Stars

I need to take a moment to apologize to my fellow authors. I’m guilty of this and now I know better: browsing for books but discounting a book because it only has a few reader ratings. The book might have five stars out of those ratings, but if only 15 readers rated it, then I’ve tended toward finding something else to read. And that’s wrong. I now know how tough it is to get readers to rate your book, even just by clicking on the number of stars, much less a written review. Based on my experience, you’re lucky to get 5% of readers who follow up with a rating. And probably less than that. It takes time to build up the number of ratings, especially if you’re self-published. So, no more ignoring a book just because it’s earning its stars. If the book looks interesting and I want to read it, I’m going to be part of those people who leave a rating and not let the lack of reviewers deter me.