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Apr 07, 2021 09:39AM
Not sure if people know about a new not-for-profit book review and author-interview site, www.YAdudebooks.ca. Does not review or feature self-published authors, but does take short stories and articles by indie authors, which offers them publicity through the bio at the end. I review at least five YA books a week on goodreads, my favorite site, and sometimes review the same books for dudebooks as well. check it out, including the "for publishers" info under the "about us."
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This is really nice!! Are there sites for other kinds of fiction? For example, literary fiction?
goodreads is the best site for that, at least in the US.
i don't really know what you're asking. goodreads offers reviews on all kinds of books, including literary fiction.
Judy wrote: "How do I connect or obtain reviews?"Sell books and reviews look after themselves. And before any one jumps in and says you need reviews to advertise or for social proof...it’s simply not true. I ran Facebook and BookBub ads on my book with zero reviews, and those ads got sales flowing and organic reviews followed without me having to do a thing.
Tilly wrote: "Judy wrote: "How do I connect or obtain reviews?"Sell books and reviews look after themselves. And before any one jumps in and says you need reviews to advertise or for social proof...it’s simply..."
I couldn't agree more.. I used to worry about books getting reviews on Amazon.. but with more sales.. and the longer your book is out there, the more reviews they get. Yes.. it's tough at first.. my newest book which is almost a year old (Jumbo Giant Sausages) has just 20 reviews.. and it can be months between new ones. However, my oldest book, Bradley and the Dinosaur picks up about one review a week on average (at 175 reviews now). This has really helped me to relax.. and I don't chase or pay for reviews.. it's wonderful when a complete stranger has something to say about one of my books. Oddly enough, even if it's a poor review!)
Julian wrote: "Tilly wrote: "Judy wrote: "How do I connect or obtain reviews?"Sell books and reviews look after themselves. And before any one jumps in and says you need reviews to advertise or for social proof..."
I think this statement about reviews has caveats. It depends on the type of literature. I have an award-winning literary fiction novel (with more coming) that will never be a best seller. Even the big houses lose money on this segment of the market. If you have written a book in a popular genre (such as a cookbook), your statement may hold true. Otherwise, I think one needs to ask for reviews as often as one can.
