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James Marshall's avatar

Readers read reviews of the books before they buy. I think you mean the type of magazine review that was influential 20 years ago. There aren't many book sections nowadays. Less and less relevant and those that exist are populated by the big 5 publishing houses PR machines.

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Richard Donnelly's avatar

Yep. And Goodreads reviews are critical to sales. If and when I self-publish, I intend to provide free books with the expectation of a review. Did you try this?

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Deborah Brasket's avatar

I enjoyed this interview. You and Scott had a good rapport. Coincidentally, I was just interviewed for a book podcast a couple of days ago. Super nervous going in, but the hosts made me feel so comfortable it was like talking to old friends. I felt really good about it. I'll have to check out Scott's You Tube reviews. You are so right about the importance of reader reviews too. I gave away 50 copies of my book on Goodreads recently. We'll see how many of them actually do review it.

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James Marshall's avatar

Thanks for watching.Keep me updated, please about Goodreads. Storygraph was a total waste of time (and money). Scott's Channel is a delight

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Jason Duck's avatar

This is a great interview James. Thought it might have been a bit stuffy but this was so laid back and funny. The interview contained some helpful tips and you let Scott talk without butting in. Loved it.

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James Marshall's avatar

Thanks for watching!

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Angie Gascho's avatar

James,

What a fascinating interview. Sounds like you have quite an interesting discussion group going. Definitely gave me some new books to add to my "to read" list and some things to think about. Thanks for sharing!

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James Marshall's avatar

Thanks for watching!

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Richard Donnelly's avatar

Hey James aren't reviews assigned by magazines? A review isn't much good unless it gets seen

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James Marshall's avatar

Replied to the post by mistake. See above.

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