> The very first reviews. These are almost always fake and unverified.
Possibly for new items in the mainstream.
However for the long-tail of niche items the plurality of my Amazon reviews were the first and often they remain the only, particularly for older or out-of-print books.
Books are a very different beast. What I'm talking about is PL goods where you'll take $item and make it $item by CamelCaseName.
Books on the other hand are probably sold by sellers who bought them used/returned/wholesale and are flipping them. They could care less about your product review because they almost always have only one or two copies.
Possibly for new items in the mainstream.
However for the long-tail of niche items the plurality of my Amazon reviews were the first and often they remain the only, particularly for older or out-of-print books.