Summers & Swan - A new book - Looking For Madeleine

[Alfred R Jones]

Anyway, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted:

 It's bizarre the way that S & S are somehow being painted as the bad guys here, when all they are doing is commenting on the hate campaign against their book, and yet at the same time one of the ringleaders of the hate campaign is revered in almost saintly tones.  It's a funny old world, and no mistake!

[stephen25000]

Anyway, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted:

 It's bizarre the way that S & S are somehow being painted as the bad guys here, when all they are doing is commenting on the hate campaign against their book, and yet at the same time one of the ringleaders of the hate campaign is revered in almost saintly tones.  It's a funny old world, and no mistake!

So S and S, making money from Madeleine is OK then ???

[mercury]

So S and S, making money from Madeleine is OK then ???

Free PR for the Mccann family and the "search for Madeleine". But did it help in that? Or was it a book criticising all and sundry? What was the purpose of the book? I don't know as I haven't read it.

They must also have contributed some of their proceeds to the Madeleine Fund I guess.

[Lyall]

BL was quick to point out that it was her right to criticise and comment on the McCanns.   

And yet she actively incited fellow sceptics to influence the public NOT to buy the S&S book - by posting negative reviews -  with the sole aim of stifling interest and to persuade as many people as possible NOT to read someone else's comments on the case - simply because they did not concur with her own.

It seems Brenda Leyland supported Free Speech - but only for herself and her fellow sceptics..     

I don't think it was the book so much that prompted the reviews, it was S&S in the papers (and their tweets).

But they were actually provoking a reaction by including in their book the comments about "cowards".

[Alfred R Jones]

I don't think it was the book so much that prompted the reviews, it was S&S in the papers (and their tweets).

But they were actually provoking a reaction by including in their book the comments about "cowards".

Are you saying that they deserved to have their book monstered by trolls on Amazon?

[Lyall]

If you call a group of people cowards I don't think you can complain too much when they do what Amazon lets them do.

[Lyall]

Are you saying that they deserved to have their book monstered by trolls on Amazon?

That's freedom of speech too isn't it?

If Amazon allow it then it's perfectly legitimate. If one day they decide to restrict comments to verified purchasers then that's cool too.

(I've bought their book twice, so it's perfectly ok for me and others to say what we thought of it.)

[Mr Gray]

That's freedom of speech too isn't it?

If Amazon allow it then it's perfectly legitimate. If one day they decide to restrict comments to verified purchasers then that's cool too.

I think it's hiding behind freedom of speech...freedom of speech is there to protect the truth...these used it to promote lies

[Alfred R Jones]

That's freedom of speech too isn't it?

If Amazon allow it then it's perfectly legitimate. If one day they decide to restrict comments to verified purchasers then that's cool too.

(I've bought their book twice, so it's perfectly ok for me and others to say what we thought of it.)

Why have you bought it twice if you think it's rubbish?

PS: not following the logic of why it is OK for others to say what they thought of it just because you bought two copies...?

[Alfred R Jones]

Someone should tell Summers & Swan that Amazon will remove troll reviews if the author reports them.

[Lyall]

Why have you bought it twice if you think it's rubbish?

I didn't say it was rubbish. It's their opinion and they've every right to give it (but it's a very one-sided view of the history of the case however).

I bought it because I was genuinely interested to read their thoughts (honest!)

[Lyall]

PS: not following the logic of why it is OK for others to say what they thought of it just because you bought two copies...?

I mean others who bought it.

But I wasn't surprised those who didn't still left reviews because amongst other things the book calls them cowards. S&S can't have been surprised by the reaction. They're certainly not naive people.

[Alfred R Jones]

I didn't say it was rubbish. It's their opinion and they've every right to give it (but it's a very one-sided view of the history of the case however).

I bought it because I was genuinely interested to read their thoughts (honest!)

so interested you bought it twice!  Did you think their views would have changed the second time you bought it?

[Lyall]

so interested you bought it twice!  Did you think their views would have changed the second time you bought it?

There's a bit extra in the paperback. It's part of the history of the case Alfred.

[Alfred R Jones]

I mean others who bought it.

But I wasn't surprised those who didn't still left reviews because amongst other things the book calls them cowards. S&S can't have been surprised by the reaction. They're certainly not naive people.

No and the cowards certainly gave them plenty of additional evidence of their cowardly and disgusting behaviour, though I suspect that some of these so-called sceptics are actually quite proud and excited about seeing their names appear in the book.