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    The Truth About Book Reviews: 20 Book Review Myths, Debunked
    The Truth About Book Reviews: 20 Book Review Myths, Debunked
    The Truth About Book Reviews: 20 Book Review Myths, Debunked
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    The Truth About Book Reviews: 20 Book Review Myths, Debunked

    By Heather Hart and Shelley Hitz

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    Life as an author is an adventure, and there is a lot we have to learn along the way. Understanding how to get book reviews, what to do with them, and their importance can be especially difficult. If you go about getting reviews in the wrong way, it can cause serious ramifications. That’s why we believe getting honest reviews by readers is so important.

    In "The Truth About Book Reviews" we cover 20 popular myths about book reviews, the truth, and author tips for applying those truths to your book marketing to help you connect with reviewers.

    Pick up a copy of this book today and let us help you separate the myths from the facts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeather Hart
    Release dateMar 25, 2015
    ISBN9781311440693
    The Truth About Book Reviews: 20 Book Review Myths, Debunked
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    Heather Hart

    Heather Hart is an internationally best-selling author, book lover, manager of TrainingAuthors.com and owner of BooklyBooks.com. With the heart of an author, she enjoys working from home where she spends her days typing away at her computer, brainstorming new marketing ideas, reading new books, and encouraging those around her.Heather's desire is to help others successfully publish and market their books while continuing to author, contribute to, and market multiple book marketing and faith-based books herself - and to have fun doing it!In her free time Heather writes and edits devotions for teens girls for the website, FindYourTrueBeauty.com and volunteers for multiple other Christian websites. When she's not reading, writing, or marketing, Heather loves spending time outdoors and seeing God's beautiful creation all around her. Heather lives in Texas with her husband, Paul, and their four energetic children.Readers can learn more about Heather by visiting her main website, www.PaulandHeatherHart.com

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