He's gotta be in some way compensated for posting positive reviews on newly published books by the books' publishers. <BR/><BR/>Now, <I>why</I> these publishers believe the boudville drivel will be useful I don't know. But then most Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-38860252080366542472007-08-28T18:02:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:02:00.000-04:00For what audience is Boudville writing these revie...For what audience is Boudville writing these reviews? His medical reviews are laughable, as any one who has ever even taken their dog to the vet can tell you. His reviews on books dealing with information technology have been commented on by many people whose comments exhibit quite clearly the fact that Boudville knows not of what he speaks. And now he's exhibiting what we are to surmise is his Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-75278441945644214022007-08-28T15:59:00.000-04:002007-08-28T15:59:00.000-04:00What did he say???? That review was an painful on...What did he say???? That review was an painful on my eyes as the worst of a Klausner review.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.com