Are Amazon crazy?

Tell Me a Story - viewpoint.

Writers beware....

Amazon online bookstore have lost their heads

When posting a review for Amazon, reviewers are no longer allowed to include anything other than their name in the signature. There are to be NO links to, or mention of, their own books whatsoever in the review or signature line.

Amazon remove reviews.

Amazon have apparently already removed numerous reviews from their lists, which had previously been accepted.

This rule also applies to any comments in a book review. Amazon doesn’t want authors to mention their own books anywhere on the review page.

This is crazy stuff.

Most authors create very readable reviews, and to add a tiny advert in the signature is not SPAM. In fact it adds a certain credibility for a professional to take time to create a review.

I don’t know what is going on with decision makers at Amazon, but their heads must be full of shit.

Surely, the job of Amazon is to sell.

If an author has written a review and the person reading the review chooses to go to the book mentioned in the signature line – isn’t that a potential sale?

Are Amazon absolutely mad? They're shooting themselves in the foot....

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La Pista restaurant, Jalon

Tell Me a Story - restaurant review.

Most restaurants around Jalon tend to close on Monday evening, probably because people eat out at the weekend and aren't bothered about Monday. Whatever, Monday is traditionally not popular - which is awkward when you choose that day for a meal out.

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It's my wife's birthday on Monday, and we normally go out for a meal to celebrate, but like I said, we can't, so I'll probably cook something special for her birthday instead.

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At any rate .... Val decided to move the day forward and celebrate on Saturday evening, not quite the same, but ....

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La Pista Restaurant.

We chose 'La Pista Restaurant' for the celebration, a recently renovated and re-opened restaurant, near the centre of the village. We were VERY pleased.

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The bar area is stylish, leather sofas and armchairs in the corner - a great place to relax with a pre-meal gin & tonic.

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La Pista menu is chic, very up-market .... and we took quite some time to choose from the delicious-sounding dishes - but when we finally started to eat - wow my tastebuds were blown away. It was fantastic. Full marks, no let-downs what-so-ever.

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Unbelievably, the sophisticated menu is only 17:95 euros for a 3-course meal, bread, allioli, and half a bottle of wine per person.

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We absolutely love La Pista Restaurant .... we'll definitely be going again.

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