Review: Good Info for Reviewers and Authors
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
Every writer wants one thing, to sell books.  In order to sell books you have to market, and you have to have followers, and to gain followers you have to have good reviews. To me this always feels like those signs in the window that say Help Wanted, experienced staff only.How To Get Good Reviews On Amazon: A Guide For Independent Authors & Sellers by Theo Rogers, is the experience needed in a short quick read, to give an author new to the game much needed advice in the world of reviews and reviewers.  Written essay style, it is straight up advice, but not told in a boring dry account.  The advice sticks with you, and makes sense. He explains clearly why getting those "5 star" reviews from friends and family aren't good for you.I did find the advice on how to score a review very interesting as it seems many reviewers base their reviews on the alignment of the stars. I never thought of the reviewers on Amazon as a reviewer culture until I read this book.This book is for those new to the publishing and reviewing world.  It offers advice that many new authors and reviewers need to both get and give meaningful reviews.  My only quibble with it is that it focused on getting reviews from the reviewer culture on Amazon, and this reader would have liked to know how to get reviews from readers, not just the "professional" reviewers.4 stars for a helpful informative book.