Get good use out of Goodreads as an author

Posted on 02/17/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson is a huge fan of Goodreads, but with its great power comes great responsibility. If you haven’t set u...

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Authors, keep your street team happy

Posted on 02/14/2019 at 02:43 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Angela Ackerman understands that recruiting a street team for book launches can seem like an exercise in ego. She encour...

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Weekend read: How to safely stockpile book reviews

Posted on 02/02/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We don’t have to lecture you on how critical reviews are. So we’ll get straight to the meat of this post: Ar...

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Five healthy ways to respond to bad reviews

Posted on 12/10/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author advice sites, including this one, are constantly harping on the need to gather reviews. Well, what happens when y...

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Tagged As: Reader reviews, Writer's Digest

A publisher's picks for which book-review sites to solicit

Posted on 12/04/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Among the many routes one can take to gain more reviews is to try out a book-review website. Like anything on the Intern...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Reader reviews

Put those glowing reviews to work for your book

Posted on 11/13/2018 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Having eloquent and enthusiastic reviews is great for your self-confidence and, yes, for landing spots in certain book-r...

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Set your readers up for review success

Posted on 11/08/2018 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sandra Beckwith began publishing in the era of word-of-mouth reviews. The way readers recommend books to each other has...

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A refresher on Amazon review requirements

Posted on 10/15/2018 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter how up-to-date you think you are on Amazon’s review requirements, it never hurts to have a guide at...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Reader reviews, The Book Designer

Joanna Penn's ten review-gathering tips

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Don’t despair if your review totals are low — Joanna Penn and her readers are here to help. Penn has listed...

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Make the most out of your review strategy

Posted on 08/20/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Craig Tuch, founder of Hidden Gems review service, doesn’t mind if you choose to gather your own reviews versus hi...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Marketing, Reader reviews