A Must Read for serious authors

Book Reviews That Sell: Discover the Secrets of Getting a Boatload of Great Reviews by Gary Webb

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I am a huge fan of ‘How to …’ books. Time is precious, as all self-published authors know, so finding a really useful book on such an important subject is very fortuitous. I, like every other author doing self-promotion, have been up many blind alleys, and wasted time and money on activities which yield little or no positive results. Getting reviews is top of the list.
This guide is intended for new authors to steer them away from some of the approaches that violate Amazon’s terms of service. It gives a variety of strategies for getting more and better reviews, but Dr Webb also suggests his favourite one. Incidental, he undersells himself, this is a valuable read for all authors in this constantly changing world of Amazon.
Reviews are without doubt important, but only after reading Dr Webb’s book did I become aware of the subculture surrounding the review process. He has opened my eyes. Indie authors struggle to build their platform, whether it’s on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads or Amazon (more usually all of these) and will tend to do anything that's legal, decent and honest to achieve that end. But through ignorance can inadvertently scupper their chances; a situation best avoided, to say the least. This book is extremely well researched – complete with a bibliography, and packed full of hints, tips, details, and insights which steer the savvy self-publisher through a minefield. Thanks for putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard: an invaluable addition to my collection of self-help books. If you take one thing away from this book then, to quote Dr Webb, “Stop struggling to collect reviews; starting seeking connection with reviewers.”




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