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Kindle Preorder Reviews & Look Inside

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KINDLE PRE-ORDERS

On my previous post on Kindle pre-orders, it didn’t occur to me to mention how to get around two important obstacles:

  • Book reviews: The book isn’t live yet, so how can customers review it?
  • Look Inside: Kindle pre-orders don’t show a Look Inside, so how can customers preview it?

Fortunately, there are solutions to both problems.

PRE-ORDER REVIEWS

Kindle customers can’t review your Kindle pre-order because they haven’t received the Kindle e-book yet.

But there are two ways around this problem.

  • Publish a print edition, e.g. with CreateSpace. Launch the print edition first. Once the print edition is live on Amazon, customers can review the print edition.
  • Send out advance review copies. Enter editorial reviews for your book through Author Central. Generally, these should be from sources that may command respect from customers, such as an indie magazine or an expert in the field.

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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