Goodreads' bot problem Jul 24 2021 Goodreads reviews feel honest until they don’t...Weeding through the weekly Top Reviewers, many profiles appear ordinary. The astonishing number of books read and reviewed per week by the Top Reviewers makes it clear that these profiles are not average, albeit avid, readers. To read 400 books per week, every week, is simply not possible, by human standards... What happens is that a company or individual will pay for hundreds of positive reviews of their product, so that when a potential buyer sees the reviews, all they see are positive reviews and 5-star ratings. In...
Check Out These Incredible Slam Poetry Title Ideas
Slam poetry is a general term used to refer to poems performed at slams or what we can simply call, spoken word competitions. Contrary to some opinions, this is not a new concept. It has always existed since the day of Vikings, ancient Philippines and even tribes of ancient Africa. However, what we now know as slam poetry was modernized in 1984 by a man named Marc Kelly Smith and his cohorts in Chicago when they had weekly poetry reading series and one day they decided to have a competition to see who the crowd thought was the best, and...
How Many Pages Is 3000 Words: Tips For Effective Book Marketing
Between a good and great book, which would you choose? Anyone would settle for great books. Why? They would be more interesting to read. However, producing a great book won’t translate into success. What brings success is your marketing strategy. If people don’t get to know your book, how would they develop interests or purchase it? So, in this post, we’ll discuss tips on how to market a book effectively. But first, let’s find the answer to a mind-boggling question. Imagine having the capacity to write 3000 words off the book you’re working on, daily. In no time, you can...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 24, 2021
Today's Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday's most popular deals Previous Daily Deals The Color Purple by Alice Walker for $1.99 In the Distance by Hernan Diaz for $1.99 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa for $4.99 Daring Greatly by Brené Brown for $2.99 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman for $1.99 The Unbroken by C. L. Clark for $4.99 Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins by $2.99 The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson for $2.99 Every Last Secret by A. R. Torre for $1.99 Not Your...
Cry freedom
Not many would have predicted back in March 2020 that 16 months on from the first national lockdown we would only now be slowly, hesitantly, emerging into a new reality.
Author Profile: Rob Pope
Over 422 days, Rob Pope ran 15,700 miles across America to raise money for charity. In Becoming Forrest, he reveals why—and his biggest challenges
Kidd reveals collaboration hope as Seven Stories unveils latest exhibitions
Seven Stories, Newcastle’s National Centre for Children’s Books, has weathered the pandemic and boosted links with the community—and is now ready to launch three new exhibitions
Northodox Press founders talk launching during lockdown
The founders of Northodox Press, a new crime fiction publisher based in the north of England, answer our questions.
Moonflower Publishing picks up ‘timely and topical’ novel from American author Stephens
Moonflower Publishing, a new independent publisher of commercial fiction, has acquired its first novel Blue Running by American author Lori Ann Stephens, a "timely and topical" novel that addresses issues of feminism, nationalism, racial injustice, immigration and gun ownership.
