My most ordered book has been Halfway to Magnolia House. To date, 3,204 copies have gone out with only seventy-one #reviews provided. That represents a little more than a two percent response rate and mostly consists of only a star rating. Believe it or not, that is a wonderful review percentage for an independent author!
Everyone has their own reason for not giving a book review, but reviews certainly are important to the process. Look at book reviews of noted authors published by one of the five big publishing houses and you’ll find thousands of reviews. That happens because of the way the publishing houses market books prior to releasing them to the public. They collect big numbers and big literary names out of the box which acts as an accelerant to more reviews, and thus, sales. Boy, wouldn’t that be something?