Have you had critique partners and / or
beta readers review it?
In this bundle, you get PROOFREAD, FORMATTING,
BETA READER REVIEW and UPLOAD to Amazon.
As a resource for Path To Publishing authors, students, and clients, we have put together two review teams;
Beta Reader Review Team and a Post Publication Review Team.
Not exact matches
When
beta readers post
reviews, they are contributing to that brand.
Fiverr.com allows authors to see feedback and
reviews that a
beta reader has received.
In
reviewing these posts, you get the of
beta readers.
In the same way, you can use feedback from
beta readers (
reviews, comments, traffic) as part of a proposal for a book deal or a freelancing job in the future.
Many authors are content to get a
review from
beta readers.
I left you a positive
review and if you need
beta readers in the future - count me in.
Many others will give away copies to a group of
beta readers and book reviewers to build up a number of book
reviews, and start the marketing wheels turning.
(
Beta readers are
readers who get a free copy of your completed manuscript book in exchange for an honest and thoughtful
review before it's released to the public.)
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2) it's important to respect the
beta readers time, so giving them the best version you have is critical 3)
beta readers will often do
reviews based on the draft they read so it's important to give them a version that is very nearly complete.
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You'll be asking for these
reviews from your friends, family, and
beta -
readers.
To start getting
reviews, you can reach out to some of the companies mentioned, but you will also want to reach out to
beta readers and bloggers 8 - 12 weeks in advance of when you need your
review.
It's far better to get critique from a few
beta readers than to receive negative
reviews on Amazon.
The ethical
beta reader understands that they are
reviewing a book in a prepublication format.
The ethical
beta reader makes clear the issues they have with your book in their feedback to you, not through a public
review after the book has been published.
The ethical
beta reader only
reviews a book if they have read the version that's being sold (or are pretty darn sure the author made the changes necessary to the book).
When you are ready and have ARCs (Advanced
Review Copy) available, ASK ASK ASK for
beta -
readers.
The ethical
beta reader does not use the author's other books as a platform to
review and attack a different book or the author.
I would love to be on your
Review Team as a
BETA reader.
-- a spectacular book (professionally edited, formatted, designed, proofed)--
reviews (minimum 25) within the first few weeks —
beta or ARC
readers before you release — an optimized website (professional graphics, social media icons, key wording, HTML, CSS for faster loading, etc...
The feedback you'll get from your
beta readers will sting, but it's totally worth it because they are saving you from countless negative
reviews on Amazon.
4) Find
beta readers (this is to gauge reaction as to whether your book is ready for the world — you want honest
reviews!)
Ask your critique editor or
beta readers to write the logline to your book as part of their
review.
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Beta Readers Chapter 15: What To Expect From A Paid Book
Review Chapter 16: How To Get Your Book into the Library Chapter 17: Assistants: They're Not A Luxury Anymore!
The first draft is now off to
beta readers for
review.
Beta readers are the best source of early
reviews.
I guess my overall recommendation would be to use those sites to post maybe a chapter or so to find compatible critique partners /
beta readers (which could then move to email), but not to post our whole story for
review / editing that way unless we trust everyone who has access.
Don't waste time worrying that you overused a certain word or type of word until your alpha or
beta readers point it out or you yourself are bothered by it when
reviewing your manuscript after a break.
By Craig Tuch We're sometimes asked by self - publishing authors about the role that
beta readers, editors and Advance Reading (or
Review) Copies (ARCs) play in the process of publishing and promoting
Beta readers can become your first line of offence for getting those crucial first
reviews.
After the manuscript first draft is complete, it would likely go to
beta readers first, and later to editors, for pre-production
review.
Being good at the basics of querying will help get your work
reviewed, and using
beta readers will see your work float closer to the top of the acceptance pile.
In this scenario,
beta readers can help catch any last - minute problems and / or typos and even provide
reviews for your novel before it is published.
Because this way,
beta readers, advanced copy
review readers, friends, and family, can all get themselves a print copy at reduced cost — and, it's a nice gesture, even if they don't take you up on it.
You can do whatever you'd like with them — as I mention above: «Because this way,
beta readers, advanced copy
review readers, friends, and family, can all get themselves a print copy at reduced cost — and, it's a nice gesture, even if they don't take you up on it.»
-LSB-...] some major rewrites based on my Editorial
Review from the Steve Parolini, the Novel Doctor, I gave my thriller novel «Pentecost» to seven
beta readers and asked for their -LSB-...]
Instead he approaches the subject of e-book marketing realistically and wittily, providing a treasure cove of information on everything every indie author should know: from editing, proofreading,
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Your editor and
beta readers have worked their magic, you have a kickass cover and an awesome blurb, and your ARC
readers are ready to post their
reviews as soon as you push the «do it» button and release your book.
If you are looking for a
review, it is as simple as attaching the file to an email and sending it to your
beta reader, or you could use a service like Book Funnel to send the file digitally straight to their preferred device.
During this period, I finished Birthrights (which I started in university), wrote Broken Oaths (the second book in the 4 - book series), and penned a shorter Supernatural Suspense novel (while waiting for
beta readers to
review the Broken Oaths manuscript).
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I've edited and
reviewed material for other writers before, but no one's ever used «
beta reader» on me.
We're sometimes asked by self - publishing authors about the role that
beta readers, editors and Advance Reading (or
Review) Copies (ARCs) play in the process of publishing and promoting a book.
People who are afraid of getting critiqued by a group,
beta reader or editor will self - publish unpolished stuff and get terrible
reviews and sales, so when somebody shows up and says, «give me $ 2000 to be in a boxed set and you'll be a bestseller!»
PERSONALLY ask your
beta readers to post a
review on Amazon.
These three words are sometimes used together as a phrase, implying regret: A writer should have hired an editor, would have used some
beta readers, or could have spent more time on self - editing in order to dodge the poor
reviews he's received.