bookBook Reviews, Author Interviews, Book Listing Sites

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I've gone into a bookshop more than once to buy something based on a review I've read. If you're a reader looking for a good read, this list of reviews will give you a pretty good indication of where to find them. Skip the rest of this text, check out the links, and enjoy.

As a writer, you want to be reviewed as much as possible. Walk into any bookstore, log onto any e-publisher site, or visit Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Guess what you'll see? A whole lot of books. If one of them happens to be yours, how will people notice it?

Your publisher will market your book, of course, but they market all their titles equally. What you want is for a potential reader to walk into that shop or log onto that site with your name and title already in his or her head.

Your publisher will submit your book to reviewers. I don't know about the quantity, but reviews (even negative ones) generate sales. Work with your publisher to ensure everyone on the list below is covered. Also make sure you don't both send the same book to the same place because that's just plain embarrassing.

When you are marketing, don't think like a writer. Think like a reader. Of course you can think like another person... that's part of what makes you a great writer.

How do you chooose what to read? I go by what my friends recommend, book reviews, and author loyalty. This isn't the end-all and be-all of marketing efforts, but it's a good starting place. (Word-of-mouth is the end-all and be-all.)

Here are some sources that readers use. Some will review your books, some will let you review other people's books, and some are just plain useful for getting the word out.


Feel free to drop me a line at laroccamichael@hotmail.com.

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