How Helping Are Blog Reviews For Selling Your Book?

AubreyIsAltered · Jun 23, 2011

I am self-published on Lulu (but soon to be on Amazon and B&N.com

) and I've been getting a fair amount of people who want to review my book on their sites. Before I spend all my money sending them copies, how useful is a good review on a blog site?

Thanks!

CaoPaux · Jun 23, 2011

How many books have you bought as a direct result of reading a blog review? How many books have your friends and family bought as a direct result of a blog review? Of those, how many were from the blogs which want to review you?

brimfire · Jun 23, 2011

If your book isn't being reviewed by blogs, how do people know it exists? Sure, people may find it via Goodreads or an internet search, but I feel like the people who follow certain review blogs follow them because they value the reviewers opinions. Therefore, if your book gets a good review, the blog readers would be more likely to purchase it.

I say it's worth the investment.

Good luck!

AubreyIsAltered · Jun 23, 2011

brimfire said:
If your book isn't being reviewed by blogs, how do people know it exists? Sure, people may find it via Goodreads or an internet search, but I feel like the people who follow certain review blogs follow them because they value the reviewers opinions. Therefore, if your book gets a good review, the blog readers would be more likely to purchase it.

I say it's worth the investment.

Good luck!

Thank you very much! This all sounds very sensible. *Takes your good luck wishes, and tramps off to request more reviews*

Carradee · Jun 23, 2011

Also, a fair number of book bloggers will accept electronic copies, which don't have to cost you a thing.

Just a thought.

How Helping Are Blog Reviews For Selling Your Book?

AubreyIsAltered

CaoPaux

Mostly Harmless

brimfire

AubreyIsAltered

Carradee

practical experience, FTW