Use Your Amazon Profile Page to Help Brand Yourself . . Plus Hint #Twenty for Getting Your Name Out There

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Hint #20

Most everything you do on Amazon gets linked to your Amazon Profile page, so be sure you have one as it is is another free way to help brand yourself.. (Go to Author Central to install it.) 

"Most everything you do on Amazon forms links to your Amazon profile page, including the buy pages of other authors'  buy pages when you write reviews for their books."

 Carolyn Howard-Johnson provides more details about Amazon's Profile Page on Page 162 of  her book, 

How to Get Great Book Reviews:

This is one more reason why it is important for you not just to get reviews for your book(s), but to write reviews for the books of other authors.

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WANT BOOK REVIEWS BUT DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE THEM?

CHECK OUT THIS ADVICE FROM THE LITTLE RED HEN.

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IN A TIME CRUNCH? NOT TO WORRY.

You can still write quick, ethical reviews and help your fellow authors.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW.   

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READ THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE BOOKS LISTED HERE.

SELECT ONE OF INTEREST TO YOU.

CONTACT THAT AUTHOR FOR A FREE COPY OF THEIR BOOK.

WRITE A REVIEW WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE BOOK.

E-MAIL YOUR REVIEW TO THAT AUTHOR BEFORE POSTING IT ON ANY 

ONLINE BOOK REVIEW SITE.

Want book reviews but don't have time to write them?
Remember the lesson we learned from The Little Red Hen!!

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NO FEES! NO KIDDING!

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.

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COMING SOON: WATCH FOR MORE GREAT HINTS ON WRITING TIME SAVING REVIEWS - FRUGALLY  AND  ETHICALLY.
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MORE ABOUT YOUR REVIEW COORDINATOR, LOIS W. STERN

Tales2inspire® was a kernel of an idea I initiated in 2012, growing in proportions even I didn’t dare to envision. My innate curiosity about potentially fascinating human interest stories was the spark that ignited this idea, but there was something more propelling me forward - my belief in the power of stories to shape our thinking. Famed biographer, Doris Kearns Goodwin has repeatedly written about this theme in relation to some of our greatest presidents, who recognized the power of stories and used their storytelling abilities to reach the people they were chosen to govern. Each of the non-fiction stories published in one of the Tales2inspire® books was selected similarly - not only for its artful writing, but for its skill in delivering an underlying message to inspire each of us to reach for the best within us. Try us out. You can get a FREE sampler filled with six published T2I stories at: www.tales2inspire.com/gifts

Learn more about me and the Tales2Inspire® project at: 

www.tales2Inspire.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tales2inspire

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tales2inspire2

Love to Own the Books You Read, Finally a Place You Can Get Keepers For Free.~ Plus Hint # Nineteen

WANT TO READ MORE BOOKS  BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THEM?

Hint # 19

"Did you know that potential reader/reviewers, if members of Amazon Prime, can download e-books through Amazon's lending program at no cost to them (if the author has agreed to participate in Kindle Select)?"

How to Get Great Book Reviews

by Carolyn Howard-Johnson - Page 157

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WATCH FOR MORE GREAT HINTS ON WRITING TIME SAVING REVIEWS - FRUGALLY AND ETHICALLY.

CLICK FOR A NUDGE FROM THE LITTLE RED HEN.

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DISCOVER SOME HIDDEN JEWELS LISTED HERE.

CLICK TO READ THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE BOOKS 

IN OUR GENRE ASSORTED LIST.

SELECT ONE OF INTEREST TO YOU.

CONTACT THAT AUTHOR FOR A FREE COPY OF THEIR BOOK.

WRITE A REVIEW WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE BOOK.

E-MAIL YOUR REVIEW TO THAT AUTHOR BEFORE POSTING IT ON ANY 

ONLINE BOOK REVIEW SITE.

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YOUR BOOK CAN BE LISTED HERE FOR FREE.

NO FEES! NO KIDDING!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW.
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More About Your Review Coordinator, Lois W. Stern

Tales2inspire® was a kernel of an idea I initiated in 2012, growing in proportions even I didn’t dare to envision. My innate curiosity about potentially fascinating human interest stories was the spark that ignited this idea, but there was something more  propelling me forward - my belief in the power of stories to shape our thinking. Famed biographer, Doris Kearns Goodwin has repeatedly written about this theme in relation to some of our greatest presidents, who recognized the power of stories and used their storytelling abilities to reach the people they were chosen to govern. Each of the non-fiction stories published in one of the Tales2inspire® books was selected similarly - not only for its artful writing, but for its skill in delivering an underlying message to inspire each of us to reach for the best within us. Try us out. You can get a FREE sampler filled with six published T2I stories at: www.tales2inspire.com/gifts

Learn more about me and the Tales2Inspire® project at: 

www.tales2Inspire.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tales2inspire

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tales2inspire2

Grab One of These Books for FREE. Help Another Author and Watch Them Return the Favor.

Plus Hint Number Seventeen for Getting Them

Carolyn offers some hints for helping potential reviewers  say yes to you when they already feel stressed to the max. Here are two of them:

* Suggest your prospective reviewer include their expertise in the review. Example: "I am a chiropractor and found lots of new ideas for marketing my business, without seeming unprofessional, in this book." 

* Suggest your reader write a review between 100-450 words. This one bit of information can make them look more professional and they'll be grateful for that."  

How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically  - page 132

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

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Here is our Authors Helping Authors Way to Getting FREE Books 

and FREE Reviews.  

STEP 1:  Read the descriptions to discover a book that appeals to you.

SEE GRAPHIC BELOW.

STEP 2: Contact its author to request your FREE copy.

STEP 3: If you don't have time to read the entire book, ask the author to suggest about 50 pages or so to get its full flavor. 

STEP 4: Write an honest review within 30 days and e-mail it to the author.

STEP 5: Post it on Amazon only with consent of the author.

bit.ly/FreeBookstoReadandReview

CLICK ABOVE TO VIEW OUR LISTING OF FREE BOOKS FOR YOU TO READ AND REVIEW.

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Authors, Reviewers, Readers! How To Submit Your Fave Review

I post and edit this The New Book Review blog  at no charge and I do it by myself. I don't even ask for donations. And I love it! Lucky you! 

I outline the submission guidelines in the left column of the blog, but I still get all kinds of unusual submissions that require me to send the author, reviewer, or reader back to the drawing board. The thing is, my guidelines are not an isolated requirement. They are standard throughout the publishing industry and authors who don’t know how to follow them are at a disadvantage with everything from entering a contest to getting a agent.

I, like everyone else, do ask that the submission guidelines be followed exactly. In other words, your favorite review--whether you're an author, a reader, or a reviewer--must be all submitted all in one place--by you--so it's pretty much copy and paste for me. (Though I always have some details to attend to). Dan Poynter actually uses the term “copy and paste ready” in his guidelines for submissions.

I cover tips for submissions to editors, etc. (among hundreds of other tips)  in The Frugal Book Promoter as a way to assure that more of your marketing efforts get used by editors.  I consider these guidelines a bit of a training ground for authors. Find The Frugal Book Promoter at http://budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo.  

So....your submission to this blog should come all in one e-mail window.

It should be formatted as outlined in the submission guidelines right here at http://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com  in the left column. 

And no attachments, please. Many universities, newspapers, etc will NEVER open attachments. In fact, their servers may not even let e-mail with attachments through but send them instead directly to cyberspace--bypassing even the spam folder. 

I hope to hear from you soon! Should you decide to take on this marketing opportunity, let's make it fun, easy, and a wonderful marketing (and learning) experience. (-:

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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Literary Novel Finds Publisher and High Approval

Shades of Luz
John Gorman
Genre: Fiction: Literary
ISBN 098409847X

Reviewed by Nannette Croce for A Book Review Blog

John Gorman's first novel Shades of Luz is a fun read, though I must admit I'm a little surprised it found a publisher. That's not criticism. It's just that the book is hard to classify, and classification末or genre末seems to carry far too much weight with agents and publishers these day. Happily All Things That Matter Press must be somewhat more flexible.

Shades of Luz is part coming-of-age novel and part love story and even a bit surreal at times. Benny Fluke is a 29-year-old still living at home and working on his Master's thesis, the subject of which he keeps changing. He meets the elusive Luz while selling stuffed animals for a fake charity, and from then on she threads through the story, popping in and out of his life, encouraging him to move out of his parents' house, eventually sharing his apartment, but always hovering between friend and lover. The story is enlivened still more by some oddball and humorous minor characters and Benny's unusual workplace where he goes from overseeing the monkeys who pick stocks on a dartboard to championship thumb wrestling within the same company. And then there's that strange secret about Benny's Mom.

As a Baby Boomer I'm used to thinking of coming-of-age novels dealing with teens, but 29 is probably on target for the current coming-of-age generation. One thing that did confuse me a bit about the novel was the time period in which it was set. While much of it seemed current, Benny's workplace seemed a little futuristic, though maybe it was just meant to be fantastic. Whatever, it added interest and humor.

I "met" John Gorman when I accepted and edited Boba Fett Blues, my last official job with The Rose & Thorn. So I wasn't surprised that Gorman is at his best in those scenes that reminisce on childhood and adolescence.

Here's wishing John Gorman success with Luz and all future endeavors.
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The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've loved. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by author names, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the index handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.