Book Marketing Tip: Write Reviews

Have you ever been on Amazon looking for reviews and then read a really good review and decided to buy the book you’re looking at because of the review? A well-crafted review can really tip the scales for me when looking to read a book.

As a self-published Christian book writer, I started writing reviews for every book I read and loved and closed the review with this tagline

with love

Your full name

Author of (number) Christian books on Amazon

In my time writing books and talking to people on Facebook who have read my books, I have found that many people have found my books because of the reviews I write.

You’re a writer and you have books to sell, and as a writer, you’re probably a reader like me, and so what’s stopping you from writing positive reviews? And put a slogan like mine.

You can write a book review on Intimacy with God and sign with a tag that says

with love

john johnson

Author of 6 Christian books on Amazon, including 7 Tips for Intimacy with Jesus

Did you know that Amazon will let you do that? How nice would it be to be one of the first people to write a full and positive review on Amazon for that Intimacy with God book and have people upvote your review to the point where it is the first or second review to be read . A popular author’s page?

Now a few rules with reviews.

I only write reviews of books that I enjoyed and loved. The fewest stars I write a review for is 3 stars, but most of the time my reviews are 5 stars and sometimes 4 stars. I will only give a 3 star review when I have something negative to say about a book, but I still want people to read the book. However, there is something about the book that I think readers should keep in mind.

I don’t write two or one star reviews, however I am happy other people take the time to write lengthy 1 star reviews because they often help me buy a book that is going to disappoint me.

I also make it a point to let people know how the book made me feel. Many times, I will use a sentence to let people know that I am a writer like this sentence.

As a Christian writer, I appreciate this writer’s candor when discussing his indiscretions while trying to use the same candor in my books, and I love people who are transparent.

This line that I just used lets the reader know that the book is transparent and also that I am a transparent writer myself.

As a writer, focus on blessing other writers, and your reviews will be fine.