Book Reviews

If an editor or publisher were to ask me what I see as my weakest area as an author, I would have to say getting readers to review my books. I know reviews are important because I use them every time I go to buy a book. Prospective buyers often won't purchase a book that has only a handful of reviews or low ratings. I have tons of readers and a quickly growing fan base, but my readers are reluctant to take the time to leave reviews.

I've noticed that I'm not the only one with this problem. I've consistently seen some of the top names in Christian books (the genre I read almost always read) have the same problem. Perhaps most people feel they're too busy to take the time to help someone else. I just wish others would realize the number of reviews really doesn't reflect the number of readers or sales.

I tried giving readers ebooks in exchange for a review, but that didn't work out for me. The majority of those didn't leave a review, either, and I had to keep reminding and badgering most of the ones who finally did. My books have recently had a huge surge in sales, but out of the 200+ ebooks recently sold, I've only had one review. If any of you have any good ideas or suggestions, I would love to hear them. 

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