Are Paid Reviews Worth It?
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2024
- Editorial reviews provide third-party credibility to your book, but are they worth all the hassle or costs? I worked with five authors in a case study using eBookFairs' editorial review service. Find out the results from this project and if it's worth getting editorial reviews for your books.
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This isn't something i've considered doing but it's interesting to know it's an option.
Well, take it for a spin now. You've got nothing to lose.
Thanks for this!!! Have used your code and given it a go. Certainly need to get better at getting reviews.
Sweet! It's a step in the right direction.
Thank you for sharing this Dale that is really interesting information. ❤
You are so welcome!
❤❤❤ Great info, Dale! -Sean Elliot Russell
Glad you enjoyed it!
Got one of my books uploaded! Thanks for this awesome opportunity
Good luck! Remember to showcase that review everywhere when you get it.
thanks for providing this awesome resource and review!!
Happy to help! I was pretty excited eBookFairs was so willing to do this.
absolutely!! so glad they're offering this amazing service! Thank you!!@@DaleLRoberts
thanks for this!
You got it! I hope you get a few good reviews to further market your book.
Thank you very much for the heads up for eBook Fairs. I already received my first review. 4 stars for "The Peace Gene." And, the reviewer isn't even related to me! Sheesh, he should be my agent! Am I allowed to copy and paste any of the review on my amazon page for this book? 🤩
Absolutely! In fact, you can insert it into the editorial reviews section of your book in Author Central. Editorial reviews are meant for marketing, so tap into them however you can - product page, website, social media, email, etc.
Very helpful
Glad you think so!
I'm testing out Pubby. The first review I have got back is 5 stars, submitted in or around 24 hours, reads like it was written by AI and is so vague I wonder if the person even read the book. Second review incoming. If this one#s the same or worse then that will end my use of this service. I think any system that externally incentivizes reviews is probably going to struggle to be authentic.
I tested Pubby and felt the same way you did. The reviews weren't all that great. And, I did NOT feel like reading somebody else's book so I could get mine read. That's too much work for me. I watched a random UA-camr's video last week where he admitted to hiring virtual assistants to manage his Pubby account, essentially washing his hands of any reading. As you can imagine, he's only giving other authors fake reviews because what VA is going to take the time to read an entire book? I'm doubting any.
These types of platforms are a nice thought, but are perfect for exploiting. I'm not against the sites, but I do believe there needs to be a better vetting process so authors like you aren't getting stuck with crappy AI-generated reviews of someone who clearly didn't read your book.
With my book I had an interesting situation. I have a review on Amazon where I wondered if the person who reviewed the book actually reviewed the book that I had written. That said, it was still four-star. I had another review (not Amazon) which was five star and hit on all the points that I had hoped to make. It was like they were two different books!
What I'd like to know is how to get reviews for audio books. The reason I'm asking is because I'm going through the draft version of the audio chapters and one of the narrators has put the emotion into the scenes that I didn't even know I wanted and has done an extraordinarily amazing job. That's important to me, but I don't even know where to begin!
Lean on your email list for getting audiobook reviews. I'm sure you have some free codes for listeners, so distribute those to your list or through a request on social media. I usually have StoryOrigin manage distribution and review tracking. That way I don't have to babysit reviewers. And, if they don't leave a review, I'll know the next time they ask for a comped copy of a book. StoryOrigin tells me their review history.
Just submitted to the free service :) Btw, wasn't your code ending 24 in the video, but above it ends in 23?
It should be 2024. Probably involuntary typing, still used to 2023. haha
I'm still in the 80s ;) @@DaleLRoberts
Do you bring authors on your podcast for interviews?
Yes, but I'm putting all my interviews on-hold. There's about five interviews left before I go on hiatus to focus on my upcoming book launches.
I enter the right code and file, then got sent to the home page. Does that mean they received my review?
Contact support to verify.
@@DaleLRoberts I did and they got it.
Great content. Very informative!
Newbie here.
Was wondering... when a UA-camr encourages sales of your book by offering a coupon, for example:"add the name JohnDOE" to get a 15% discount. Is it possible to negotiate that they get a part of your own margin on the book for their enthusiastic presentation of your book? How does that work?
I believe it's different to the Amazon affiliate program where the UA-camr would get a percentage from Amazon's margin. Am I right?
You can't really get discount codes for your books published on Amazon. Most likely, if it's a large enough influencer, Amazon might make an exception for a sponsorship deal. Beyond that though, authors don't really have a way to do discounts. That is unless you buy the book in advance and give it out for free. That's the only exception I know of.
Ee! I'm going into the shoe business then! Only kidding. Great content as always, thank you for your support! @@DaleLRoberts
haha sounds good!
I assume you should have a quality editor indicate your book is "good" before submitting to others for their review? I can see that if your book isn't great (or maybe it is but not a genre liked by the reviewers, for example) then poor reviews could come rolling in, which would not be great.
Oh, agreed! 100%. I don't think any author should go without working with a quality editor.
I am trying their service, as reviews are what I am struggling with.
Stick to it. The biggest resource for getting reviews - email lists. Tap into email marketing, that's where you'll get a consistent flow of reviews.
Thanks. I have been trying to get email lists and it seems like it can be difficult. I even have a website (two actually) and have been toying with ideas to get people to sign up there, like creating a small booklet with background information on the characters and locations in my books. @@DaleLRoberts
It seems overwhelming until you set it up. After that, you just have to guide traffic to sign up for your email newsletter. Also, it's much easier when you network with other authors in your niche.
I blame you for this (just kidding) I signed up for them and now I will be doing a e-fair. @@DaleLRoberts
@@DaleLRoberts I have gotten some reviews and was pleasantly surprised and noticed that they read the book, which was especially important to know. So, thanks for this tip. The only headache with this is I get a ton of people on Facebook wanting me to do this or that even when I tell them I already have a cover designer or a trailer, they seem not to understand No.
Genius
Thanks