tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post7492831923206027798..comments2023-08-16T07:25:02.989-05:00Comments on Romance Gems: The Art of Writing a Review #RomanceGemsJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-85897817282580490252020-03-09T10:38:32.776-05:002020-03-09T10:38:32.776-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066898073106439423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-20875280225837276392019-06-16T09:28:32.960-05:002019-06-16T09:28:32.960-05:00Hey, Nancy. Love the cartoons! Reviews are so impo...Hey, Nancy. Love the cartoons! Reviews are so important to authors. We indie authors helped build Amazon so it's especially disheartening that they give us so little support. Their policy of removing reviews seems so arbitrary.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-29365259643424828702019-06-06T09:30:09.070-05:002019-06-06T09:30:09.070-05:00Very well said. I'd add that you can't buy...Very well said. I'd add that you can't buy advertisement at some places because of lack of reviews.Karen Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957744138630214201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-10824011810533112722019-06-05T15:00:45.727-05:002019-06-05T15:00:45.727-05:00Grrr, I hate Amazon dot com. I left reviews for a ...Grrr, I hate Amazon dot com. I left reviews for a couple of books that were never published. And I spend real money on the site, just not amounting to $50 in the last 6 months (but I do spend more money when I go to the US). Some reviews go through, others don't. It's annoyingly annoyingIris Tsenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544245951449907851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-75890955623800929632019-06-05T13:10:37.725-05:002019-06-05T13:10:37.725-05:00The beauty of BB reviews is that you can tick boxe...The beauty of BB reviews is that you can tick boxes that apply and give a rating, Liz.And they don't take reviews down which is refreshing.Bonnie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191962387359643936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-40668949941275039672019-06-05T13:08:53.915-05:002019-06-05T13:08:53.915-05:00It's challenging for Canadian customers, for s...It's challenging for Canadian customers, for sure. I've never switched to .ca because I want my reviews on the US site. However, here's something that I, personally would love to get. The knowledge that you've posted a review on .ca...and permission to use a quote from the review on my US page. There are places on the book's page where I can add reviews. I think it's called editorial reviews. If you're also a blogger, that's good to know and you'll get attribution. I also, love to put quotes from reviews inside the book right before Chapter 1 so that readers can have easy examples of quick reviews. So let the writer know you've written a review...we can use them in other ways that are helpful!Bonnie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191962387359643936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-63507803243074764072019-06-05T12:48:28.054-05:002019-06-05T12:48:28.054-05:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! I alw...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! I always leave a review for the books I love, because it is FUN to talk about them. It's harder to leave a review for a book that was lukewarm, but I always try to. Authors need to hear what readers think. I have had a few book clubs discuss my books, and what they get out of my stories is sometimes very different than what I intended. It's actually pretty cool to hear. Kara O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450345368460001990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-69588661731533752882019-06-05T10:22:08.263-05:002019-06-05T10:22:08.263-05:00Reviews are also necessary in order to use certain...Reviews are also necessary in order to use certain advertising platforms. There is no such thing as too many reviews. Well done, Nancy. kathleen Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791153368022534856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-2524637168057765162019-06-05T08:39:17.825-05:002019-06-05T08:39:17.825-05:00Reviews are absolutely great and we need them. Bu...Reviews are absolutely great and we need them. But perhaps you should mention not to pull a book apart because it isn't something you like reading. Like saying a book had too much sex when the cover obviously shows it's steamy. Or that you hate cowboys when there's a cowboy on the cover or mentioned in the blurb. Common sense! kari lemorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836561395137916595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-63115980638626367382019-06-05T06:32:41.941-05:002019-06-05T06:32:41.941-05:00Thanks, for showing how simple it can be to leave ...Thanks, for showing how simple it can be to leave a review. I try to at least rate a book on Goodreads. I usually only read books I like so I give a good rating. Nora LeDuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111518752602850802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-15478101365309255352019-06-05T06:16:17.984-05:002019-06-05T06:16:17.984-05:00Reviews are definitely gold, aren't they? I ad...Reviews are definitely gold, aren't they? I admit to being incredibly lax about leaving them, and I definitely should know better.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-48680482143668343032019-06-05T05:00:43.688-05:002019-06-05T05:00:43.688-05:00I know for a lot of folks, Amazon is the most popu...I know for a lot of folks, Amazon is the most popular source for ebooks. But how important is .ca versus .com for authors? I can't write a review on the American site because I haven't spent 50.00 on there yet. But I can write the review on the Canadian site. However, I switched my Kindle bookstore to the American site because it saves me an extra step of having to switch dot-com links to dot-ca! I also don't use the Canadian audible either. It's quite limiting. So for now, I stick with goodreads and sometimes BookBub.L.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12618561260455358437noreply@blogger.com