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Naked Review: How To Get Book Reviews
"NAKED REVIEW: How to Get Book Reviews What to do now that Amazon closed all loopholes" tells readers how to get book reviews. Since February 2017, when Amazon changed their community guidelines the last time things have gotten a bit more complicated. Non verified reviews are no longer visible by default.
"NAKED REVIEW" replaces my book "NAKED TRUTHS About Getting Book Reviews" because the latter is not sufficient since Amazon disconnected the top reviewers' email addresses.
"NAKED REVIEW" tells authors
•what to do now that Amazon closed all loopholes
•how to improve their chances to get verified reviews
•why Facebook is the social media platform that is the least conducive to spreading their message
•how authors can improve their capability to be a helpful networker on Facebook (which will lead to results)
•three tricks that work best on Twitter, and
•how to network on Goodreads (15 pages)
CONTENT
How we got where we are
That's Me
Why Amazon keeps changing their Community Guidelines for the posting of Customer Reviews
Prerequisite
Everything you wanted to know about reviews
Systematic Review Planning
STEP 1: Think Big (for new book releases)
STEP 2: Try to Get Endorsements! (They could be your book’s life-saver)
STEP 3: Asking Amazon Top Reviewers for Reviews
STEP 4: Acquiring reviews from real life readers, your new fans
STEP 5: Acquiring reviews from online friends
Facebook author / book / fan pages& groups
An incomplete but eye-opening study
Goodreads
Addendum
Toolbox for writing best review request emails
3 Strategies
Finally – The Best strategy to write a request email
Resources
Legal Tidbits
7 Thoughts to keep you going
"NAKED REVIEW" replaces my book "NAKED TRUTHS About Getting Book Reviews" because the latter is not sufficient since Amazon disconnected the top reviewers' email addresses.
"NAKED REVIEW" tells authors
•what to do now that Amazon closed all loopholes
•how to improve their chances to get verified reviews
•why Facebook is the social media platform that is the least conducive to spreading their message
•how authors can improve their capability to be a helpful networker on Facebook (which will lead to results)
•three tricks that work best on Twitter, and
•how to network on Goodreads (15 pages)
CONTENT
How we got where we are
That's Me
Why Amazon keeps changing their Community Guidelines for the posting of Customer Reviews
Prerequisite
Everything you wanted to know about reviews
Systematic Review Planning
STEP 1: Think Big (for new book releases)
STEP 2: Try to Get Endorsements! (They could be your book’s life-saver)
STEP 3: Asking Amazon Top Reviewers for Reviews
STEP 4: Acquiring reviews from real life readers, your new fans
STEP 5: Acquiring reviews from online friends
Facebook author / book / fan pages& groups
An incomplete but eye-opening study
Goodreads
Addendum
Toolbox for writing best review request emails
3 Strategies
Finally – The Best strategy to write a request email
Resources
Legal Tidbits
7 Thoughts to keep you going
113 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 20, 2017
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About the author
Gisela Hausmann
42 books368 followersGisela Hausmann is a 29 yr. self-publishing industry veteran, an email evangelist and a top reviewer.
Her work has been featured in regional, national, and international publications including Success magazine (print) and Entrepreneur, on Bloomberg, The Innovation Show - a show for Square Pegs in Round Holes, "The Brutal Truth about Sales & Selling"-podcast, and Austria's Der Standard and Das Wirtschaftsblatt. Gisela is a graduate of the University of Vienna, Austria.
A unique mixture of wild risk-taker and careful planner, she globe-trotted almost 100,000 kilometers on three continents, including to the locations of her favorite books: Doctor Zhivago’s Russia, Heinrich Harrer’s Tibet, and Genghis Khan’s Mongolia.
Her motto:
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."-Napoleon Hill
For more information about the author please visit her website at www.GiselaHausmann.com
Her work has been featured in regional, national, and international publications including Success magazine (print) and Entrepreneur, on Bloomberg, The Innovation Show - a show for Square Pegs in Round Holes, "The Brutal Truth about Sales & Selling"-podcast, and Austria's Der Standard and Das Wirtschaftsblatt. Gisela is a graduate of the University of Vienna, Austria.
A unique mixture of wild risk-taker and careful planner, she globe-trotted almost 100,000 kilometers on three continents, including to the locations of her favorite books: Doctor Zhivago’s Russia, Heinrich Harrer’s Tibet, and Genghis Khan’s Mongolia.
Her motto:
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."-Napoleon Hill
For more information about the author please visit her website at www.GiselaHausmann.com
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November 29, 2017
A must read for those who wonder how they can get reviews for their books--that gets harder every day for Indie authors.
July 23, 2017
A must read for authors who want to get legitimate reviews for their books. "Naked Review" is a no-nonsense book that explains why following Amazon's review policy (and other policies, all updated in Feb. 2017) is important for newbie and veteran authors alike. The book also informs the reader about the in's and out's of Goodreads, Twitter, and Facebook. An all-around important book for authors to read, with necessary information for reviewers and bloggers also, in this new-age world of attaining reviews and keeping those reviews up on the book pages.
September 17, 2017
Ever wonder how Amazon, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, and LinkedIn work behind the scenes to make things difficult or easier for the Indie author? This book must be read carefully more than once to make use of the information contained in its 118 succinctly and intelligently written pages. I didn’t know that Amazon owns Goodreads, for example, nor indeed most of the information I gleaned from what could best be called this valuable reference manual for the author.
The advice given is brilliantly researched and written. From using MeetUps and local libraries to meet potential readers, other authors, and reviewers in real life, to the impact that President Trump’s use of Twitter has on the average author, to author groups that have destroyed a good thing, this book treats acquiring reviews as a science and an art.
Hausmann has done her own studies, independent research, and launched her series of “Naked” books with no fluff content over the course of her 29-year history as an award-winning author. This is the latest and arguably the best of the advice books she has written. Cheating by authors to get reviews has been rampant on author groups and the advice from unscrupulous bloggers taken by many has led to Amazon’s new algorithms and their revised Community Guidelines. Hausmann tackles the problem of “fake” reviews head-on and shares her knowledge courageously, including legal issues of posting both negative and positive “fake” reviews, as well as copyright and other issues that should be of paramount concern to not only the Indie author but all of us.
More importantly, she shares how reviews and testimonials may be acquired from top reviewers and “real” readers, “how indie authors could get the best reviews that would help them sell the most books.” She also touches on how to write an effective email, which may be found in another in her series of “Naked” books.
As social media guidelines are constantly being upgraded, many loopholes for getting reviews have been closed. I recommend using this gem of a book to serve as a reference manual for all authors, not just the Indie author. It involves more work and research on the part of the author, but as Hausmann comments, “following fluffy blogs cost Indie authors as a group dearly.” Don’t be misled by fluffy advice – this is the real thing.
The advice given is brilliantly researched and written. From using MeetUps and local libraries to meet potential readers, other authors, and reviewers in real life, to the impact that President Trump’s use of Twitter has on the average author, to author groups that have destroyed a good thing, this book treats acquiring reviews as a science and an art.
Hausmann has done her own studies, independent research, and launched her series of “Naked” books with no fluff content over the course of her 29-year history as an award-winning author. This is the latest and arguably the best of the advice books she has written. Cheating by authors to get reviews has been rampant on author groups and the advice from unscrupulous bloggers taken by many has led to Amazon’s new algorithms and their revised Community Guidelines. Hausmann tackles the problem of “fake” reviews head-on and shares her knowledge courageously, including legal issues of posting both negative and positive “fake” reviews, as well as copyright and other issues that should be of paramount concern to not only the Indie author but all of us.
More importantly, she shares how reviews and testimonials may be acquired from top reviewers and “real” readers, “how indie authors could get the best reviews that would help them sell the most books.” She also touches on how to write an effective email, which may be found in another in her series of “Naked” books.
As social media guidelines are constantly being upgraded, many loopholes for getting reviews have been closed. I recommend using this gem of a book to serve as a reference manual for all authors, not just the Indie author. It involves more work and research on the part of the author, but as Hausmann comments, “following fluffy blogs cost Indie authors as a group dearly.” Don’t be misled by fluffy advice – this is the real thing.
July 11, 2017
NAKED REVIEW HOW TO GET BOOK REVIEWS is a concise, well-written guide to ethical, effective ways to get people to review your new book.
Probably the best feature of NAKED REVIEW is the clear and concise writing. There is no fluff in this book. For example, page 45 covers "Asking Amazon Top Reviewers for Book Reviews." This section provides step-by-step suggestions on how to maximize your chance of getting a top reviewer to consider your new book. I found this section to be true, useful, and ethical.
Here are some areas that I thought were especially good:
+ The importance of getting 12 "Starter" reviews. (Hey, wait a minute--Am I one of those "starter" reviews?)
+ How Amazon has changed the display of reviews, giving better placement to "verified purchase."
Here's a really smart observation by the author: "Non-verified reviews will always look a tiny bit suspicious simply because Amazon does not volunteer to show them." The author has touched on a bit of a sore point for Amazon reviewers. I can vouch that her point is 100% true. (Many times my review of 7 paragraphs is not even shown, but a one-liner "verified" purchase.)
Here's the #1 tip in the entire book. The author provides a template as an example to use when emailing potential reviewers. On page 102, she suggests adding a photo of an inspirational figure in your email. This is a brilliant idea--one which I also have encouraged authors to follow.
One note/suggestion: On page 22, the author notes that Amazon restricts non-verified reviews to to 5 reviews per calendar week. I believe that is indeed the official policy, but that policy is not always followed. Amazon makes exceptions--but I don't know why or how.
So all in all, I found NAKED REVIEW HOW TO GET BOOK REVIEWS to be a helpful guide, with tons of good ideas. The author writes very well, and the book is to read. Lots of small sections for us readers with short attention spans. Keep in mind that the book is pretty short, and not intended to be an exhaustive resource on the subject.
Advance Review copy courtesy of the author.
Probably the best feature of NAKED REVIEW is the clear and concise writing. There is no fluff in this book. For example, page 45 covers "Asking Amazon Top Reviewers for Book Reviews." This section provides step-by-step suggestions on how to maximize your chance of getting a top reviewer to consider your new book. I found this section to be true, useful, and ethical.
Here are some areas that I thought were especially good:
+ The importance of getting 12 "Starter" reviews. (Hey, wait a minute--Am I one of those "starter" reviews?)
+ How Amazon has changed the display of reviews, giving better placement to "verified purchase."
Here's a really smart observation by the author: "Non-verified reviews will always look a tiny bit suspicious simply because Amazon does not volunteer to show them." The author has touched on a bit of a sore point for Amazon reviewers. I can vouch that her point is 100% true. (Many times my review of 7 paragraphs is not even shown, but a one-liner "verified" purchase.)
Here's the #1 tip in the entire book. The author provides a template as an example to use when emailing potential reviewers. On page 102, she suggests adding a photo of an inspirational figure in your email. This is a brilliant idea--one which I also have encouraged authors to follow.
One note/suggestion: On page 22, the author notes that Amazon restricts non-verified reviews to to 5 reviews per calendar week. I believe that is indeed the official policy, but that policy is not always followed. Amazon makes exceptions--but I don't know why or how.
So all in all, I found NAKED REVIEW HOW TO GET BOOK REVIEWS to be a helpful guide, with tons of good ideas. The author writes very well, and the book is to read. Lots of small sections for us readers with short attention spans. Keep in mind that the book is pretty short, and not intended to be an exhaustive resource on the subject.
Advance Review copy courtesy of the author.
July 23, 2017
I bought a copy of this book because I’d previously read/reviewed the author’s previous title, Naked Truths About Getting Book Reviews.
This is an update of that book, but it’s also much more. If you’re an author in search of reviews, you really should give this book some time. I discovered aspects of review writing I was never aware of, though I’ve been writing and posting such pieces for years!
There’s a lot of information and advice about the often-changing guidelines about reviewing on Amazon; in fact those changes inspired the writing of this volume. And the author’s done a great deal of research about most of the practical aspects of reviewing for the author seeking reviews and the reader who pens such opinions.
But the book isn’t just about reviews. There’s practical advice about difficult aspects of writing; social networking and the optimum way to make use of such organisations as Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, amongst others.
There’s a lot to absorb in this little book, but it’s content worth pursuing. I made lots of notes, which I’m now following up.
As both writer and reviewer, I’ve learned a lot of useful stuff from these pages. If you’re a writer wanting to attract reviews of your work - and which of us isn’t? – this book is definitely worth consulting. And, if you’re a reader who performs that frequently thankless but vital task of spreading the word about an author’s books, you’ll find a great deal of useful information here.
This is an update of that book, but it’s also much more. If you’re an author in search of reviews, you really should give this book some time. I discovered aspects of review writing I was never aware of, though I’ve been writing and posting such pieces for years!
There’s a lot of information and advice about the often-changing guidelines about reviewing on Amazon; in fact those changes inspired the writing of this volume. And the author’s done a great deal of research about most of the practical aspects of reviewing for the author seeking reviews and the reader who pens such opinions.
But the book isn’t just about reviews. There’s practical advice about difficult aspects of writing; social networking and the optimum way to make use of such organisations as Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, amongst others.
There’s a lot to absorb in this little book, but it’s content worth pursuing. I made lots of notes, which I’m now following up.
As both writer and reviewer, I’ve learned a lot of useful stuff from these pages. If you’re a writer wanting to attract reviews of your work - and which of us isn’t? – this book is definitely worth consulting. And, if you’re a reader who performs that frequently thankless but vital task of spreading the word about an author’s books, you’ll find a great deal of useful information here.
July 27, 2017
Guilty of owning several of this author’s books and not reading them to completion, but constantly using them as reference material, I’m delighted to have read this from beginning to end and am ready to share my thoughts.
Like all of Hausmann’s work, this is a very straight forward approach to squashing rumors, putting out fires of misinformation, and offering quality, practical, and applicable skills to book promotion and the ever-present struggle to gain honest reviews. Hausmann doesn’t sugarcoat her message or make promises she can’t backup. There is no magic way to guarantee hundreds of top quality positive reviews of one’s book, and that’s not what this book is trying to present.
Hausmann is clear about her mission to educate authors so that they don’t end up becoming their own worst enemies by utilizing questionable practices that “work the system”. What she does drive home is the importance of working one’s book career like a real business and following the rules of the industry.
This isn’t a fluff piece filled with theory and overly-optimistic mantras telling you that “if you write it, readers will come.” Hausmann literally gives the reader a step-by-step plan of execution to implement and reiterates that it’s up to each author to follow through.
Like all of Hausmann’s work, this is a very straight forward approach to squashing rumors, putting out fires of misinformation, and offering quality, practical, and applicable skills to book promotion and the ever-present struggle to gain honest reviews. Hausmann doesn’t sugarcoat her message or make promises she can’t backup. There is no magic way to guarantee hundreds of top quality positive reviews of one’s book, and that’s not what this book is trying to present.
Hausmann is clear about her mission to educate authors so that they don’t end up becoming their own worst enemies by utilizing questionable practices that “work the system”. What she does drive home is the importance of working one’s book career like a real business and following the rules of the industry.
This isn’t a fluff piece filled with theory and overly-optimistic mantras telling you that “if you write it, readers will come.” Hausmann literally gives the reader a step-by-step plan of execution to implement and reiterates that it’s up to each author to follow through.
July 24, 2017
Every indie author should read this book. As Hausmann, an Amazon Top Reviewer, points out it's a strategy book for getting honest reviews that help sell books.
August 16, 2017
Good update of current status. Not always relevant to all genes. This is ever-changing landscape of the indie market, so things change daily.
March 7, 2018
**OBTAINED: Goodreads Giveaways**
Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews, was a very interesting, useful book for both authors and, I might add, aspiring authors, not to mention book reviewers of all kinds. Self-publishing often seems a complicated realm, but an option many authors, aspiring or otherwise, are daring to venture towards these days.
Personally, I found this book to be a very direct, informative read. Though not yet a published author myself, I often feel drawn to read such strategy books because the marketing aspect of professional writing is definitely a daunting matter, at times seeming near overwhelming among life's other complications. It is especially useful that this particular author is a self-proclaimed Amazon top reviewer as well, so that it would seem her facts about both sides of the coin (authoring/reviewing) are very relevant.
Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews, primarily focuses on Amazon and it's ever-changing review guideline system, though touches on many other useful subjects as well such as the art of obtaining legitimate, honest reviews rather than cheating the system, and the benefits of utilizing other social-media in order to market oneself practically. The author uses a very matter-of-fact manner of writing, which did the book credit. I appreciated the many numerous graphs, charts, pictures, calculations etc. added throughout, along with plenty of interesting examples of common do's and don'ts. There is also a very useful "Comparison of sales channels" section, where as the author clearly presents the pro's and con's of using different market seller venues.
The author often uses personal experiences, as well, which made the complex subject matter more understandable, especially for those of us that hesitate in spending hours in the (important) pursuit of marketing, when writing itself gladly steals away much of the days time. I'm not sure about other aspiring authors, at least outside of my circle, but when I'm not writing my hands sore, I find myself obsessively drawn into the realm of books, with very limited time left to maintain some semblance of sanity.
An interesting tip the author frequently uses, though I still have mixed feelings concerning, is the phrase "Don't ask a vegan to eat steak." While it makes perfect sense when dealing with very specific, common or popular genres, it seems to lose some of its meaning when it comes to the more complicated unusual, sub-genres, or an obscure blending of genres. For instance, if a novel uses elements of science fiction, romance and horror, I find it hard to find that phrase particularly useful because fans of romance may certainly not be fans of science fiction, and horror fans may not be interested in romance. So where to find a mixed audience? I, myself, find a very wide range of genres fascinating and am ever willing to break from the norm and read highly experimental works, along with reading books that I would generally deem unappealing, for oftentimes I surprise myself. I admit, that concept can still be applicable and it certainly does hold some truth to it, and I possibly fall far outside the norm of an average reader. But even still, it makes me wonder, how does one go about obtaining reviews when dealing with more obscure genres?
One thing I found very interesting, was the explanations of the many different kinds of reviews and which could prove to be the most beneficial to an author. I hadn't considered the difference that early reviews make on the outcome of the books overall success. I (naively) thought it depended more so on how many collective positive reviews/ratings a book achieved versus it's negative reviews/ratings. In Naked Reviews, it seems that is not solely the case, nor does the star rating have as much power as I had initially believed. For me, I don't always have time to leave a review (and I'm generally not the "Exclamation-without-Explanation" sort) and therefore I find the star rating system useful, although I deeply wish it was a 10 star rating system. Therefore, I expect there to be many other readers like me, that are hard pressed for time out there.
In conclusion, Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews was a very concise strategy book on the marketing system, and crammed full of informative tips. I am glad to have won it. Recommended for authors, published, aspiring or otherwise, and even book reviewers. Though understand it is a short-and-to-the-point read, but useful all the same. Many thanks to the author!
[OFFICIAL RATING: 4.5 STARS]
[NOTE: The Author was kind enough to sign my edition. Many thanks!]
Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews, was a very interesting, useful book for both authors and, I might add, aspiring authors, not to mention book reviewers of all kinds. Self-publishing often seems a complicated realm, but an option many authors, aspiring or otherwise, are daring to venture towards these days.
Personally, I found this book to be a very direct, informative read. Though not yet a published author myself, I often feel drawn to read such strategy books because the marketing aspect of professional writing is definitely a daunting matter, at times seeming near overwhelming among life's other complications. It is especially useful that this particular author is a self-proclaimed Amazon top reviewer as well, so that it would seem her facts about both sides of the coin (authoring/reviewing) are very relevant.
Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews, primarily focuses on Amazon and it's ever-changing review guideline system, though touches on many other useful subjects as well such as the art of obtaining legitimate, honest reviews rather than cheating the system, and the benefits of utilizing other social-media in order to market oneself practically. The author uses a very matter-of-fact manner of writing, which did the book credit. I appreciated the many numerous graphs, charts, pictures, calculations etc. added throughout, along with plenty of interesting examples of common do's and don'ts. There is also a very useful "Comparison of sales channels" section, where as the author clearly presents the pro's and con's of using different market seller venues.
The author often uses personal experiences, as well, which made the complex subject matter more understandable, especially for those of us that hesitate in spending hours in the (important) pursuit of marketing, when writing itself gladly steals away much of the days time. I'm not sure about other aspiring authors, at least outside of my circle, but when I'm not writing my hands sore, I find myself obsessively drawn into the realm of books, with very limited time left to maintain some semblance of sanity.
An interesting tip the author frequently uses, though I still have mixed feelings concerning, is the phrase "Don't ask a vegan to eat steak." While it makes perfect sense when dealing with very specific, common or popular genres, it seems to lose some of its meaning when it comes to the more complicated unusual, sub-genres, or an obscure blending of genres. For instance, if a novel uses elements of science fiction, romance and horror, I find it hard to find that phrase particularly useful because fans of romance may certainly not be fans of science fiction, and horror fans may not be interested in romance. So where to find a mixed audience? I, myself, find a very wide range of genres fascinating and am ever willing to break from the norm and read highly experimental works, along with reading books that I would generally deem unappealing, for oftentimes I surprise myself. I admit, that concept can still be applicable and it certainly does hold some truth to it, and I possibly fall far outside the norm of an average reader. But even still, it makes me wonder, how does one go about obtaining reviews when dealing with more obscure genres?
One thing I found very interesting, was the explanations of the many different kinds of reviews and which could prove to be the most beneficial to an author. I hadn't considered the difference that early reviews make on the outcome of the books overall success. I (naively) thought it depended more so on how many collective positive reviews/ratings a book achieved versus it's negative reviews/ratings. In Naked Reviews, it seems that is not solely the case, nor does the star rating have as much power as I had initially believed. For me, I don't always have time to leave a review (and I'm generally not the "Exclamation-without-Explanation" sort) and therefore I find the star rating system useful, although I deeply wish it was a 10 star rating system. Therefore, I expect there to be many other readers like me, that are hard pressed for time out there.
In conclusion, Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews was a very concise strategy book on the marketing system, and crammed full of informative tips. I am glad to have won it. Recommended for authors, published, aspiring or otherwise, and even book reviewers. Though understand it is a short-and-to-the-point read, but useful all the same. Many thanks to the author!
[OFFICIAL RATING: 4.5 STARS]
[NOTE: The Author was kind enough to sign my edition. Many thanks!]
November 26, 2017
Naked Review: How to Get Book Reviews is one of those "must have" books to own. Gisela Hausmann walks you through every step of the how to get book reviews process with an instructional, "teaching" technique making sure no stone is unturned. The book is fluff-free and hands-on all the way.
December 26, 2017
While there was a lot of technical and anecdotal information, I didn't feel as though there was as much useful information as there was with Naked Goodreads. I imagine that's because getting reviews is a complicated subject that does not translate well to creating a step by step process. Reviews and reviewers are fickle things. Gisela's information and understanding of the system is excellent as always, but in this case there's just no way to create and relate a trusty formula.
August 15, 2017
Naked Review – How to Get Book Reviews by Gisela Hausmann
It seems very strange to be writing a review for a book written by a top amazon reviewer about how to get amazon reviews! However, I am very grateful for the “inside” information about processes and strategies to get reviews for my books, whether verified or unverified (which is also explained in this book!) I was also happy to discover the link between Goodreads and Amazon, both of which I have used during my eight years of being an author of nine children’s books. I was delighted to find a current comprehensive strategy, in accordance with today’s revised Amazon guidelines, which I hope I can use for my ninth, latest and last book which is sadly lacking in reviews compared to all the others. I was also reminded to leave reviews whenever possible, and to “like” the reviews that I receive. (Next on my to-do list. I hope perhaps you will do the same!) I highly recommend this book to all authors, potential and published!
It seems very strange to be writing a review for a book written by a top amazon reviewer about how to get amazon reviews! However, I am very grateful for the “inside” information about processes and strategies to get reviews for my books, whether verified or unverified (which is also explained in this book!) I was also happy to discover the link between Goodreads and Amazon, both of which I have used during my eight years of being an author of nine children’s books. I was delighted to find a current comprehensive strategy, in accordance with today’s revised Amazon guidelines, which I hope I can use for my ninth, latest and last book which is sadly lacking in reviews compared to all the others. I was also reminded to leave reviews whenever possible, and to “like” the reviews that I receive. (Next on my to-do list. I hope perhaps you will do the same!) I highly recommend this book to all authors, potential and published!
December 5, 2017
This is a very important book for all authors to have and read. Authors need to be armed with this important information in order to avoid falling for the bad information so many other people publish on the internet. Gisela Hausmann's advice is the advice authors want and need to follow. I especially think the blueprint at the end of the book for constructing proper emails is very important. I am not a top reviewer, and I can't even imagine the massive amounts of email messages they receive. Even though I'm not a top reviewer, I have received review requests that are so impersonal, which only serve the other person. They have no care about me or my interests. They only care about their book, or getting a review.
Gisela explains how to construct a proper email message. There are also other great tips in the book that I wish I had known when I first started out as an author. I would have been so much farther than I am today if I had implemented her tips from the very start. I fell prey to all the bad advice published free on blogs and free books on the internet. I did not know about Gisela's great tips until about a year ago. I have read several of her books and I am a huge fan and follower of her work. She is a skilled, talented, and knowledgeable professional, who you need to take advice from. Don't try to skimp and scrape and read free blogs and books that are not correct. Gisela Hausmann is the author you want to follow and her books are the books you want to read!
Jessica D. Adams, Author
Gisela explains how to construct a proper email message. There are also other great tips in the book that I wish I had known when I first started out as an author. I would have been so much farther than I am today if I had implemented her tips from the very start. I fell prey to all the bad advice published free on blogs and free books on the internet. I did not know about Gisela's great tips until about a year ago. I have read several of her books and I am a huge fan and follower of her work. She is a skilled, talented, and knowledgeable professional, who you need to take advice from. Don't try to skimp and scrape and read free blogs and books that are not correct. Gisela Hausmann is the author you want to follow and her books are the books you want to read!
Jessica D. Adams, Author
December 21, 2017
The publishing playing field is going through seismic changes, and Hausmann (author of 19 books) is quick to detect and publish revised author strategies on how to deal with those changes. This time it's book reviews.
Hausmann, a consistent Amazon Top 10,000 Reviewer, has been researching and writing on this topic since 2012.
Honest reviews are critical to book marketing. Some would say they're an author's most important marketing tool.
In "Naked Review: How To Get Book Reviews" Hausmann lays out an up-to-date, step-by-step, systematic strategy for obtaining reviews that fully complies with Amazon's Community Guidelines.
I found Hausmann's suggestions on using the editorial reviews section of the author's Amazon book page particularly enlightening. And her advice on how to obtain endorsements was eye-opening. She also provides very helpful insight into using Twitter and Goodreads.
All-in-all, I highly recommend this book to any author, fiction or non-fiction.
Hausmann, a consistent Amazon Top 10,000 Reviewer, has been researching and writing on this topic since 2012.
Honest reviews are critical to book marketing. Some would say they're an author's most important marketing tool.
In "Naked Review: How To Get Book Reviews" Hausmann lays out an up-to-date, step-by-step, systematic strategy for obtaining reviews that fully complies with Amazon's Community Guidelines.
I found Hausmann's suggestions on using the editorial reviews section of the author's Amazon book page particularly enlightening. And her advice on how to obtain endorsements was eye-opening. She also provides very helpful insight into using Twitter and Goodreads.
All-in-all, I highly recommend this book to any author, fiction or non-fiction.
September 5, 2017
Naked Review – How to Get Book Reviews by Gisela Hausmann
It seems very strange to be writing a review for a book written by a top amazon reviewer about how to get amazon reviews! However, I am very grateful for the “inside” information about processes and strategies to get reviews for my books, whether verified or unverified (which is also explained in this book!) I was also happy to discover the link between Goodreads and Amazon, both of which I have used during my eight years of being an author of nine children’s books. I was delighted to find a current comprehensive strategy, in accordance with today’s revised Amazon guidelines, which I hope I can use for my ninth, latest and last book which is sadly lacking in reviews compared to all the others. I was also reminded to leave reviews whenever possible, and to “like” the reviews that I receive. (Next on my to-do list. I hope perhaps you will do the same!) I highly recommend this book to all authors, potential and published!
It seems very strange to be writing a review for a book written by a top amazon reviewer about how to get amazon reviews! However, I am very grateful for the “inside” information about processes and strategies to get reviews for my books, whether verified or unverified (which is also explained in this book!) I was also happy to discover the link between Goodreads and Amazon, both of which I have used during my eight years of being an author of nine children’s books. I was delighted to find a current comprehensive strategy, in accordance with today’s revised Amazon guidelines, which I hope I can use for my ninth, latest and last book which is sadly lacking in reviews compared to all the others. I was also reminded to leave reviews whenever possible, and to “like” the reviews that I receive. (Next on my to-do list. I hope perhaps you will do the same!) I highly recommend this book to all authors, potential and published!
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