Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews

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Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews
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Guardian study finds inferior items appear highly praised, making ratings worthless

Badly translated versions of classic books and critically panned remakes of Hollywood films appear to have glowing endorsements on Amazon thanks to the website’s policy of bundling together reviews of different products.

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