{"id":31410,"date":"2016-02-13T07:26:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T18:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=31410"},"modified":"2016-02-13T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T18:26:34","slug":"apparently-its-a-numbers-game-aka-if-you-like-a-book-it-really-helps-to-review-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/02\/13\/apparently-its-a-numbers-game-aka-if-you-like-a-book-it-really-helps-to-review-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparently, It’s A Numbers’ Game: aka If You Like A Book, It Really Helps To Review It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A week ago, I proposed a 4-step plan <\/a>for anyone who likes a book to support it in the world — if she\/he chooses to, of course!<\/p>\n

So far, so good. But I also featured a very interesting quote from friend and fellow author Courtney Schafer, talking about the importance of honest reviews:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wish to leave an honest review on Amazon, that would be wonderful. If you\u2019re wondering why reviews there are such a big deal to authors, it\u2019s because new reviews push the book up in the ranking and recommendation algorithms, thereby helping new readers to more easily discover the series.\u201d<\/em><\/span> ~ Courtney Schafer<\/span><\/p>\n

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So that means it’s not just enough to get good reviews—any author also needs lots<\/em> of reviews, to benefit from the algorithms and increase a book’s visibility for potential new readers.<\/p>\n

The auguries seem plain — so if you are one of those wonderful readers who have written to tell me how much you have enjoyed\u00a0<\/a> Daughter of Blood<\/em> then I would love it if you could share your view, including through doing a review on Amazon and your preferred review site.<\/p>\n

Thank you (in advance .) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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