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Cristo López, PhD
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7 min readAug 13, 2022

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Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP

5 Quick Tips for Getting Great Book Reviews for Your Self-Published Amazon KDP Book

Success is 5% Inspiration, 15% Perspiration, and 80% Book Reviews!

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Self-publishing is a fantastic opportunity for authors who want to have complete control over the publication of their books. Authors who self-publish get to determine the cover, the title, the keywords, and even the price of their books. They also get to decide how much time, effort, and money they want to invest in marketing and advertising their book before and after it is released.

(Note: this article contains links to services. I am not an affiliate of any of them, and I don’t receive affiliate compensation if you click on the links).

Reader Reviews Matter

Self-publishing isn’t without its drawbacks, however. Many readers will not give your book a second glance because it isn’t published by one of the big five publishers. That’s why getting those book reviews is so important when self-publishing your book on Amazon KDP.

It is no longer enough to just think about writing a great novel and assuming people will enjoy reading it; in today’s market, authors need to think about marketing their work as well as producing it. The world of self-publishing has opened up many…

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Cristo López, PhD
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Written by Cristo López, PhD

Writing with an open heart | American living & writing full-time in Monterrey, Mexico |

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