Recently I responded to a review that had been posted on Amazon.com. The reviewer had blasted the Ob Gyn Handbook and said that it was very disappointing to her and that she wished she had her money back. So I emailed her and told her that I was sorry that the book had not her expectations and that I would refund her money if she wished. Well, it turns out that she was a medical student just starting out and the book was required reading for her class (not a clinical rotation). I agreed that the book was designed for clinicians and not as an introduction to the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She seemed pleased with the refund and must have thought better of her scathing review because it ultimately disappeared from Amazon.com.
In Cyberspace people can sometimes be rude and inappropriate because they are not facing a real person, but that doesn't mean that ther isn't a real person at the other end of a review or an email or reading a blog. If I had not communicated with this student then the one star review would have remained out there for all to see eventhough she thought the book was great but just wasn't appropriate for her level of training...
So my advice is do your own research. Use the Amazon.com Search Inside the Book feature or go to Google Book Search and check out the book before you plunk down your hard earned money.
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