DECEMBERING: WHO DO YOU WRITE REVIEWS FOR? IWSG Post

 

The uber-capitalist Jason Rutherford, founded a company bywhich self-published authors could buy 

positive 5-star reviews on Amazon, which helps boost sales to the masses.

John Locke started as a door-to-door insurance salesman, wassuccessful enough to buy his own insurance company, and then became a realestate investor. 

In 2009, he turned to writing fiction. 

By the middle of 2011,his nine novels, most of them suspense tales starring a former C.I.A. agent,Donovan Creed, 

had sold more than a million e-books through Amazon, making himthe first self-published author to achieve that distinction.

His secret? He bought hundreds of dollars of positive reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Rattlesnake-C-Lee-McKenzie-ebook/dp/B0CNJLNKHV/

C. Lee McKenzie has written a riveting, absorbing YA novel that will be published on the 8th.

She takes us into the perspective of a puzzled ghost and makes us care and root for her.

Also she wraps us into the intrigues of a small desert town bullied by a mercenary store-owner and his dysfunctional son.

Lee draws us into a star-crossed love between a newcomer teen and a frightened girl, the unwilling target of the affections of the dysfunctional son with the lovely, but appropriate, name of Snake .

The more positive reviews your book has, the higher it willrank in Amazon's search results, increasing your book's discoverability. 

Thiswill ultimately lead to more book sales. 

Amazon's algorithms have changed. 

I have read that unless your new book garners 30 positive reviews within the first month of publication, it will sink in the rankings.

Acquiring a large number of bookreviews on Amazon is difficult, especially for new or unknown authors that arestill building a readership.

SO WHAT TO DO?

The goal of platforms such as Booksprout, StoryOrigin, and BookFunnel

 is toconnect authors with readers.

I believe that in this world of darkness, we are the light for our friends trapped in it.

So when a friend asks for a review, I give it. Do You?

Who do you write a book review for, really?

The cardiologists tell me that SAME AS IT NEVER WAS will probably be my last book. I hope not.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNR5T9DW

It is on Kindle Unlimited, so if you have it, you could download it essentially for free.
I am not asking for a review here ... I think that is prohibited on IWSG posts.
But when the thought of Christmas presents comes to you ...     :-)

If you don't drop by again before Christmas ... Have A Blessed Christmas!