Amazon is suing the owner of the website buyazonreviews.com, which sells 4- and 5-star reviews for about $20 per review. I hope we get to see the subpoenaed records so we can find out which authors, publishers, and manufacturers buy shill reviews to boost their products on Amazon.
The home page of the site promises, "Never has it been easier to get multiple 4 and 5 star reviews on your Amazon product page. We provide real reviews from aged accounts with real buying activity. Most products in the Amazon marketplace will never even be seen. The more positive reviews you have the better your chances are."
Geekwire learned that buyazonreviews changed its FAQ after it ran a story about the lawsuit:
Amazon files first-ever suit over fake product reviews, alleging sites sold fraudulent praise
