Six Cost-Effective Ways to Get Book Reviews

Attracting reviews for your book is not always easy, but it is essential in book marketing. You could sit and wait for months before you get a new review. Here are several great and cost-effective ways to get more reviews:

1. Ask friends and family to post. The first people to read your book will be your loved ones, so ask them to post an honest review for you.

2. Make friends with other authors, and do a review swap. Reach out to authors who have written in a similar genre and ask to do a book swap.

3. E-mail bloggers and ask them to review. Compose a nice, polite e-mail to ask bloggers if they’d be interested to read a free copy of your book and do a review.

4. Get a paid review. There are plenty of people who will review your book for a fee. Clarion Foreword and Kirkus are two highly reputable book reviewers that provide good and honest reviews.

5. Contact famous authors and celebrities. A single tweet from author Neil Gaiman caused one indie author’s book sales to instantly skyrocket. Try to contact these authors on social media or their blog or website. Alternatively, try to contact their agent.

6. Seek out magazine book reviewers. Many printed publications, magazines, and newspapers do book reviews. Contacting them might pay off if they choose to review your book. Try your local paper for a start, or find a magazine that caters to your genre.