Regardless, just because a book has 10,000 more reviews than
another, as long as there are enough to offer an unbiased rating, I believe a
potential reader can look at the star rating and feel confident in its rank. Of
course, there are those who buy reviews. That’s never a good practice and
Amazon knows how to deal with those. Then once it’s wiped from your book’s page
you’re out a glowing review and over $100.
Still, not everyone reads reviews or would want to read over
100, so that’s why I decided to create a video series where I read the reviews
I’ve received for my latest book, A.I. Insurrection. It’s a fun way to offer
potential readers opinions on my book in short spurts.
Every author loves to see a new review or rating arrive for
their book. It’s exciting. Reading a bad review is a bit deflating, but you can’t
put something out there if you haven’t grown a thick enough skin to take the
abuse a review can offer. I’ve grown a reasonably thick layer to repel the
tears in my time, but the sensation lingers when bad reviews surface. Not every
book I write is for everyone. I’d love to think otherwise but, oh well.
In any event, I haven’t received many truly bad reviews, but
some are on the edge of complimentary and derogatory. So that makes it a bit of
fun for the viewer while I read them aloud. Check out some of my videos on Youtube or my author page on facebook.
