AXP Elite Read & Review - The Very Different, One-Stop Permanent Solution for Reviews
In short, AXP Review is a "dating service" between readers and authors. These are real people, not employees. These are not paid reviewers (that would be against Amazon TOS).
Ultimately, what you want to do is be self-sufficient and have a team of people you email with each release---people you can count on to read your new release and review it shortly after it goes live.
With AXP, your book is promoted to readers, and you can ask them to join your team, too
That means you can use the service:
- To find ARC readers
- To find reviewers for live books
- To build a review team to use in the future
Never search for reviewers again! What a weight off your shoulders!
FAQ:
- Do the Read and Review with your best book, preferably book 1 if it is a series. The readers you get could become part of your team and you can ask them to read other books in the same genre (if you write in different genres, you might need to do R&R for one book in each to build different teams.)
- Ask readers who choose your book for review to join your team. You can then give them the rest of your books to read for free as team members. Build a permanent team!
- Keep adding to this list with people you entice from your own mailing list until you feel like you have a large enough support team. (40 is usually good to get at least 10 quick reviews with each release, since people can be slow/unreliable!)
- You're guaranteed 5 reviews or we'll refund you for the reviews you didn't get. Every 5 reviewers over 20 counts as a "review" because at that point you've got a lot of people to add to a team that you can keep working until they get around to giving you the review. They're just behind.
How it Happens:
- Your book is added to the review database and regularly promoted to readers. It will remain there until you reach the minimum reviews/responses.
- If reviewers are slow to sign up, your book will be included in an exclusive email asking readers to join your review team.
- You'll receive the email of everyone who signs up so you can tap into these readers every time you have a new release!
- Your book will also be emailed to our audio review list if you add a request for audio reviewers.
- You'll expose your books to more readers and possibly get more superfans!
- Great for getting "minimum reviews" required by promotion sites for new books
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Thank you so much for this awesome service, I've got loads of new reviews through your site :)
I just want to say, HOLY SMOKES! you've got some seriously passionate readers and listeners in your database! Some finished and reviewed within three days (I didn't even get a chance to send the follow-up email). Also, I'm using the most stringent willpower right now not to sign up for ALL your amazing author services!! But these reviewers are keeping me busy enough at the mo. I will definitely be in touch again after this amazing hullabaloo settles down again.
Between the Street team and the Elite Readers I've sent out 65 ARC's in two days. Already got one review. LOL I'll be singing the praises of authorxp forever! --Joshua C. Cook
A quick thank you - I've never worked with anyone so quick when it's come to reviews! Honestly, you're a star... it's brilliant to connect with readers.
Thank you so much for this awesome service, I've got loads of new reviews through your site :)
I just want to say, HOLY SMOKES! you've got some seriously passionate readers and listeners in your database! Some finished and reviewed within three days (I didn't even get a chance to send the follow-up email). Also, I'm using the most stringent willpower right now not to sign up for ALL your amazing author services!! But these reviewers are keeping me busy enough at the mo. I will definitely be in touch again after this amazing hullabaloo settles down again.
OTHER FAQs
What Will I Have to Do?
- Add your book to the AXP Library so I can activate it for reviewers. https://authorsxp.com/add-my-book/add
- In the library, add a file(s) or link(s) for readers to get your book for free.
- When you receive notice of a request, you can respond to them any way you like. They will be sent a link to their dashboard to download your book though, so you don't have to send them the file.
- You can trigger a "did you get my book?" mailing from your ELITE REVIEWER DASHBOARD if you think your emails aren't getting through. https://authorsxp.com/sadmin/eliteauthor_dashboard.php
Anything Else I Should Know?
- There is no guarantee reviews received will be good. These are honest reviews by real people. But since you can talk to the reviewers directly, you can politely request that if they don't like your book, please don't review.
- While you can ask if a reader is in the Amazon KU program and if they'd be willing to read the book through that, authors may NOT require or ask reviewers to BUY their book. Sales are not the point of this program. Readers DO report such actions to me and authors will be removed from the program for this.
- Any book is eligible, though AXP reserves the right to refuse a book.
- If you don't receive at least 5 reviews through the Elite Readers, we'll run your book again and get you more reviewers. If for some reason you still aren't having any luck you'll be refunded for the missing reviews. This rarely happens but some books are tougher than others!
- You can delete the book from where you uploaded it for readers at any time, but DO let me know you did it so I can remove you from the list of books available to request.
WHAT ABOUT AMAZON?
Amazons Review Guidelines (10/3/22) state: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=14279631
Compensated reviews
Reviews should reflect your honest opinion. We don’t allow reviews that are created, edited, or removed in exchange for compensation. Compensation includes cash, discounts, free products, gift cards, and refunds. Some common examples of what’s not allowed:
Exceptions:
- It’s OK to review a free or discounted book (advanced reader copy) that you received from an author or publisher. However, they can’t require a review in exchange or try to influence the review.
That means you can still give away free copies in the HOPES of getting reviews, but you can't give away free copies "in exchange for a review."
Can I give free books to reviewers using the AuthorsXP downloading system if my book is in Kindle Unlimited (KDP Select)?
Amazon is a tad vague in this area. You can find all kinds of quotes on websites from other people---some authors report they were told directly by Amazon employees that it was fine to give out review copies while in KDP Select --- there are cut and copied quotes from past iterations of Amazon's site that imply it is okay if the book is shared by email and for the purposed of 'improving or proofreading ...'
If you want to be safe, don't give set up a page where hundreds of people can download the book for free. You CAN gift your book to reviewers through Amazon. Since you get 70% back, it only costs you a fraction of the cost in the end. Just use this button on your book's page. This will also make the reviews you get verified!
