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What to do with a negative review?

November 28, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Now we are moving on to Christmas! We were able to get our Christmas tree up yesterday and I love the smell of the fresh pine. 🙂

On to the blog for …

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Reader Reviews

December 2, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  17 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Do you read reviews before purchasing a book? I do. Even if I’m going to buy a book at a bookstore I will go online on my phone and read reviews first.

Those reader reviews on Goodreads, …

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The Significance of Reviews

April 1, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  20 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Last week, Wendy’s client Kathryn Springer received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly for her new book The Hearts We Mend. A review like this in a significant magazine can really help a book to sell, …

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5 Ways to Increase Visibility Through Goodreads

September 9, 2013 //  by Janet Grant//  37 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Every author and/or publisher who has attempted to publicize a book knows that the greatest challenge  is that title’s being “discovered.” Since we readers seldom stroll through a bookstore’s aisles any more, we aren’t snared by …

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Making the most of your influencer copies

November 28, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  76 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Typically, when your contracted manuscript is a few months from publication, the publisher will send out influencer copies to a list of recipients that you’ve compiled. It’s usually between 25 and 100 people. The books go out …

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What do you do with a scathing book review?

November 21, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  49 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

A negative book review can be devastating to an author; some of you may have already experienced this. It’s hard to put your book baby out there in the first place, but then when people say nasty …

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Do you write honest book reviews?

October 1, 2012 //  by Janet Grant//  104 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Recently a conversation took place on an online loop about whether writers should construct honest book reviews for other writers’ releases. I understand the conundrum.

You’re part of a community of writers, and  you want to …

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Sticky Situations: Bad Book Reviews

May 6, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  18 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Santa Rosa’s main office on a sunny day

The late Johnny Carson monologued once on the Tonight show about the pitfalls in responding to a woman holding a newborn baby. She wants you to admire it, …

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Friday Free-For-All

March 19, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Yesterday we discussed reviews. Crystal mentioned that a well-written review is helpful. That started me to thinking:

What makes a review well-written?

Does a reader need to have …

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How Important Are Those Reviews?

March 18, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Readers often do research before they buy a book, and reviews factor into purchases more and more.

The trend in reviews is changing rapidly with the change of …

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