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3. Get Book Reviews and Testimonials.
 Now I am not talking about asking people to write a review on your Amazon book
page. Instead ask high profile influencers, celebrities, journalists and people of
influencer to provide your book a review/testimonial.
A review from a high profile person gives you credibility. When you get these reviews,
you can add them to your website, share them on social media, add them to your
Amazon book page (under book description or your bio) and add them to your back
book cover or first few pages in your book.
If you are a new author, you have no symbolic capital. You are not yet known to
produce quality books that seduce readers. But book reviews and testimonials will help
you build symbolic capital and will help you create trust with your readers. For example,
if Oprah recommends your book who wouldn’t want to read it?
How do you get book reviews? By reaching out. Make a list of people that you would
like a testimonial from. These people can be Instagram influencers, professors, fellow
authors, politicians, journalists, etc. Once you have a list, send out an email to everyone
asking if they would like to review a copy of your book and provide you with a
testimonial. Make sure each email you send out is personalized.
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