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How to Get Book Reviews on Amazon
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Estimated reading time: 7 minutes It’s probably not a surprise to you that Amazon is the world’s biggest bookstore, but do you know just how big it is? According to...
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What is a Book Proof and What Should You Look For?
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Estimated reading time: 5 minutes You’ve written your book, had a celebratory cup of coffee, rewritten your book, sent out the manuscript to your beta readers,...
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What is an Advance Reader Copy?
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Advance reader copies (ARCs) are copies of books sent out to book reviewers, book bloggers, publicists, and others in advance of...
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How To Get Book Reviews
By BookBaby author Steven Spatz A powerful element of your book marketing plan should be getting book reviews. It’s not always easy to do, but here are some ideas for how to go about getting them. Book...
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How to Make the Most of a Professional Book Review
By BookBaby author BlueInk Review Professional reviews from trusted sources command credibility from the outset and can be used in ways consumer reviews cannot. Here are eight ways to make the most of...
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Want reviews? Assemble a book review team.
By BookBaby author Shelley Hitz To get reviewed on Amazon and other places online, you need to assemble a book review team and learn how to follow up. It’s a model that has worked for me over the...
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Negative Reviews Are Part Of Life
By BookBaby author Steven Spatz Negative reviews are part of life, and brushing off criticism is something all creators must know how to do — because most negative reviews don’t matter. Reviews are...
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Meet Middle Grade Horror Master, Dan Poblocki
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick Dan Poblocki published his first horror book for school-age readers, The Stone Child, just over 10 years ago. He took time out of his writing schedule to talk about...
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Five Simple Marketing Ideas Every New Author Can Use
By BookBaby author Jessica Thiefels It may seem like marketing your book is an uphill battle, especially for new authors, but if you stick with it and have an organized plan, you can gain momentum —...
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Amazon Optimization: My Self-publishing Experience, Part 4
By BookBaby author Scott McCormick This is the fourth entry in a 10-part series in which I detail the entire experience of self publishing my book. The goal is to offer tips and strategies so you can...
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BookLife Offers Free Book Reviews for Independent Authors
By BookBaby author Carl Pritzkat Publishers Weekly’s BookLife program offers free book reviews for independent authors — the BookLife Prize offers a cash grand prize to boot. A professional,...
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How to Make the Most of a Professional Book Review
By BookBaby author BlueInk Review Professional reviews from trusted sources command credibility from the outset and can be used in ways consumer reviews cannot. Here are eight ways to make the most of...
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Want reviews? Assemble a book review team.
By BookBaby author Shelley Hitz To get reviewed on Amazon and other places online, you need to assemble a book review team and learn how to follow up. It’s a model that has worked for me over the...
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Do Unto Other Authors: Review A Book
By BookBaby author C. Hope Clark When you agree to review a book, do you always follow through? Are you loyal to other writers by keeping up your side of the bargain? Not long ago, I posted a piece on...
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How Independent Authors Are Promoting Their Books
By BookBaby author BookBaby The 2017 Self-Publishing Survey conducted by BookBaby focused on revealing the most successful book marketing and promotional strategies for self-published independent...
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Book Reviews: The Ultimate Word Of Mouth Promotion
By BookBaby author Steven Spatz When planning your book promotion and marketing, remember this equation: more book reviews equals more sales. Excerpted from BookBaby’s latest guide, 5 Steps To Self...
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How Writers Can Respond To Book Critics
By BookBaby author Jim Dempsey Authors may well be justified in feeling angry and hateful when their hard work is slated by a critic, but it is rarely a good idea to react impulsively on those...
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How important are reviews for self-published books?
By BookBaby author Steven Spatz I have a question for the entire BookBaby community: How important are reviews for self published books? In my mind, the answer to this question is VERY! Writers need to...
View ArticleGetting Reviews, Finding Readers, and Creative Marketing Tips From The...
My inbox has been filling up over the summer months, so it's high time for another edition of the BookBaby mailbag. From finding readers and getting reviews, to high-tech crafting and taking the...
View ArticleConfronting bad book reviews
Moby Dick was declared "dull, dreary, and ridiculous" and Orwell's 1984 "a failure." In literature, bad book reviews and effusive praise come with the territory. Just celebrate you are being noticed,...
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