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#Bookstagram: Using Instagram Hashtags to Find Book Reviewers

April 26, 2021 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Bookstagram: Instagram Hashtags

Did you know Instagram is the go-to platform for book lovers? They call themselves Bookstagrammers, Book Dragons, and/or Booknerdigans. Here’s the thing, by knowing how book lovers use Instagram, you can use Instagram to get Book reviews for your books. And book reviews written by Bookstagrammers are powerful. Here’s why… 2 Reasons You Want Bookstagrammers […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, Book reviews, places to promote, social media marketing

Book Review Groups on Social Media

April 13, 2020 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Book review groups

In our book How to Get Honest Reviews, we talk about using social media to get book reviews. In this post, I wanted to share just a few of the book review groups on social media that we have found where you can get book reviews. I have used some of these groups myself, and […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book reviews, facebook, facebook groups, goodreads

The Easiest Way to Get Book Reviews

November 27, 2016 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

easiest way to get book reviews

Do you know the easiest way to get book reviews on Amazon? I know that this is a pain point for most authors. So today, I want to share several tips on how to get book reviews on Amazon the easy way.

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How To Get Book Reviews – The 5 Myths

April 15, 2015 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Getting reviews for your book is an essential part of the publishing and marketing process. However, there are many misconceptions authors have regarding book reviews.  In this post I address the 5 common myths about getting reviews for your book. Myth #1:  Customers Don’t Read Reviews Reviews are important and research has actually shown they do impact […]

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How To Get Endorsements That Increase The Credibility Of Your Book

March 9, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

When you publish a book, it is necessary to consider how to get reviews.  However, have you also thought about getting endorsements for your book?  There is a difference between a review and an endorsement. You see, a review is from a reader or a fan and an endorsement is from a respected leader or celebrity […]

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Get the ‘Author Advantage’

January 30, 2015 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

An important part of publishing your book is the book description. The cover draws the reader in, but the description seals the deal. However, many authors find that summarizing their book in just a few paragraphs isn’t as easy as it sounds. And doing so in a way that entices readers… well, that’s even harder. […]

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4 Common Mistakes Authors Make When Soliciting Reviews

September 5, 2014 By Heather Hart 4 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Getting reviews for your book seems to be a hot-topic for authors. Every author wants to see glowing reviews for their books, but that doesn’t make them easy to get. If you have tried to get reviews for your book and failed, check to see if you are making one of these 4 common mistakes authors make […]

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How to Increase Your Chances of a New York Times Book Review

June 16, 2014 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Every author has different goals. I once heard an author say that they would only count themselves successful if their book was reviewed in the New York Times. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but when doing some research this week, I found out that the New York Times Book Review has an […]

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5 Things You Need To Know About Book Reviews

June 2, 2014 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Book reviews can make or break your book sales. Shelley always refers to a books page on Amazon with no reviews as being a ghost town – no one is there. But how do those book reviews get there? Do you as an author have any control whatsoever when it comes to reviews for your […]

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How to Post Book Reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads and the iBookstore

May 19, 2014 By Shelley Hitz 4 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

In these videos, I show you how to post book reviews to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads and the iBookstore.  You so need to have an account on each platform in order to post a review.  We encourage you to post reviews for books that you have enjoyed as it is the best way to […]

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