A guest post from Carew Papritz, award-winning author of the inspirational bestseller, The Legacy Letters
If you’re an author, you need to get your book reviewed so you’ll attract more readers.
Try these 3 quick and easy tips:
1. Screenshots are Your New “Bookcrumbs”
Help your potential reviewers and MAKE IT EASY!
Most people have no clue where to start reviewing on Amazon.
Create a step-by-step list with screenshot pictures of how to do a review on Amazon.
Trust me, people love the screenshot pictures!
Then you can either print it out, or send it by e-mail, phone, telepathically, or by donkey.
You’ve just made it ten times more likely that you’ll get someone to review your book because they see how easy it is to do.
Added trick: Tell them it will only take 5 minutes
2. Barter, Barter, Barter
Fellow authors are usually the best for trading reviews.
Just be blunt.
Ask for a review in exchange for a review.
62% of the time you’ll actually get a review from another author.
But when I’m not hustling fellow authors to do reviews, I return to the real world where I’ve mowed lawns, watched babies, edited papers, fixed TV’s—you name it and I’ve probably done it in exchange for a review.
It’s a funny way of shaming people into doing a review for you.
If you do something for someone, they feel obligated to return the favor.
3. How to Ask for a Good Review by Not Asking
We all want five-star reviews.
Who doesn’t?
But you can’t exactly ask for people to give you five stars.
The Trick?
It’s all in the wording: “If you have enjoyed your copy of The Legacy Letters, I would love for you to write a very short review of it on Amazon.”
The key is in the “enjoy.”
The implication is that if you didn’t enjoy the book, please don’t review it.
Most people get it. Most . . .
About Carew Papritz
Carew Papritz, also known as The Cowboy Philosopher, is the author of the multi-award winning book The Legacy Letters. Although fictional, The Legacy Letters has won acclaim as a life lessons book for all generations, gaining the distinction of being the only book in publishing history to win awards in both fiction and non-fiction categories.
A Renaissance Man in an age that lauds the specialist, The Huffington Post says Papritz “intrigues and enlightens, charms and catalyzes change for every reader.”
As part of his many innovative and adventurous first-ever book signings, Carew truly lives his book’s central message to “live life to the fullest” while signing books on top of volcanoes and horses.
These events and other YouTube videos, such as the “I Love to Read” series and his annual literacy-driven charity event, “The Great Book Balloon Launch,” inspire kids and adults to rediscover the joy of reading!
Proceeds of the summer’s sales of The Legacy Letters went to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Proceeds from his recent “First-Ever Book Signing while Stomping Grapes” went to the Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Other charities include Reading is Fundamental and the Military Mama’s Network.
Find his videos at: http://bit.ly/CarewPapritz_YouTube_Channel
