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1. maryleemacdonaldauthor.com › ten-honest-reviewTen Honest Review Sites for New Authors - Marylee MacDonald

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   Book reviews give authors "money quotes," those pithy sentences on the cover. Here are ten review sites that provide free and paid reviews.

2. www.selfpublishingreview.com › 2021 › 08Mythbusting – The Truth About Paid Book Reviews in 2021

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   Authors worry relentlessly about 'paying for reviews.' What are the concerns, and are they founded? What are the differences between the services offered online?

3. www.reddit.com › r › booksWhat's your most trusted source for book reviews? : r/books

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   While other platforms like Amazon and LibraryThing also offer book reviews, Goodreads remains a top choice for its robust features, community engagement, and wealth of literary content, making it an invaluable resource for bibliophiles seeking thoughtful and varied book recommendations.

4. www.bookdeal.com › blog › new-bookselling-scams-to6 New Bookselling Scams To Look Out For In 2022 - BookDeal Blog

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   • Using The Reputation Of Publishing Influencers. These days, it’s easy to find publishing influencers online. Just search for the best sites for indie authors, and you’ll get loads of them.
   • Using The Solicitation Tactic. Most scammers call or email you out of the blue as their “marketing strategy.” Usually, they’ll say that your book was recommended to them or one of their book scouts discovered them.
   • Offers To Re-Publish Your Books. Another scam you need to look out for is how they approach you when you’re already published. These scammers claim they can do a more critical job, offer higher credibility, or even get you in front of traditional publishers.
   • Boastful Claims About Experience And Skills. There’s nothing wrong in saying you’ve been in business since 2006 or have 15 years of experience. But these claims didn’t pan out when your domain name was registered a year ago.

5. annerallen.com › 2023 › 08Latest Writing Scams Authors Should Look Out For

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   Aug 20, 2023 · If a book never sold and never got good reviews, write another book. That one’s dead. You can unpublish it and give it a new title and an extensive rewrite, or you can let it rest in peace.

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7. annerallen.com › 2021 › 05Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for ...

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   May 16, 2021 · And there’s a new horrible scam just reported by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware: criminals are extorting writers by sending obscenity-laced messages threatening to give your book 1000s of one-star bad reviews if you don’t pay them for good reviews. This is apparently happening at Goodreads right now.

8. time.com › 6078993Goodreads' Problem With Extortion Scams and Review Bombing

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   Aug 9, 2021 · Scammers and cyberstalkers are increasingly using the Goodreads platform to extort authors with threats of “review bombing” their work–and they are frequently targeting authors from marginalized...

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   Are paid reviews extorting writers?

   • Other paid reviews often only appear on the review company’s website, where nobody will see it. And there’s a new horrible scam just reported by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware: criminals are extorting writers by sending obscenity-laced messages threatening to give your book 1000s of one-star bad reviews if you don’t pay them for good reviews.

   Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for These

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   Is Goodreads a scam?

   • But over time, Goodreads has also become a hunting ground for scammers and trolls looking to con smaller authors, take down books with spammed ratings, cyberstalk users or worse. With over 120 million members worldwide, Goodreads is far and away the most popular—and influential—digital book database.

   Goodreads' Problem With Extortion Scams and Review Bombing

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   Are You in publishing scam territory?

   • You’re probably in publishing scam territory. A legit company will have links from other companies. And there will be links from the blogs, websites and social media of successfully published authors with good sales and reviews. “But they’re a brand new company” your writer friend says. “They just started up two months ago.

   Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for These

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   Can Goodreads remove fake reviews?

   • To Tomlinson, Goodreads’ response indicates that it’s likely difficult for many authors to get the company to remove fake ratings and reviews in a timely manner. And since he first spoke with TIME, Tomlinson says his books have come under yet another review bombing attack, complete with negative ratings, reviews and comments.

   Goodreads' Problem With Extortion Scams and Review Bombing

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   Are Writing Scams A Real Thing?

   • Writing scams aren’t just for newbies anymore. A few weeks ago, publishing guru Jane Friedman discovered unfamiliar books on her Goodreads author page. She also found them on Amazon — published in her name. She realized they were probably AI written and very low quality.

   Latest Writing Scams Authors Should Look Out For

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   What if a book is not picked up by a reviewer?

   • If the book isn’t picked up by one of their volunteer reviewers during the 12 to 14-week time window, you can submit a review from any other reviewer (with their permission), and they’ll run the review in their newsletter.

   Ten Honest Review Sites for New Authors - Marylee MacDonald

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