Review: New Self-Published Authors Beware - Using Barton's Unethical Tips Will Cause You Grief
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
Despite the 4-Star rating I'm giving this book, I cannot stress enough how vital it is for all serious wannabe authors to NOT practice the tips Barton states might be unethical.Getting friends, family, shills, and impostors to post phony reviews will only destroy your long term success. There is no shortcut to success.Were it not for Barton's being up front in terms of ethical vs unethical warnings, and were it not for tip #11 regarding Video Reviews, I may well have given this book a 2-star review.I especially want to warn review-seekers DO NOT SEEK reviews on Amazon forums. I did so, recently, much to my grief - wish I had first read Theo Rogers's book  How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon.Still, I did like this book enough to fully read it and will do so again, as E. T. Barton does pack a number of good points into this tome. Especially for the nearly free price of a 99 cents. Just beware, adopting a promotional method or functioning in an unethical manner simply because, "...everybody is doing it anyway," is precisely what destroys things for everybody else.Please respect that the vast majority of reviewers on Amazon are serious lovers of books and don't want people gaming the system. Reviewers at Amazon BELIEVE in what they're doing is to provide helpful advice for other people considering purchasing a book they, the reviewer, has spent his/her hard-earned cash for. We want other folks to be able to find the gems from among the junk.Reviewers are performing a service for consumers, not for authors.Again, I did find Get Reviews so You Can Sell More Books: a modestly useful guide, but more highly recommend:Kindle Reviews by Alex Foster, and, especially,How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon by Theo Rogers, and another fine book,Reviewing as a Lifestyle by Rebecca of Amazon.