A Comparison of Traditional Book Reviews and Amazon.com Book Reviews of Fiction Using a Content Analysis Approach

Objective - This study compared the quality and helpfulness of traditional book review sources with the online user rating system in Amazon.com in order to determine if one mode is superior to the other and should be used by library selectors to assist in making purchasing decisions. Methods - Fo...

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Main Author: Christy Sich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2017-03-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/25088/21199