| Laura Hickey | | | | book, but who's to say someone different won't? It |
| When you get a bad book review | | | | may be bad publicity, but none the less it may help |
| | | | you. In fact, sometimes a customer may have read |
| 1. You can't please everyone! | | | | the bad review but only remembers your name and |
| Example: One of my favorite authors is a bestseller | | | | or the book's title. |
| but the author didn't receive such hot customer | | | | 3. If you're getting more than one bad review. |
| reviews. | | | | It's understandable if you're disappointed. It's |
| Another example: I was reading some book reviews | | | | expected, but do not allow yourself to become |
| and one of the books had one of the worst ratings | | | | discouraged. If you've published an e-book and can |
| ever. I clicked the link with curiosity to find over 20 | | | | easily edit your work, bad reviews can actually help |
| customers had reviewed the book and loved it. In | | | | your writing. Now don't go crazy and change |
| life, you can't please everyone. Will a bad review | | | | everything! But if reviews are constantly pin pointing |
| discourage future customers? On to my next tip. | | | | on one certain area, review your work and see if and |
| 2. A bad review doesn't have to mean bad profit. | | | | how you could improve it. I know reviewing |
| Not all customers look at a bad review as their only | | | | repeatedly can be hurtful but if it can help your |
| guide to buying. In fact, if your review is so awful, | | | | e-book, isn't it worth considerings? Also, don't start |
| they may even buy the book to see if it's really as | | | | picking apart reviews right away, give yourself time |
| bad as the reviewer rated it. There's the saying that | | | | to go over them. Picking apart your reviews the |
| curiosity killed the cat, curiosity in this case could help | | | | moment you receive them could prove fatal to your |
| you. Customers also realize that everyone has | | | | self esteem. |
| different tastes. Maybe the reviewer didn't like your | | | | |