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You’ve heard us say it over and over again: DO NOT PAY FOR BOOK REVIEWS!

So, what is an author supposed to do? Wait around, hoping for readers who might decide to take the time to review their book? Beg people on social media for positive write-ups? Ask their family and friends to post reviews on Amazon? (DON’T DO THE LATTER! You could get banned from Amazon for doing that! We explain why in this episode.)

Getting real, legitimate reviews for your book doesn’t have to be a passive exercise. There are plenty of regular, prolific reviewers (even “professional” reviewers) out there who won’t charge you a penny to review your book, and who will do it fairly and honestly. Better yet, many of them have tens of thousands of followers! When they post a review for a book, their followers are notified!

But, how do you find them, and what should you say when you contact them?

In this episode, Angela and Brian explain, step-by-step, how you can find PROLIFIC and popular book reviewers with thousands of followers. And, we’ll teach you exactly how reach out to them, greatly increasing your chances of getting your book reviewed by them.

You might be asking why these book reviewers review books for free? How do they make money? It’s NOT on the backs of authors! Quite the opposite, in fact! We explain that in this episode as well.

Getting good book reviews from well-known reviewers can mean significantly more BOOK SALES! And, the entire process is FREE! Nothing we recommend in this episode costs any money at all.

You don’t want to miss this episode!

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• BookLocker’s Publishing Packages
• The Old Amazon Best Seller Scam is Still Happening! Don’t Be Sucked In!!
• Why My Books Get So Many Reviews! – by Gary Sturgis, Internationally Bestselling Author of: SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
• EPISODE 43: 16 Possible Reasons Why Amazon KDP Permanently Closed Your Account (But they won’t tell YOU why you were banned!!) – Approximately 90% of banned Amazon KDP accounts never get reinstated!
• Template emails to send to book reviewers from MyBookCave.com, ALiteraryEscape.com, and Cambridge.org.
• Unsolicited testimonials from BookLocker’s authors!
• Authors Are Moving to BookLocker After Amazon KDP Randomly Terminated Their Accounts
• WritersWeekly’s Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest
• All Episodes of The WritersWeekly Podcast

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