I’ve written my latest book, a Science Fiction thriller, The Trail in the Woods. It’s had a few reviews but it needs many more. So, how do I get reviews? It’s a question that only readers can answer. I hope that readers read my book and like it and if they do, then I hope that they’ll write a review, either positive or negative, and leave the review on Amazon. Reviews are what sell books and they seem to be the hardest thing to get. It appears that getting reviews may be much harder than writing the book. Some book authors get reviews by paying for professional reviewers. However, I don’t want to have to pay people to read my books. I would like them to read my books because they like the book.
People that have read my book say that they liked it and that they’ll write a review but most have not followed through with actually doing it. Does it help to get reviews on Amazon? Yes, it does but the real question is, how to get them without having to pay professional reviewers. So far, I have only gotten eight reviews of The Trail in the Woods on Amazon, three on the paperback version and three on the Kindle version. It takes many more than eight before Amazon’s Algorithms kick in and start to help an author sell their book. I’ve read that it takes at least fifty reviews before Amazon starts to help.
When an author doesn’t get a review, he or she starts to think that readers were not telling the truth about how good the book is or they just don’t want to take the time to write a review. Unfortunately, writers assume the worse and therefore assume that the book isn’t that good and that the reader just doesn’t want to say so. Then, it’s easy to start thinking that no one probably wants to read it. The real question is, What to do after the book is written? I can only hope that people are honest that read the book and write a review on Amazon.
When an author gets a good review on Amazon, it catches us by surprise and gets us excited. Now, if enough reviews are written, then readers will start believing that the book must be good and then other readers will buy it and read it and then hopefully add their review.
If you read The Trail in the Woods or one of my other books and like it, please write a review and leave the review on Amazon. And, if you really like The Trail in the Woods, check out my website and the other books I’ve written. I want to thank you in advance, Stan
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