![]() ![]() ![]() If you think adding a box to your website for people to sign up will do it, it won’t. The hard truth is that mailing lists rule if they are huge and filled with active readers, that is, members of the public you don’t know. Many so-called advice sites tell you to collect emails from your website. So how do you find readers that like reviewing books? Author Site Sign-Ups Don’t Cut It You cannot post “a review by someone perceived to have a close personal relationship with the product’s owner, author, or artist.” ![]() While some services offer this, it’s actually against Amazon’s Terms. You also can’t swap reviews with other authors, or pay, exchange tokens, or any other incentive to get reviews. The second issue is that Amazon does not allow friends and family of an author to review the book on Amazon, and if you are a new author, maybe this is the only way you were counting on getting those reviews. While it seems easy enough to add friends and family to your mailing list, here’s what to bear in mind: Once they bought your book, you can’t keep touting them for business. While the humble mailing list has been touted in many corners of the publishing world, it still rules as the only definite way of selling your book and getting Verified reviews.īut not all mailing lists are equal. There are various discussions about getting Verified Amazon reviews for your book, but there’s only one sure way that works. ![]()
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