What is a Book Reviewer?
A book reviewer is not always a professional person who reads books for a living and then reviews them in articles. Today, anyone can review books both online or at your local bookstore or library. Most book stores and libraries are looking for individuals to help them sell certain books. In such cases, you would not be paid for the book review but might, in the case of the book store, be presented with a copy of the book for free.
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What is a Book Reviewer?[/caption]The job of a book reviewer is to read the book and then comment on it. Comments should be as specific as possible without giving away the ending of the book or too much information. Positive comments should make the reader want to pick up the book and buy it. In most cases, negative book reviews will not be used in bookstores that are trying to sell books.
In addition to being a reader for a library or bookstore, you can also be an online book reviewer. Such individuals also do not get paid. They simply read books and then give a review of what they read in a brief review online. Unfortunately, there is no pay for doing this, although if you continue to review books long enough, you might be considered to be a good book reviewer and develop a following.
Anyone reviewing many books has a following of those who admire his or her opinions when it comes to books that are being read by the reviewer. The more noted the reviewer becomes, the more followed his or her opinions will be and the more authors will try to get this individual to read his or her book.
There are also book reviewers who go over unpublished works for publishing houses. They usually will recommend that a book be published to one of the publishers. They are also called readers. In order to get a job like this, you usually have a degree in writing or literature as this is often a stepping stone for some writers to take.
If you like to read, you may enjoy reviewing books. The more you build up a reputation, the more people will look forward to your book reviews. One way to do this is to review books that you have read on various websites and get your name out there to the general public. You can become a noted book reviewer, thanks to the internet, even if you are not getting paid to do this service.
Michelle Spoils is a consultant and author. Find out more by visiting http://www.ReaderSpoils.com
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