Question of the Week: Is Amazon’s removal of some indie reviews fair? Why or why not? Should Amazon change its policy? If yes, how so?
Between book launches (Bryan’s new novella) and other podcasts (Jim’s upcoming Authorpreneur interview with Andy Weir), the turbulent twosome brought you one of their most info-packed shows yet! They discussed three tips on hiring a virtual assistant, pitching new readers, and occasionally turning off the computer. The news was even meatier than usual this week with stories on social media, Nook’s new website, the Amazon review removal controversy, the reaction to the KU pages read rate, and Scribd’s culling of romance titles. This week’s Question of the Week: Is Amazon’s removal of some indie reviews fair? Why or why not? Should Amazon change its policy? If yes, how so?
What You’ll Learn:
- How hiring a VA can cut down on your marketing time
- Why you should devise “pick-up lines” for new readers
- What you should do to recharge your writing
- Why the social media era may be changing dramatically
- What Nook’s recent website troubles could mean for authors
- Jim’s opinion of why Amazon instituted its review policy
- Around how much authors will be paid per KU page read
- Why Scribd’s romance decision could hurt them significantly
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Question of the Week: Is Amazon’s removal of some indie reviews fair? Why or why not? Should Amazon change its policy? If yes, how so?