👋 Welcome to the BookVillage Community · BookVillage

👋 Welcome to the BookVillage Community

Hi everyone,

I’m Adriano, founder of BookVillage.pub

I created this community because I felt there was a real need for a space entirely dedicated to one of the most important topics for every self-publisher: Amazon book reviews.

Getting reviews is something that matters to anyone publishing on Amazon, yet I often see that this topic is rarely discussed in depth. Many publishers have questions but don’t always know who to ask.

And when they do ask, the answers are often vague or incomplete.

The goal of this community is to change that.

Here you can ask any question you have about reviews and we’ll always do our best to provide clear answers backed by real experience and data.

Your questions will also help shape future content in the Classroom section, such as:

• short tutorial videos

• straight-to-the-point articles

• explanations of different review strategies

You are free to ask questions not only about BookVillage, but about any service or strategy related to getting reviews and self-publishing in general.

You’re also welcome to introduce yourself and share your experience, including:

• what services you have used in the past

• what review strategies you have tried before

• what worked well and what didn’t

This way we can build a real source of feedback and knowledge that will also help future members of the community.

Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments and share your experience.

And if you know other publishers or independent authors who might benefit from these discussions, feel free to invite them to join the community.

📚 IMPORTANT: BOOKVILLAGE UNIVERSITY

Inside the Classroom section, you’ll also find the BookVillage University, where I explain in depth how BookVillage works, how Amazon reviews actually behave over time, and what I currently believe are the safest long-term approaches for both receiving and posting reviews.

And there are two lessons in particular that I strongly recommend every user watches carefully:

⭐ Lesson 5 – Promotions & Best Review Types

⭐ Lesson 7 – Using Your Amazon Account Safely

Some of the concepts explained there are extremely important and often underestimated.

For example:

• why reviews should be naturally diluted over time instead of received too aggressively

• why I personally discourage relying too heavily on Kindle Unlimited and KDP Select for review acquisition

• why Standard Unverified reviews should remain only a small percentage of your overall review profile

• why certain reviewer behaviors dramatically increase the probability of review removals over time

Over the last months, we have already started increasing the level of monitoring and controls inside BookVillage. So when we contact users asking for clarification, screenshots, or additional checks, please collaborate with us openly.

And if you have doubts or problems, tell us directly so we can help you.

BookVillage is your ally.

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👋 Welcome to the BookVillage Community