Your Work Speaks for Itself. Don't Interrupt!

During my time as a Goodreads member, I have been very impressed by quite a few of my fellow avid readers and professional authors. That said; I have been quite irritated by members who expound upon every subject except books and unprofessional authors.

Why anyone would join a literary website to discuss everything except literature is beyond me, so I will not belabor the subject. I will, however, offer some unsolictied advice to those who claim to be a professional author, but consistently act unprofessionally.

A published author is technially a professional author, regardless of method of publication. However, many self-published authors often act unprofessionally.
Examples
1. Posting a rating/review of one's own work.
2. Offering compensation in exchange for a review (free book - cash - reciprocation - gift).
3.. Aggressively and constantly soliciting ratings and/or reviews.
4. Publishing work rife with technical errors: mis-spelling - poor grammar - improper punctuation - disjointed sentence/paragraph structure.

No book I have ever read, regardless of method of publication, was totally error-free; however, those written by a true professional contained very few errors.

Take the time to write, proofread, have others proofread, and rewrite as often as necessary. Obtain the services of a copy editor and conceptual editor, if possible.

Once your book is published, promote and market to gain public awareness. You have done your part. If a reader wishes to purchase your book they will. If they wish to then post a rating or review, they will. Your work speaks for itself. Don't interrupt.