Want to know why you need to leave a review?

Published on by Jean M. Cogdell

Do you know why this is important?

I mean really important?

It helps a writer? Yes, of course. But there is more to it than that.

When we eat out, we leave the wait staff a tip. Even if the service is lousy, we leave a tip. Might be small, but we leave something behind. The staff worked hard to provide the meal, and our tip our acknowledgment. We may never return to that restaurant again, but that’s okay.

The same thing holds true for a book. The author works hard to produce a product for readers to enjoy. Some will enjoy the story more than others, but everyone should leave behind a tip (review.) Short and sweet, or long and eloquent, leave a review it doesn’t matter.

Don’t know what to say? Here’s a tip: read what others have said and to get ideas, to prime your thoughts into your own words.

Don’t have time to write a wordy review? Click on the stars but leave behind that tip with a one or five star review.

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Remember to let the author know you read their book. The best way to do that is to write a review. Leaving your footprints in the sands of Amazon and Goodreads is important.

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What has kept you from leaving a review in the past?

Was it fear? Didn’t like the book? Didn’t know what to say?

Think you could leave a short review now?

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Keep reading for more about reviews!

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Why the Right Book Reviews are So Important for Authors

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8 thoughts on “Want to know why you need to leave a review?”

  5. I like your analogy of the waiter and leaving a tip at the end of our meal with writing a review of the book we read. Humans are an interesting species, they need to be pushed to do something which is necessary. Take for example me, I regularly leave a tip for the waiter but fail to do so for the writer who gave me so much enjoyment with his/her writing, not only that but also gave me an idea how to write a novel.
    I read eleven novels this year, but did not write a single review. What will you think of me when you find out how ungrateful I am? 😦

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