March 14, 2025
By BlueInk Review Staff
Too many authors seek reviews before their books are ready for prime time. The result is predictable: a negative review that won’t help sell the book and will only demoralize the author.
Don’t be in a rush to get a review. Before looking for a critical appraisal, ask […]
March 14, 2025
By BlueInk Review Staff
So you’ve gotten several reviews of your book. Congratulations! You are headed in the right direction when it comes to marketing your book.
But now what?
Here are 11 ways to maximize the impact of a professional review. Use it…:
1. On social media: […]
March 14, 2025
By BlueInk Staff
You’ve finished your book and now you’re wondering: How on earth will I sell it? This is a daunting question, to be sure, one that involves carefully considering who your readers are and where you will find them.
Whatever the tactic, one of the first steps in reaching readers […]
March 14, 2025
By BlueInk Staff
Every year, more than one million books are published. Imagine a reader standing in front of a bookshelf with that many titles. Now imagine the impossible: how will they choose one title over another?
That’s where reviews come in.
At BlueInk, we are obviously a huge proponent of […]
May 12, 2020
I’ve been a book reviewer for more than 25 years and I’ve reviewed countless titles across all genre categories—from apocalyptic fiction to zombie erotica. Although a sizable percentage of novels that I’ve reviewed have been flawed in some way—imperfect attempts to tell an entertaining and enlightening story—I do what I […]
November 17, 2015
By Graham Dickson
Sites of booksellers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble feature countless consumer reviews — some legitimately written by objective third parties; others written by family and friends, and even by mills that pump out phony positive reviews for $5 a pop. Recently, Amazon has begun to take action against the authors of […]
September 4, 2015
You’ve finished your book and now you’re wondering: How on earth will I sell it? This is a daunting question, to be sure, one that involves carefully considering who your readers are and where you will find them. Whatever the tactic, one of the first steps in reaching readers is to obtain book reviews.
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June 30, 2014
By BlueInk Staff
“Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!” is part of a series of BlueInk Review blogs offering advice and insight into self-published writers’ most common errors, as seen in the nearly 3,000 reviews of self-published books that we have provided since our inception in 2011. Below, we have compiled excerpts from our more unfortunate […]
March 11, 2014
By BlueInk Review Staff
Here at BlueInk Review, we have been blessed with many great books and, uh, some that probably would have benefited from the attention of a very patient editor. As a result, we send out reviews that are complimentary and some that are, well, not so much. It’s probably not surprising that, […]
May 2, 2011
When an author received a bad review from a blogger, she threw a temper tantrum online that went viral. Now her fit is nearly as famous as the punch Snooki took to the jaw on “Jersey Shore.” BlueInk’s Patti Thorn wonders: Is that any way to launch a writing career?
