How Important Are Book Reviews for Success on KDP and How to Get Them?

4 points by emotivondesigns 2y ago ↗ HN

I've heard that book reviews are crucial for success on KDP, but I'm unsure how to effectively gather them, especially as a new author. What strategies have worked for you to get genuine and positive reviews without violating Amazon's guidelines?

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orionblastar 2y ago ↗

Please select a time for your Kindle book to be free to download and post it in r/freebooks and r/freekindle subreddits and ask for a review in exchange for giving your book away free. You can't always control the reviews to be positive though, and Amazon discourages bots from rating books.

cpach 2y ago ↗

What is KDP?

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solardev 2y ago ↗

Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's platform for self-published ebooks: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

vwoolf 2y ago ↗

Very and pay for them.

mkbkn 2y ago ↗

Yes, reviews are very much needed for more sales.

How to get them - Post in free ebooks communities when the price is $0. Use Amazon Ads to promote the ebook.

Another way is to create a landing page and send traffic to it via ads.

[dead] alex_tailor 2y ago ↗

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dyingkneepad 2y ago ↗

For fiction books, I've heard of indie authors organizing groups where they read each other's books and write reviews. Some groups are more serious in that they actually analyze and suggest improvements to each others' work, but other groups work more as a "let's trade 5 star reviews" thing.