Today in books and publishing: DFW's greetings from Los Angeles; Amazon takes down author reviews; kids' books sales rise; critics pan Pippa's book.
Like all things reviewable on the Internet, Yelp's full of phony reviews, even with a filtration system in place since 2005. Still, as one Yelp user has learned after losing $2,000 to a moving company, it's not always perfect. Here's how to not let the same thing happen to you.
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