Today, we\u2019re continuing our discussion about getting book reviews for your book. Yesterday, I explained how important it is to make your book the best that it can be in order to attract more of the right kind of reviewers. We talked about finding the hooks in your fiction or nonfiction book that could attract reviewers. I also touched on reviews in magazines and other periodicals.<\/p>\n
The most revered reviews of all, however, are those posted at amazon.com. How do you get those reviews? Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n
1: Beg and plead for them. Well, at least ask politely. Put out an all points bulletin at your website or blogsite asking for reviews. If a friend or colleague mentions having read your book, say, \u201cCool. I\u2019d love it if you\u2019d review it at Amazon.com.\u201d Send out emails or post a note in your monthly newsletter reminding people to post a review.<\/p>\n
2: Contact book reviewers who review books like yours. You can check to see who has reviewed other books similar to yours. However, most reviewers are either readers whom you\u2019ll never be able to find or they\u2019re reviewers who have hidden their identity. Occasionally, a reviewer will use their real name or the name of their website and you can trace them down. The best method of finding reviewers, though, is through book reviewer directories. Here are a few:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net<\/a>. They also have a book that comes out every other year\u2014The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages.<\/i> It contains over 775 pages of reviewers in every category, and the majority of them review self-published books.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of book review sites: http:\/\/writersresourcedirectory.com\/Book_Reviewers.html<\/a><\/p>\n