Have you ever come across a snippet or review on a book publishing website, only to find that the actual book leaves you confused because it doesn't match the plot description? This happens quite often, as many reviewers may not have read the book, or worse, their reviews might be generated by artificial intelligence based on a few keywords and paragraphs. The abundance of fake … [Read more...] about 3 Easy and Practical Ways To Get the Most Accurate Book Reviews
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StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
Founded by Nadia Odunayo, StoryGraph is a cataloging web platform for books that have taken the industry by storm. It is a competitor of Goodreads and uses a freemium model along with subscription plans, where certain features are available for subscribers. Recently StoryGraph was also among hot topics in X (Twitter) for announcing that they have taken their platform offline to … [Read more...] about StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
Review Bombing: A New Threat to Authors
Book reviews are a great way for readers to get brief and honest deliberations on their favorite titles. It gives a clear insight to the readers of the book content so they can understand whether the book is worth investing their time/money or not. While book reviews can be helpful, today's world is filled with goons and trolls who target the authors purposely. Instead of … [Read more...] about Review Bombing: A New Threat to Authors
Books, Book Reviews Are Headed to the Moon
This has certainly been a big month for space exploration and advancements, with NASA's Perseverance rover, China's Tianwen-1, and the United Arab Emirates' Hope all reaching Mars this month. and , but a new piece of space news will have bookworms rejoicing: ebooks are going where no books have gone before... and so are some book reviews! It all started when Astrobotic and … [Read more...] about Books, Book Reviews Are Headed to the Moon
Amazon Removes One Star Reviews of Clinton Election Memoir
Amazon's book reviews are once again raising community ire, but this time for the perception that the retailer is engaging in unfair preference to a book and its author. Hillary Clinton has finally released an autobiographical account of the November 2016 election that did not result in her victory, and the political dogs have been loosed. Hundreds of one-star reviews of … [Read more...] about Amazon Removes One Star Reviews of Clinton Election Memoir
Why Isn’t Amazon Doing More for Book Reviews?
years, Amazon has received heaps of criticism surrounding book reviews. First it was that their system was flawed, putting up with authors who purchased blocks of positive reviews in order to boost their sales. Unfathomably, there were also accusations of authors purchasing blocks of one-star reviews to smear a competitor's book, although that seems like a good way to waste a … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t Amazon Doing More for Book Reviews?
Amazon Limits Non-Purchase Reviews
Piggybacking off of yesterday's article about Amazon removing "incentivized" reviews--that is, reviews that were based off of receiving a free or discounted product, as opposed to the notorious paid reviews--the retailer sent out an email last night announcing another change to its consumer guidelines. This time, the goal is to limit the number of reviews an Amazon user can … [Read more...] about Amazon Limits Non-Purchase Reviews
The Best Book Review Sites – 2015
Sometimes you buy books on impulse or because you heard it was good. In other cases due diligence is necessary and maybe you want to read a few reviews first. There are many review sites out there that have spoilers that can ruin the reading experience, while others are really solid. Today, we are going to look at the best book review sites out there. BookLikes - BookLikes, … [Read more...] about The Best Book Review Sites – 2015
Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review
Book reviews are the bane of many authors' existence, not for their negative remarks or hurtful nature, but mostly for the fact that many authors feel the frustration of not getting reviews in the first place. This is especially common among authors who run free book promotions or offer their titles for free or reduced prices as part of the KDP Select benefits. The complaint is … [Read more...] about Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review
Marketing through Book Clubs and Paid Reviewers
Now that the world of self-publishing has become more commonplace and tools are in place to help authors from a variety of skill levels complete their works for publication, one of the chief hurdles that authors still seek help for is marketing. Book promotion continues to be a huge obstacle to success for authors, regardless of publishing mode. A panel at the recent … [Read more...] about Marketing through Book Clubs and Paid Reviewers
Screwpulp’s Launch May Be the Salvation of Book Reviews
Readers and authors alike have been crying foul over book reviews from a variety of sources lately. Between the mysterious disappearing act that happens quite often with reviews posted to Amazon, the widespread news of authors buying favorable reviews from pay-per-star services, and the scandalous situation with author and reviewer bullying, reading consumers have had a hard … [Read more...] about Screwpulp’s Launch May Be the Salvation of Book Reviews
Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
Goodreads launched its Goodreads Author Program and verified author pages only a half a decade ago, but is looking to its 100,000th author user this week. While the site itself remains firmly a place for readers to share and engage thoughts on books and content, users have enjoyed the ability to interact with authors and content creators. In a blog post from Goodreads, … [Read more...] about Goodreads Reaches New Milestone with 100,000 Authors
ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards Open for Submission
The past few months has seen an explosive firestorm of opinion taking place in forums and blogs around less-than-reputable reviews and book awards. With accusations hurled from both sides of the table--reviewers and authors alike--it can often feel like readers are caught in the middle, unsure of whom to believe where book reviews and book awards are concerned. More and more … [Read more...] about ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards Open for Submission
What’s Wrong with a Little Healthy Book Discussion?
All we keep hearing from the world of successful, bestselling indie authors is that they owe their success to their fans who are active on social media. Readers have embraced the access they have to their favorite authors, relishing in the Facebook interactions, Twitter chats, live Google Hangouts, and more. So what's wrong with an author responding to a book review, much as … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with a Little Healthy Book Discussion?