Kevinlomas, I am just trying to help myself and others generate more sales because us self-published Lulu (ers) are left to defend ourselves
Defend? Against what? But giving glowing reviews to anything is doing no one any favours.
and market ourselves and being a successful marketer of our own books is a hard thing to do.
But many of us already do and are, but not by giving each other reviews we may not deserve.
SOOO, in order to help MYSELF and other people in the process I am willing to at least give a good rating and review even if it's in a genre that I don't in particularly fancy.
But no, you should only give a fair review. Look at it like this >>> readers hate to find that they have more or less been lied to after they have spent good money.
It's kind of like the old saying, 'One good turn deserves another'.
Indeed it is, but it is also like a 'club' of people turning a blind eye to, let's face it, some of the rubbish created here. Most of those who ask an opinion of US, here, in the forum, like honesty, then they can do something about it and create a better product.
I don't see anything wrong with my approach to this.
That's a worry ...
ANYWAY, there's always going to be a person that's going to think that your book/cd/calender/music or whatever it is is "rubbish".
I am sure there will be, but at least people can be honest with reviews, then people do not waste their money buying them.
I'm not worried about it because I put my all into my book and I am satisfied with it and I know everyone puts their all into their work
Just how many books have you actually looked at that have been created on Lulu?
...so in all actuality, in my opinion no one's work is "rubbish" because it's that person's hard work, their dreams and who am I to smash them?
No, you have to be diplomatic and suggest how they can better it. Most welcome the suggestions.
I am trying to help generate sales for my newly published iEbook by getting positive ratings and reviews
Yes, but by promising to do the same for others, regardless of if their book is good or not ...
and I will do my best to help others do the same thing for their iEbook that are willing to help me.
Yes ...
As for the color text....I wanted to do that for more page appeal. As far as the price goes....well...my iEbook is only $1.99 I don't that's too expensive or in any way "breaking the bank".
I was looking at one of your 'real' books.
As far as the price in the print version of my book I am trying to figure out a way to change it to back to black and white to make it more price friendly....hopefully I will find my original pdf file on my external hard drive and change that...
You must have the original file somewhere? Perhaps as a doc? You just change that then Revise the project.
The reply prior to this one put it very well, and seeing as you see no harm in this I am not sure why I am replying again, but I will, because I do.
Kevinlomas, Okay so you have beef with me asking for positive reviews and ratings and wanting to simply return the favor.
Yes, it is dishonest. Even asking for them is wrong, so is offering them.
Finding something that you like about someone's work isn't lieing...you're pointing out what you liked about it.
But not what you dislike about it. "Wonderfull cars! (I will not mention they burst in to flames)".
As far my books being expensive, I do wish they were cheaper and I plan to do some revising to the print version of my poetry book to make it cheaper, but even now my prices isn't exactly breaking the bank.
You have to compete on price.
As far as my approach being "A worry" of my approach not really because you can "honestly" and "diplomatically" tell what you liked about everyone's work.
Hardly positive and glowing reviews then are they?
There's no lieing to it just tell what you liked. It's that simple.
There is such a thing as deception, such as the example I gave above (which is a real one.)
I always find that I always like at least one thing about someone's work.
As a percentage that would possibly be 1% then ...
Sooo, it's not lieing or stretching the truth.
It's deception. Dishonest. But it is also not what you offered.
There is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS going to be someone to find something wrong with one's work....no matter what (((As I stated before I believe))).
Indeed, but it can just be a matter of opinion and taste, rather than a book being unreadable! (This IS a DIY site.)
Soooooo, in all actualality someone's work will NEVER be perfect to everyone.
It depends what on what you call perfect. I repeat >> this is a DIY site, I am not simply on about how good a STORY is.
I have read some books from very well established authors and even with their books I have found mistakes or imperfections or just simply something I disliked.
I read a lot of books. There can be the odd proofreading error, but that is about it. And a dislike of some story ot other can just be a matter of taste, not a mistake.
But ANYWAY, all my books ARE all "Real Books".
Well no they are not. Note the inverted commas. Some are E-books.
Yes, even poetry books are considered real books too. I think I knew what you meant by that remark.....but made me wonder.
Well I think you guessed wrong.
Oh yeah, on the 5 tips section of how to sell your iEbooks easier the post stated to "get your friends and family to give you reviews" because it said it would help generate sales and that tip is really no different than what I am doing here. But anyway, if you have a problem with it. then just don't do it....
There is a massive difference. Friends and family will not tell you what they really think. Some will even say they will buy your book and then don't. And the people on Lulu are not your friends and family, they are total strangers you were asking for glowing reviews in exchange for same. Not that any of this matters. Who is even going to see the reviews?
I get the impression we are replying to a child here..
This is what you said >>> "I would like to get some good ratings and good reviews on my poetry book entitled, 'Poetry For All Ages' on my (((**Ebook version**))) and to return the favor I will do the same for you. The good ratings and reviews on the Ebooks help generate sales on our books when customers see that the book that they are looking at are getting good reviews and ratings."
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