Comments on: To rate or not to rate? http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/ all things books Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:44:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rating Systems « The Pew Reviews http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Rating Systems « The Pew Reviews Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:21:41 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-493 [...] 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment Interesting discussion over at booktumbling — should book bloggers use a rating system? All the major bookstores do it online, [...] [...] 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment Interesting discussion over at booktumbling — should book bloggers use a rating system? All the major bookstores do it online, [...]

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-492 cjz111 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:57:17 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-492 Thank you, thank you! It wasn't either of the sites you mentioned but I did find the original post through one of them!!!! Yay! Thank you, thank you! It wasn’t either of the sites you mentioned but I did find the original post through one of them!!!! Yay!

]]> By: Nymeth http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Nymeth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:23:28 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-491 I agree that there's no right or wrong answer. I personally don't feel comfortable rating, but to each their own! I saw two posts about this recently: <a href="http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-i-don-rate-my-reviews-manifesto.html" rel="nofollow">Heidenkind's</a> and <a href="http://libritouches.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/ratings/" rel="nofollow">Libri Touches'</a>. Maybe it was one of them you meant? Sorry to hear about your reader :( I agree that there’s no right or wrong answer. I personally don’t feel comfortable rating, but to each their own!

I saw two posts about this recently: Heidenkind’s and Libri Touches’. Maybe it was one of them you meant? Sorry to hear about your reader :(

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-490 cjz111 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:14:04 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-490 Now that is a great idea, no actual review and so nobody can say you bad-mouthed the book! Thanks for giving me your 50 cents worth :-) Now that is a great idea, no actual review and so nobody can say you bad-mouthed the book! Thanks for giving me your 50 cents worth :-)

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-489 cjz111 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:10:35 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-489 I also thought the ratings would be more for me, I would be able to keep track of which books brought me the most enjoyment. Quick way to assess a book. I guess I could actually use the ratings and if there are those cases where I just cannot fairly rate, I would just state that! Hmph! I appreciate your comments! I also thought the ratings would be more for me, I would be able to keep track of which books brought me the most enjoyment. Quick way to assess a book. I guess I could actually use the ratings and if there are those cases where I just cannot fairly rate, I would just state that! Hmph! I appreciate your comments!

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-488 cjz111 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:06:13 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-488 That is the thing about rating systems - they truly are a personal number. Thanks for your thoughts! And good luck on R.I.P. That is the thing about rating systems – they truly are a personal number. Thanks for your thoughts! And good luck on R.I.P.

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-487 cjz111 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:58:51 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-487 I love your reviews! Snap Snap! Thanks for the input! Sometimes people get interested when they find out someone didn't particularly like a book. I love your reviews! Snap Snap! Thanks for the input! Sometimes people get interested when they find out someone didn’t particularly like a book.

]]> By: cjz111 http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-486 cjz111 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:56:06 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-486 I use the stars on Amazon etc also. I am still pondering and since I am posting a review tomorrow I better decide. Thanks for your input! Oh, and I found your blog again. My reader "lost" quite a few of the blogs I was following and yours was one of them. For the life of me, I could not remember the exact name so super glad you commented! I use the stars on Amazon etc also. I am still pondering and since I am posting a review tomorrow I better decide. Thanks for your input! Oh, and I found your blog again. My reader “lost” quite a few of the blogs I was following and yours was one of them. For the life of me, I could not remember the exact name so super glad you commented!

]]> By: HODGEPODGESPV http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-485 HODGEPODGESPV Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:14:42 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-485 i don't know use a rating system. i don't know why...maybe it is because i think people can pretty much figure out that i liked the book or not and if it is a not, it's up to them. i think most people know it is your/my opinion and take it with a grain of salt. there is one reviewer that posts the summary and nothing else...i know that she read the book but having nothing positive to say, she leaves it at that. when she likes a book, you can bet your sweet bippy that there will be her comments after the summary! i don't much look at the ratings but listen to what the review is or isn't saying about the book. that is where i get my best cues. i don’t know use a rating system. i don’t know why…maybe it is because i think people can pretty much figure out that i liked the book or not and if it is a not, it’s up to them. i think most people know it is your/my opinion and take it with a grain of salt. there is one reviewer that posts the summary and nothing else…i know that she read the book but having nothing positive to say, she leaves it at that. when she likes a book, you can bet your sweet bippy that there will be her comments after the summary! i don’t much look at the ratings but listen to what the review is or isn’t saying about the book. that is where i get my best cues.

]]> By: alitareads http://booktumbling.com/2009/08/30/to-rate-or-not-to-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-484 alitareads Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:10:30 +0000 http://booktumbling.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-484 When I first started tracking what I read last year, I decided after a few months to use a rating system just so I could remember what I thought of the books. At the time, ratings were a much quicker way to refresh my memory of what a book was like rather than writing a review or even making notes of what I liked and disliked. Now that I've moved my book tracking to a blog, my rating system has come along as well. It might be time to update the system. I'll admit that the ratings are almost purely based on personal satisfaction, but my personal rating for a book might open up discussion with someone who felt completely the opposite. I love that the same book came mean so many different things to different people. When I first started tracking what I read last year, I decided after a few months to use a rating system just so I could remember what I thought of the books. At the time, ratings were a much quicker way to refresh my memory of what a book was like rather than writing a review or even making notes of what I liked and disliked.
Now that I’ve moved my book tracking to a blog, my rating system has come along as well. It might be time to update the system. I’ll admit that the ratings are almost purely based on personal satisfaction, but my personal rating for a book might open up discussion with someone who felt completely the opposite. I love that the same book came mean so many different things to different people.

]]>