Other author reviews

sassanik · 01-11-2011, 01:43 PM

So in the past I have noticed that some books have a little blurb from some other author ie something like "I loved it!" insert author name and a book here

I would like to get one or two, or a more of those for my ebook! How do you go about it? Just send off query letters?

Amy

bobavey · 01-11-2011, 01:51 PM

That's the way I did it for my paperbacks, which are now kindle and nook books.

Steven Lake · 01-11-2011, 03:55 PM

Getting reviews from other authors and putting them on your book is good if they have some clout behind their name. If they're some nobody, then it won't get anyone. Although, there are some gullible types that could see those reviews, and not bother to check it out. They'll see that the reviews are positive, and then buy it on impulse. I'd rather get both the impulse buyers and the research before buyers, but if I only get the impulsers, that's better than a kick in the pants.

James_Wilde · 01-12-2011, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sassanik

So in the past I have noticed that some books have a little blurb from some other author ie something like "I loved it!" insert author name and a book here

I would like to get one or two, or a more of those for my ebook! How do you go about it? Just send off query letters?

Amy

Hell, no, Amy! Imagine if you sent your masterpiece to your favourite author(ess) and got an email back saying "Don't give up your daytime job"! You'd never buy another book by that author.

Thank goodness Jane Austen i dead, or I might have sent mine to her. I think she'd have liked it...but I don't know whether I'd risk it.

sassanik · 01-13-2011, 02:42 AM

Well I braved it, and sent off a couple of query letters today. We shall see if I get hate mail, I mean responses, back.

Amy

kcmay · 01-13-2011, 07:57 AM

I sent such a query letter to Piers Anthony when my first book (TKL) was about to come out. He said he couldn't read it at that time, but if I were to ping him in December, he might be able to. So I did. And he said yes! He read it and had some constructive feedback for me. Then he wrote a few sentences for me to use or not. He even posted about it on his blog. How cool is that, right?

bthrowsnaill · 01-14-2011, 08:51 AM

Thanks for sharing that, KCMay. I had noticed that you got that blurb from Piers Anthony about your book, and I think that is very impressive. You are officially "on the map"!

joycedb · 01-14-2011, 11:19 AM

I know I'm a dinosaur now. Can anyone explain the word "ping?"

Joyce

HealyHQ · 01-14-2011, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joycedb

I know I'm a dinosaur now. Can anyone explain the word "ping?"

Joyce

They used the word incorrectly actually.

Ping is a utility used by network administrators to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer.

Basically, think of it as what bats and dolphins use: echo location. It tells them how far away something is depending on how long it takes the sound to bounce back, right? SysAdmins use it to determine how long it takes a data packet to go from a computer, across a network to another computer (or server) and then come back again. It's used mostly for maintenance purposes.

The way KCMay was using it was just like a, "Get back to me in December and I might be able to check it out for ya."

Hope my explanation makes sense.

Steven Lake · 01-14-2011, 11:58 AM

You are correct in the fact that the term "ping" was created by scientists to describe the act of echo location used by certain mammals and insects. It has since been adopted into a wide variety of other areas and occupations to describe similar acts of "sending out a query in anticipation of a reply".

HealyHQ · 01-14-2011, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Lake

"sending out a query in anticipation of a reply".

Ahh, I see! And it is very much like the way computers ping across a network: one sends out a packet, and then waits for the other computer to send it back. Here is the same, only with people and their queries instead of computers with their data.

Steven Lake · 01-14-2011, 03:02 PM

Correct!

joycedb · 01-15-2011, 11:07 AM

Okay, guys, I think I understand it now even though I'm woefully ignorant about so much of today's technology. Thanks for the explanation.

Joyce

01-11-2011, 01:43 PM	#1
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	Other author reviews So in the past I have noticed that some books have a little blurb from some other author ie something like "I loved it!" insert author name and a book here I would like to get one or two, or a more of those for my ebook! How do you go about it? Just send off query letters? Amy

01-13-2011, 02:42 AM	#5
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	braved it Well I braved it, and sent off a couple of query letters today. We shall see if I get hate mail, I mean responses, back. Amy

01-14-2011, 11:58 AM	#10
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	You are correct in the fact that the term "ping" was created by scientists to describe the act of echo location used by certain mammals and insects. It has since been adopted into a wide variety of other areas and occupations to describe similar acts of "sending out a query in anticipation of a reply". Last edited by Steven Lake; 01-14-2011 at 12:00 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Get to Know-an Author with Noahan Author Interview series!	NoahMGillman	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	22	12-19-2010 09:45 PM
Book Giveaways, Author Interviews & Book Reviews on Two Ends of the Pen	dlmartin6	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	19	11-08-2010 08:00 AM
The 50 best author vs. author put-downs of all time	Madam Broshkina	Lounge	4	05-03-2010 05:13 AM
Trusted Reviews- Reviews the BeBook	Madam Broshkina	News	3	01-04-2009 01:06 PM
Author(s) & Author Sort	BobF	Calibre	11	01-02-2009 05:01 PM

01-11-2011, 01:51 PM	#2
bobavey Bob Avey Posts: 117 Karma: 501082 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Device: none	That's the way I did it for my paperbacks, which are now kindle and nook books.

01-11-2011, 03:55 PM	#3
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	Getting reviews from other authors and putting them on your book is good if they have some clout behind their name. If they're some nobody, then it won't get anyone. Although, there are some gullible types that could see those reviews, and not bother to check it out. They'll see that the reviews are positive, and then buy it on impulse. I'd rather get both the impulse buyers and the research before buyers, but if I only get the impulsers, that's better than a kick in the pants.

01-13-2011, 07:57 AM	#6
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	I sent such a query letter to Piers Anthony when my first book (TKL) was about to come out. He said he couldn't read it at that time, but if I were to ping him in December, he might be able to. So I did. And he said yes! He read it and had some constructive feedback for me. Then he wrote a few sentences for me to use or not. He even posted about it on his blog. How cool is that, right?

01-14-2011, 08:51 AM	#7
bthrowsnaill Dreamer Posts: 112 Karma: 501282 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: kindle	Thanks for sharing that, KCMay. I had noticed that you got that blurb from Piers Anthony about your book, and I think that is very impressive. You are officially "on the map"!

01-14-2011, 11:19 AM	#8
joycedb Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 1086596 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: none	I know I'm a dinosaur now. Can anyone explain the word "ping?" Joyce

01-14-2011, 03:02 PM	#12
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	Correct!

01-15-2011, 11:07 AM	#13
joycedb Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 1086596 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: none	Okay, guys, I think I understand it now even though I'm woefully ignorant about so much of today's technology. Thanks for the explanation. Joyce