Not just rate: review. Ratings are nice, reviews are better for the algorithm. I don’t like the word ‘algorithm,’ by the way. It’s one of those words I always feel like I’m misspelling. But I learned it anyway, because that’s how important reviews are for me, or any other independent author.
Review! (I say in a completely polite and respectful manner, naturally.
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Normally I’d say ‘review somebody’s books,’ but today I shall be forthright: if you haven’t reviewed my books yet, you can do so here and here. You can absolutely review other people’s books afterward, naturally. They’ll thank you for it, too.
But it’s good for my own algorithms if you review mine. This has been a bad year for independent book sales in general, apparently. At least, that’s what it sounds like from here.
#commissionearned
Mine, sure. But don’t forget a quick review (as well as rating) of everybody else’s that you read, too. Even if you don’t like me there’s somebody out there whose books you’re fond of. Give them some help.
Seriously, book reviews are golden (book ratings are white gold). Especially if the book is (like MORGAN BAROD) being offered on sale. Reviews can make the difference between a sale and… not a sale, basically. So go for it!
Continue reading Reminder: if you’ve read a book (like MORGAN BAROD), then REVIEW IT.I just got back from putting up an Amazon review for somebody else’s book, because if I’m going to nag people about putting up reviews on Amazon (ahem) then I should dang well do the same. Everybody here knows the drill by now, sure: authors need the reviews for a good spot in the search algorithms*, so review their books. All authors, too. If you happen to loathe me and are just hate-reading this site for some** reason – there’s somebody you like out there who needs a review. So go review theirs.
Moe Lane
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*I was a little upset that it’s almost impossible to get a proper spell-check of the misspelled word ‘algorithm,’ until I remembered that I obviously couldn’t spell the word on the first try, either.
**I’ll be assuming that the reason for hate-reading is sad and possibly even pathetic, you understand.
Or if not my books, then other people’s books. Books of people you like, or want to be nice to, or whatever. They are begging for your reviews. They dream of your reviews. If their books get enough reviews, the algorithm notices!
In fact: I have just gone through my purchases and reviewed some of the books that I have bought and read. If I can do it, then so can you. I challenge you to do it, in fact.
…But start with mine.
…Is it just me, or are a lot of said review sites out there hyper-critical, and more than a little petulant? I mean, it’s almost as if people have money down on bets that certain films or projects will fail, and they’re trying to protect their gambling investments. I certainly understand wanting a project that you didn’t personally work on to succeed; if you like a particular film topic or style, naturally you want those to do well so that you’ll get more of those. But rooting for failure seems less logical, somehow.
I know that this topic isn’t likely to be very interesting to people who aren’t me. But it does interest me, and I’ve been noticing all of this with some bemusement for some time now. Who knows? Maybe I’m the weird one, here. Certainly those review sites are getting hits, which suggests that people are buying what they’re selling…
