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September 10, 2025 56 mins

So you wrote a good book, but you can’t seem to get reviews. Do you just throw up your hands? Why do reviews and ratings even matter?

Well, the more reviews a book has, the better it will sell and the more reviews it will get. Without the social proof of reviews, readers scroll past your book listing, algorithms ignore you, and sales flatline.

So, how do you get more book reviews?

In this week’s episode, we’ll hear from Joe Walter of Independent Book Review. You’ll learn

  • Three different kinds of reviews that can help your book gain visibility
  • How ratings and reviews differ (and the easiest places to get each)
  • Which tools can make the process of gathering reviews more efficient

No reviews = no trust = no sales. Find out how to fix that. Listen in or read the blog version and learn to use book ratings and reviews to increase your author credibility, book visibility, and sales.

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