I hadn't thought about the difference between a publishing professional's
opinion of book errors and a lay reader's opinion.
The secret is to give a brief synopsis but without revealing too much of the story, and then to express a
considered opinion of the book's and the author's merits.
Note — although I received an advance copy of the book, I do not receive any income from book sales and the above review is solely my
personal opinion of the book.
Your personal
opinion of a book as «being boring» does not make for a very objective answer — especially in light of the fact of the particular book we're talking about which, needless to say, has a few fans that disagree with you
There is a distinct difference between rating a book based on
opinion of book versus based on opinion of author.
It does not matter if your writing is great, if it is marred by errors in spelling and grammar then your reader will have a
low opinion of your book and you as the author.
We are currently in the position of asking someone to render
an opinion of book they haven't finished reading.
Disclosure: I was not provided a free book, and
all opinions of this book are my own.
Michigan, USA About Blog An adult fiction book blog where I write reviews about
my opinion of the books I read!
International Falls, MN About Blog I love to read and discuss
my opinions of books with other people.
You took huge offence to
my opinion of the book, one that is shared my many, and from a 5 word sentence deduced I was a condescending douchebag who was not only not entitled to his opinion, but should also be labelled a Troll, but 2 wrongs don't make a right, and I regret calling you an idiot with poor English skills or a fourteen year old with a crush on the 80's.
They wrote cue cards containing information about the story's characters, setting, plot, as well as
their opinion of the book.
Twenty - seven percent of respondents said they share
their opinion of books on Facebook, Twitter, or book sites; 50 percent of device - owning readers under the age of 40 have posted online comments.
I am looking forward to the mini-series to see if it will disprove
my opinion of the book.
I also think that our emotional state and mood influences
our opinion of books, movies, etc..
This does not affect
my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This book takes us back to high school in 1991 and is told in an interesting format of folded notes
They are entitled to
their opinion of my book (s).
Plus, word - of - mouth sales are often fueled by
the opinions of book bloggers and other online reviewers.
Also, remember, our cover designers are asked
their opinions of ALL the books they work on.
(«Oh, yes, I've heard of Rage,» book buyers probably all said when they heard King's
opinion of his book.
First impressions and
opinions of your book are formed instantly from the cover and impact whether or not a reviewer, reader or consumer invests time or money in your book.
It just goes to show that mood and timing can really affect one's
opinion of a book!
The same way spelling or grammatical errors will tarnish a reader's
opinion of a book (no matter how great the story is), formatting errors will also reflect poorly on your book.
I've got lots of questions over the last few months from writers asking
my opinion of book lengths in the future of publishing.
Also, we realize that many times,
your opinion of a book will change as you get further along into the story.
Book reviewers will be honest about
their opinions of your book, good or bad.
All this data indicates that for nearly half of all reader's,
their opinion of a book is formed outside of Amazon, perhaps though reviews, social media or word of mouth.
In fact, in
the opinion of this book publicist, buying a book review (and, worse, boasting about it by incorporating into a media kit) marks the buyer as an amateur.
This does not affect
my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Getting feedback from relevant readers as to
their opinion of your book's cover and description.
The first thing you need to know is that negative reviews are not directed at you as a person, they are simply someone's
opinion of your book.
Here are
my opinions of books I've read recently.
Writing even a short review takes time, so why should you spend a precious half - hour expressing
your opinion of a book, checking you've written it well, and posting it?
International Falls, MN About Blog I love to read and discuss
my opinions of books with other people.
Every potential reader forms
their opinion of a book based in part on their impression of the book's cover.
When you hear of success stories like Fifty Shades of Grey going from fanfiction to self - published book to mainstream novel, no matter how much
your opinion of that book might vary, you can't deny that there are a lot of amazing, undiscovered books out there just waiting for someone to discover them.