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It turned out to be a potted history of philosophy. Here's an extract for your delectation. Once upon a time, there was a philosopher called Frege, who had the interesting idea that language and logic were really, you know, pretty much the same thing. ![]() He invented predicate calculus, which was the best shot to date at making sense out I happened to run into Bill Bryson the other evening on a deserted street somewhere in Geneva. On impulse, as one does, I mugged him and stole his latest manuscript. It turned out to be a potted history of philosophy. Here's an extract for your delectation. Once upon a time, there was a philosopher called Frege, who had the interesting idea that language and logic were really, you know, pretty much the same thing. He invented predicate calculus, which was the best shot to date at making sense out of that particular approach. For example (this always comes up, for some reason), in English you might say 'John loves Mary', and in predicate calculus you would write it as love'(john', mary')You have two constants, john' representing John, and mary' representing Mary, and the predicate love' obtains between them. Some people, Bertrand Russell being a notable example, liked Frege's insight. They picked it up and improved it. And then, in 1921, a young Austrian called Ludwig Wittgenstein published the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, which was meant to finish the job. Language, explained Wittgenstein, consisted of 'pictures', the predicate calculus expressions, which 'connected to the world'. I first came across the Tractatus when I was about 17, and I remember looking at it and trying to figure out how this connection was supposed to work. It didn't seem to be very clearly explained, and I wondered what I wasn't getting. But at the time, Wittgenstein thought he'd cracked the problems of philosophy. He retired, and did other things that were more fun. After a while, Wittgenstein started to have misgivings. Maybe it wasn't all about logic: in fact, language often doesn't seem to be logical at all. You could have told him that, right? But Great Philosophers prefer to work it out by themselves). He started compiling a huge quantity of notes, which were meant to outline a new theory. These eventually saw the light as the Philosophical Investigations, an impressive mess. Wittgenstein apologised 'for not writing a better book', but he managed to convince many of his colleagues that logic may not in fact be the right way to think about what language means. And so we get up to Austin, one of Wittgenstein's brightest students, who wrote How To Do Things With Words. He probably wasn't as inspired as his master, but he was certainly much better organised. One key insight immediately found favour. There are some ways of using words that do indeed seem to be about describing the world; but there are others that are about interacting with it. As Austin pointed out, when the Mayor says 'I now pronounce you man and wife', she isn't describing anything. She makes something happen by virtue of what she says. And, when you think a little more, you see that this is the top of a linguistic iceberg. 'Performatives', as Austin called them, are very common. It's not just marrying people: it's a bunch of other things, like making promises, or issuing threats, or asking questions. Austin suggested some more useful terms, which were also enthusiastically adopted, and now everyone in linguistics talks about locutionary acts, perlocutionary acts and illocutionary force. The standard example is someone asking 'Is there any salt?' The locutionary act is a question about the presence of salt, but the perlocutionary act is causing somebody to hand you the salt. The illocutionary force is a command to give you salt. Austin had a bright student of his own, called Searle, and Searle took the ideas further. He wrote a book called Speech Acts, where he described different kinds of illocutionary acts. And then Searle had a student called Vanderveken, and together they developed a framework for writing down speech acts as formulas, in a new framework they called illocutionary logic.So, in three academic generations, linguistic philosophers had found their way back to logic again, just a different kind of logic. I wonder why this doesn't leave me feeling happier? Austin is seldom read, but his ideas of performative language and speech-act theory have been very influential. I had a writing professor that would drive me nuts as he would discuss whether something was felicitous or infelicitous. I now know where he got this terminology. Austin is the one who came up with the idea of felicitous and infelicitous argument. It would be nice to be able to view the world as either happy or sad. I am not sure that the binary of felicitous and infelicitous actually Austin is seldom read, but his ideas of performative language and speech-act theory have been very influential. I had a writing professor that would drive me nuts as he would discuss whether something was felicitous or infelicitous. I now know where he got this terminology. Austin is the one who came up with the idea of felicitous and infelicitous argument. It would be nice to be able to view the world as either happy or sad. I am not sure that the binary of felicitous and infelicitous actually works in the world, but I like the way that he describes this binary as workings. This book includes lectures that he gave at Berkley. In my rhetoric class, we had a great discussion about how he would view Facebook and updating statuses. I love his references to cats (although I am not sure why I do). I do things with words. Dark, terrible things. Okay, now that the joke's out of the way, may I say that I enjoyed this book of rather heady philosophy quite thoroughly? Which isn't to say that I skipped through it merrily like a prodigy--it took quite a bit of slow reading, and reading aloud, and flipping back to reread, and plenty of taking chapter endnotes, and marginalia to darken the edges, but you know what? I was surprised how often my notes were just smiley faces, or 'hmm' or cheery acknow I do things with words. Dark, terrible things. Okay, now that the joke's out of the way, may I say that I enjoyed this book of rather heady philosophy quite thoroughly? Which isn't to say that I skipped through it merrily like a prodigy--it took quite a bit of slow reading, and reading aloud, and flipping back to reread, and plenty of taking chapter endnotes, and marginalia to darken the edges, but you know what? I was surprised how often my notes were just smiley faces, or 'hmm' or cheery acknowledgment of 1955 slang (actually, probably older than that,adjusting for how hip and with-it Austin probably was, 'cock a snook' being my personal favorite expression.). Lots of Aristotelian classification, and a surprise twist for the last two chapters where he returns to his premises and (ugh, I hate the word) deconstructs them. Brain hurts a little and I'll probably feel like a doofus writing some sort of intelligent response on it for my continentalist professor tomorrow, but I appreciate Austin's good humor and deep thinking. Just finished reading this again, for the nth time, for class tomorrow. I love this book, but it really could be 40 pages long. -------- (September 3, 2010) Rereading this, I was most struck by (1) how absurdly funny and delightful Austin's prose is ('a specialist in the sui generis'; 'we can insincerely promise to give a donkey a carrot', 'we may seem to have armed ourselves with two shiny new concepts with which to crack the crib of Reality', etc. Etc.), and yet (2) how weirdly legalistic most of Just finished reading this again, for the nth time, for class tomorrow. I love this book, but it really could be 40 pages long. -------- (September 3, 2010) Rereading this, I was most struck by (1) how absurdly funny and delightful Austin's prose is ('a specialist in the sui generis'; 'we can insincerely promise to give a donkey a carrot', 'we may seem to have armed ourselves with two shiny new concepts with which to crack the crib of Reality', etc. Etc.), and yet (2) how weirdly legalistic most of this book is. And I'm left really wishing that Austin would have given an example illustrating how 'the truth or falsity of a statement depends not merely on the meanings of words but on what act you were performing in what circumstances'. Obviously the truth of a statement depends on the circumstances, but how does the truth of a statement depend on what act you were performing? Moreover, he says a statement IS a kind of (illocutionary) act, so how could the truth of an act depend on what act you were performing with it? Attracted as I am to the charming circularity of sentences that 'do' what they 'say', austin loses me as early as p.9 with 'I must not be joking, for example, nor writing a poem.' Will this theory of speech that cannot take jokes or poetry into account ever get beyond the most banal utterances of an honest-to-goodness man-of-his-word? Then there is all the talk about war, sports, giving orders and shooting donkeys-- reading this book feels a lot like being bullied into accepting some rather dubi attracted as I am to the charming circularity of sentences that 'do' what they 'say', austin loses me as early as p.9 with 'I must not be joking, for example, nor writing a poem.' Will this theory of speech that cannot take jokes or poetry into account ever get beyond the most banal utterances of an honest-to-goodness man-of-his-word? Then there is all the talk about war, sports, giving orders and shooting donkeys-- reading this book feels a lot like being bullied into accepting some rather dubious assumptions about causality in speech. I declare a thumb war. Another one of these analytic-tradition writers I've become quite fascinated with that have still left an indelible imprint on the continentals. While working within the same, precise and cut-and-dried tradition as Frege and Russell, he still is able to make a radical proposition, that of the speech act. Language is not just a code, it is an activity and needs to be treated as such. Our words for things are grounded in social and cultural realities, and their definitions are based on Another one of these analytic-tradition writers I've become quite fascinated with that have still left an indelible imprint on the continentals. While working within the same, precise and cut-and-dried tradition as Frege and Russell, he still is able to make a radical proposition, that of the speech act. Language is not just a code, it is an activity and needs to be treated as such. Our words for things are grounded in social and cultural realities, and their definitions are based on socially generated acceptable meanings. Sentences are neither true nor false, they fit in with their contexts. These are things that make intuitive sense to you and me, but not to Frege. Austin's specifics are a lot more complex and subtle, but if you care at all about the words you use-- and I care a lot, probably too much-- you'll find something to appreciate here. This is a well composed look at a linguistic pseudo-system. I picked this up after reading the first chapter of 'Truth in Painting,' and wanted a bit more guidance than that found on Wikepedia concerning performatives. It looks like there are a number of pans below, and I can't really reason why. The book was compiled from lecture notes and was never fully edited or revised. What we get is the knotted thread of a philosophical investigation in which some knots have been loosened and some have be This is a well composed look at a linguistic pseudo-system. I picked this up after reading the first chapter of 'Truth in Painting,' and wanted a bit more guidance than that found on Wikepedia concerning performatives. It looks like there are a number of pans below, and I can't really reason why. The book was compiled from lecture notes and was never fully edited or revised. What we get is the knotted thread of a philosophical investigation in which some knots have been loosened and some have been passed over altogether. There are some very insightful 'verb tools,' loads of examples, and not one hammered nail.nothing to really poo-poo. Not a polished work, but full of instruction, humor and idea. On to Derrida. Austin has been critisized by many philosophers for not being philosophical enough, and as much as I can see their point I have to defend Austin. At the point that Austin gave these lectures anglo-american philosophy was full of so much nonsense - largely due to Frege's bizarre vocabulary (or possibly bad translations) and Russell ridiculous mathematical approach to things that just don't fit into equations. I don't think that this book is of a very high philosophical content, but I think that ph Austin has been critisized by many philosophers for not being philosophical enough, and as much as I can see their point I have to defend Austin. At the point that Austin gave these lectures anglo-american philosophy was full of so much nonsense - largely due to Frege's bizarre vocabulary (or possibly bad translations) and Russell ridiculous mathematical approach to things that just don't fit into equations. I don't think that this book is of a very high philosophical content, but I think that philosophy has benefited - with the help of Searle - from Austin's theoretically linguistic approach. Also this is one of the more enjoyable reads in the world of modern philosophy if a bit pedantic. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, Speech utterances: The difference between describing something by saying something (constatives), and doing something via saying something (performatives). In the case of the latter, to speak is also to act - as in to change something about the world: 'I do take this woman/man to be my lawfully wedded wife/husband', 'I promise that I will be there tonight', 'get out of the way, that bull is dangerous!' Note that to do something via speaking may also involve actions - such as the exchanging of ri Speech utterances: The difference between describing something by saying something (constatives), and doing something via saying something (performatives). In the case of the latter, to speak is also to act - as in to change something about the world: 'I do take this woman/man to be my lawfully wedded wife/husband', 'I promise that I will be there tonight', 'get out of the way, that bull is dangerous!' Note that to do something via speaking may also involve actions - such as the exchanging of rings in the example of marriage. The former, which is the descriptive utterance, is distinguished from the performative in so far as nothing is changed about the world via its utterance: 'the grass is green', 'today is Tuesday', 'the lightbulb has blown'. As shall be seen though, there can be cases of crossovers between the two - ultimately requiring a new conceptual model comprised of three parts: 'locution, illocution and perlocution'(end of ch.8 onwards, book has 12 chapters). Fundamentally (from the revised conceptual model), the point of importance I took away from the dialectic, is that to speak is to in all cases to act in some way. That is, to provide a pithy summary, 'our word is our bond' - there is accountability for that which we say: like with the promise. - Austin's work is presented in the form of lecture notes posthumously edited and published - A relevant lecture of his can be found on YouTube under the title: 'J. Austin Lecture in Sweden (1959) part one', or via this link. A slim but challenging volume. Per its catchy title, the book is a sketch investigation (in the form of a series of lectures that were delivered at Harvard in 1955) of certain performative aspects of language which problematized the then paradigmatic view that all utterances (at least many more than you might suppose) may be analysed, qua simple statements, as true or false. It's no wonder these lectures have been continuously reprinted since their initial publication. This book has all the hall A slim but challenging volume. Per its catchy title, the book is a sketch investigation (in the form of a series of lectures that were delivered at Harvard in 1955) of certain performative aspects of language which problematized the then paradigmatic view that all utterances (at least many more than you might suppose) may be analysed, qua simple statements, as true or false. It's no wonder these lectures have been continuously reprinted since their initial publication. This book has all the hallmarks of having achieved its classic status upon its release. It's a goddess sprung from a clamshell; night separated from day; turtles all the way down. It's enormously provocative -- even across the generations. What it is, and has been, above all, is a spur to reflection and further investigation. Though I had difficulty following certain of Austin's more abstruse contortions, I am the richer for having attempted them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who prizes language, reason, and argument. A delightful read. Based on a series of lectures at Harvard, Austin makes good on his chance to elucidate the dichotomy of constative (descriptive) vs. Performative utterances. And boy does he ever. Out of the 12, some lectures spend good time delineating categories, others waste time expanding those categories to their limits, but by the end Austin is ready to tell you something worthwhile--that the original dichotomy ought to be cast out. For it is only then that we can make an earnest stride A delightful read. Based on a series of lectures at Harvard, Austin makes good on his chance to elucidate the dichotomy of constative (descriptive) vs. Performative utterances. And boy does he ever. Out of the 12, some lectures spend good time delineating categories, others waste time expanding those categories to their limits, but by the end Austin is ready to tell you something worthwhile--that the original dichotomy ought to be cast out. For it is only then that we can make an earnest stride toward dispelling many philosophical 'problems' that are merely the result of misunderstandings. A quick, easy read (I'd say) and especially appealing to those continental-leaning, Ordinary Language Philosophy-loving brigands. A quote I liked: “But consider also for a moment whether the question of truth or falsity is so very objective. We ask: “Is it a fair statement?” and are the good reasons and good evidence for stating and saying so very different from the good reasons and evidence for performative acts like arguing, warning, and judging? Is the constative, then, always true or false? When a constative is confront with the facts, we in fact appraise it in ways involving the employment of a vast array of terms which overlap with those that we use in the appraisal of performatives. Speech-act theory, which this work was the first to popularize, is fascinating. You may have learned in school that the purpose of statements are to state a fact (indicative), ask a question (interrogative), or express emotion (exclamatory). But what about statements that actually accomplish something? For example, when the parson says, 'I now declare you man and wife,' he isn't merely stating that they happen to be man and wife; he is making it so. The examples abound: christening a ship, deliv Speech-act theory, which this work was the first to popularize, is fascinating. You may have learned in school that the purpose of statements are to state a fact (indicative), ask a question (interrogative), or express emotion (exclamatory). But what about statements that actually accomplish something? For example, when the parson says, 'I now declare you man and wife,' he isn't merely stating that they happen to be man and wife; he is making it so. The examples abound: christening a ship, delivering a verdict, naming a baby, and so on and so forth. This is important for theology because so much of what God declares in the Bible falls into this category. So, this book had the opportunity to be great. But it's not. It's divided into 12 'lectures' (or chapters, but the material was first delivered orally), and honestly a good half of them are dithering remarks how you distinguish true speech-acts from other statements. But that's not the title of the book! I want to learn how to use them for full effect. Even the final few, better chapters are more about classification than use. He introduces the now-standard locution/illocution/perlocution distinction that was quite hazy in seminary but much clearer now. Locution: a statement with a particular meaning. Illocution: the force of those words. Perlocution: achieving certain effects by saying those words. So, for example, locution: 'That burner is hot.' Illocution: You probably shouldn't touch it. Perlocution: your husband's hand is safe. These distinctions are not always clear-cut, but it is helpful to keep them in mind when we discuss the import of various statements. In all, Austin writes that there are five types of statements/locutions. Verdictive: giving a verdict, estimate, appraisal, etc. ('You're guilty'; 'the batter is out'; 'I rule you out of order') 2. Exercitives: exercising powers, influence, etc. ('I appoint you chairman:' 'I warn you that bull is about to charge') 3. Commissives: promising or otherwise committing oneself ('I covenant with you'; 'I pledge twenty dollars') 4. Behabitives: addressing attitudes and social behavior ('I congratulate you'; 'I apologize') 5. Expositives: placing our other words into their proper arguments and conversations ('I concede'; 'I reply'; 'I swear') So, while all the classifications were interesting, I would have preferred more discussion of their usage and effects. This is an interesting book in that, it seems to me, you could read it as the beginning of something, the end of something, or the beginning of the end of something. It certainly seems like a significant contribution to the 'beginning' of speech-act theory, paving the way for Searle and others who have taken the looseness of Austin's proposed categories and self-deprecated 'programme' as evidence of the need for more careful categorization and systemization (164). It seems like the end of the road This is an interesting book in that, it seems to me, you could read it as the beginning of something, the end of something, or the beginning of the end of something. It certainly seems like a significant contribution to the 'beginning' of speech-act theory, paving the way for Searle and others who have taken the looseness of Austin's proposed categories and self-deprecated 'programme' as evidence of the need for more careful categorization and systemization (164). It seems like the end of the road for a number of earlier philosophical and linguistic distinctions, as well as the pipe dream of a perfect referential language. Austin's foregrounding of the rhetorical (a term he doesn't make much use of), situational nature of language makes it plain that an abstract, philosophically prescriptive is destined to be inadequate for everyday use: 'Once we realize that what we have to study is not the sentence but the issuing of an utterance in a speech situation, there can hardly be any longer a possibility of not seeing that stating is performing an act' (139). And it's potentially the beginning of(/and?) the end of its own project, if you take the way Austin's categories constantly run together and deconstruct themselves not as evidence of insufficient theorizing, but as the performance of his explicit project's impossibility. As such, lines like these--'I must explain again that we are floundering here. To feel the firm ground of prejudice slipping away is exhilarating, but brings its revenges' (61), or 'It is inherent in the nature of any procedure that the limits of its applicability. Will remain vague' (31)--are not nods to the intellectual difficulty of the projects that might follow Austin's, but to the naivete and arbitrariness that would underlie any rigorous approach to speech-act theory. Which makes Austin more significant as the progenitor of Derrida's 'Limited Inc' rather than Searle's work. The last possibility is what interests me the most, and so--though I did read it carefully and attempt to avoid skimming--I remain persuaded by a friend's advice: 'It's not so important that you understand and remember his categories. What's important is the way they fall apart.' So my primary interest in Austin's book is not as a philosophical tract, but as (appropriately) a performative act. In this review I will summarize Austin's argument and end with some reflections and criticisms: Summary This is a primer in speech-act theory. Austin highlights the possibility of a category of speech in which statements are neither true, nor false, but performative. Some statements do things; more specifically, when spoken they create a new situation. In order to qualify as a performative, a statement must meet certain conditions (pp. 12ff; a statement must be made in good faith by someone who has In this review I will summarize Austin's argument and end with some reflections and criticisms: Summary This is a primer in speech-act theory. Austin highlights the possibility of a category of speech in which statements are neither true, nor false, but performative. Some statements do things; more specifically, when spoken they create a new situation. In order to qualify as a performative, a statement must meet certain conditions (pp. 12ff; a statement must be made in good faith by someone who has the authority to make it, etc.) and must be made within a horizon of convention: for example, we understand that a minister or a justice of the peace has the authority to create a married-status and not just any old person off of the street. One of Austin's strengths in this book is he is able to return to the main argument and sum up lines of thought (the weakness is his continuous getting off of topic. Here are three basic definitions which are crucial to his project. Locutionary Act: Uttering a certain sentence with a certain sense and reference; equivalent to meaning (109). Perlocutionary Act: consequences of the act performed Illocution: the act performed; has a conventional force (109). Reflection So far, so good. Speech-act theory is rather simple in the broad contours, but as Austin demonstrates, it suffers the risk of a thousand qualifications. He then gets technical on how a promise/performative may be void, illicit, etc., and this runs for about 6 chapters. By the end the reader wonders, “Why bother?” Speech-Act theory is a useful way of describing events in our world. As such, I hold to it. If one tries to make it an architectonic theory, then it spins out of control, as Austin himself demonstrated (probably against his intentions). The main drawback with this book, as others have pointed out, is that Austin can't stay on topic for more than two paragraphs. In what is probably Austin's most widely-read work, comprising his annotated notes from a series of lectures, he proposes a tentative outline and some initial problems for a novel linguistic-philosophical theory which recognizes the fine gradations of use and interpretation to which linguistic acts are habitually subjected in normal discourse, and all of the ambiguities amongst them. In doing so, he concludes that the implicit performance of strictly non-linguistic acts is a pervasive aspect of In what is probably Austin's most widely-read work, comprising his annotated notes from a series of lectures, he proposes a tentative outline and some initial problems for a novel linguistic-philosophical theory which recognizes the fine gradations of use and interpretation to which linguistic acts are habitually subjected in normal discourse, and all of the ambiguities amongst them. In doing so, he concludes that the implicit performance of strictly non-linguistic acts is a pervasive aspect of language, more or less abstracted from the idealized generality of pure 'statement' in any particular instance. Implicit within his delineation of the conditions for a performative utterance's success - or, to use his terminology, its 'happiness' - is the assertion that the concomitant or subsequent state of social reality depends upon the validity of the use of words, rather than the reverse, and that this is an immediate causal relationship; the linguistic act per se instantiates the state of affairs. Despite his frequent methodical analyses of semantic distinctions and the 'infelicities' to which performative language is subject, Austin's writing conveys much of the engaging presence and personality which were no doubt present in his lectures. The work itself is an insightful reconsideration of how human communication is actually conducted, and how far its modes of expression extend beyond the binary of true and false statements. At many points, J.L. Austin's How to do Things with Words reads more like a linguistic textbook than a philosophy text. Whether you count this as a benifit or a distraction will depend on your disposition (it certainly beats reading Kant), but whatever your views on the subject, the work is a useful introduction to Speech Act Theory. How to do Things with Words examines a part of language that philosophy has traditionaly ignored, what he dubs the performative utterance. There are certain instanc At many points, J.L. Austin's How to do Things with Words reads more like a linguistic textbook than a philosophy text. Whether you count this as a benifit or a distraction will depend on your disposition (it certainly beats reading Kant), but whatever your views on the subject, the work is a useful introduction to Speech Act Theory. How to do Things with Words examines a part of language that philosophy has traditionaly ignored, what he dubs the performative utterance. There are certain instances in language where to say something is do perform the very act you say, promising being the perinial example. If I say, under ordinary circumstances, 'I promise to do x' then I have promised to do x. Using this seemingly magical fact as his starting point, Austin goes reach profound conclusions about the nature of language and philosophy. Though the tasks Austin sets out to accomplish are largely left uncompleted (he himself admits this) the book will give you the grounding you need to pursue other works in the field, such as those of Searle or Grice. Happy reading! 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Inside of your own Amazon account, you have the ability to put your email address in there and make it public. Now before you freak out about the potential of your email being seen publicly, you have to actively go in there and actively make it public. Amazon doesn’t do that automatically. But there are customers out there who do exactly that and make their email public on Amazon. If you click on their Amazon account name, you can see their email address. Now, the only legitimate reason I can think of as to why they’d do that is either: A). It was a complete mistake and they didn’t know what they were doing when they took all those extra steps to make their email visible. They want people to know they do reviews and contact them about it. Some people are professional reviewers. They get that cool tag as a top reviewer and garner the attention of companies looking for good reviewers to leave reviews. Well, guess what. We authors can find these reviewers, contact them and send them a copy of our book, and that’s exactly what I’m going to show you. So, with that, let’s begin! Step 1: Generate a List of Books Your Readers Would Love First, we want to find a group of books our target readers would probably love. The idea is that if they read that book, and left a favorable review of that book, then they’ll probably be interested in reading our book. Here are a couple of ways you can find exactly those books that would fit best: • If you already have a book of yours in that niche or genre, then add it to the list. It’s always good to get the email addresses of those who have already read your stuff and left a great review. ![]() • Go to your target and peruse the top 100 books to see if any of them are a good fit. • Go to the Amazon search bar at the top, and type in words that would describe your type of book – be specific so that you find books that really are close to yours. However, there is in just a couple of minutes. Step 3: Reach Out to the Potential Reviewers Now that we have this amazing list of email addresses of willing and able reviewers, it’s time to connect. But, you need to do this individually. No copy and paste. We want to legitimately connect with them and make sure that they feel as though we are individually reaching out to them and not just mass emailing. If it looks like you just copied and pasted, your conversion rate for this process will be extremely low. So as to do this correctly, here are a few things you should include in your message: • Introduction (“I’ve read your review of X for book Y”) • Bring up one part of their review so as to show that you actually read it. • Why you are reaching out to them (“I wrote a similar book you’ll probably enjoy reading”) • Request (“I’d be happy to send you a free copy in exchange for an honest review”) Write 5 sentences or less. Most of these people are busy reading and reviewing other books, so they’ll appreciate if you respect their time. Here’s an example: Dear [name of reviewer or account name if not available], I saw your review of [ Book Name] back in [date review made]. I completely agree that [ Author name of the book] did a great job with [ Aspect of their review]. I see that you’re a fan of [ genre or niche]. I’ve got a new book coming out that I think love called [ Title]. [ One to two sentence hook for your book – should be the first two sentences you used for your Amazon Book Description – seriously this should seal the deal] If you’d be interested, I’d love to send you a free copy of the book in return for an honest review. If so, let me know which format you’d prefer. Respectfully, [ Author Name] See? Does that feel spammy? Over the top? No.’ If this person likes those kinds of books, and you personally reached out to them about it, why not take a free book. Can’t hurt, right? Step 4: Send Your Book To People Who Want to Read It Now that you have a couple of people who have agreed to read your book in return for a review, it’s time to send them a copy. Although, this step is easier said than done. There are two ways of doing this legally and legitimately (as you’ll see in the Amazon rules listed in the next section). Ask them what format of your book they’d like to receive (epub, mobi, or pdf). I recommend asking, instead of just sending them all three versions. If you have something like Dropbox, you could put the book in your and just send them a share link. Use a service like where it will make it very easy for your potential reviewer to get a copy of your book in any format, but also ensure you can manage the book and not find it on a. Basically, Book Funnels makes giving copies of your book easy and safe and is only $20 a year. I can also act as a landing page if you are a writer who doesn’t have their own website or any of that other stuff. When sending them the link, be sure to tell them when you’d like to receive a review from them – 2 weeks is a good time frame. If you’ve yet to launch your book, let them know you’ll send them a link to the product page once your book goes live. Step 5: Send a Follow Up Message Not all of the people who have told you they’ll review your book will review it. Sometimes life just gets in the way. Expect about 20% to post their review within your time frame without a little nudging. To squeeze a few more reviews out of this process, send a polite follow-up a week after your deadline reminding people to post their review. This additional step should generate a few more free book reviews. In the end, one out of three people who initially replied to you should post their amazon review. Skip the Most Time-Consuming Part (And Work On Your Book Instead) Now, for some of us, we’d rather be writing our next book or employing other ebook marketing tactics than searching for useful email addresses. But there is no denying the importance of those initial reviews. Thankfully, can help. Instead of you having to use your time looking for potential reviewers and following all of the steps above manually, this program will do it for you. After buying the program, all you have to do is: • Type in a search term as you would an Amazon search • Then a list of books will appear and you need to choose which ones you want the program to extract the emails of past reviewers from. • Once the results are ready, you can choose from which group to extract the emails. • Now, enjoy having a list of reviewers who have favorably reviewed other books like yours. • Get to writing those emails and enjoy the increased number of free book reviews. One thing I really like is that you can do all the emails right from and even create legit templates that import data like the Title of the book they reviewed, and when they left the review. However, don’t forget to be personable like mentioned above. • Pretty simple huh? Let’s see it in action: Also, you can see my good friend CJ Anaya’s full video showing. Amazon’s Rules on Book Reviews There is a little bit of confusion when it comes to giving a free book and asking for reviews. In truth, Amazon was a little confusing about how they look at this. However, I went through all of Amazon’s user agreements, FAQ’s and even their own memo’s so as to give you a definitive answer of: YES, you can give a free copy of your book in advance for a review. But there are some caveats and nuisances to this statement. So, check out the video below and learn all about Amazon’s Book Review policy and ensure you are continually operating in Amazon’s good graces. Now, Let’s Go Get Those Free Book Reviews No matter which route you’ll go, there’s no easier way to get the initial reviews, especially if you’re an unknown author. An additional benefit of this approach is that you’ll get to speak with your readers directly, thus getting valuable feedback and building new relationships. I hope you enjoyed this guide on how to get free book reviews. It seems pretty straightforward, but can be a little time-consumingbut as most authors will tell you, getting your book reviewed can be a powerful metric that should have a positive effect on your Kindle sales. I just did this for my upcoming mermaid novel; got a few hundred names – sometimes you only get the website address, so you have to go to their site and leave a message or contact them that way. It’s smart that there are services for this now, since most authors are too lazy to do it. In my case, I’ll also be contacting a few hundred YA / paranormal romance blogs and book reviewers, but offering them better offers than just a free book (like a big giveaway for YA readers, or a bigger project they can be involved in). They get enough requests for book reviews, see what you can bring to the table, offer more than any other author is willing to. • Pingback: () •. Hey Paul, great question. With regards to Amazon, you actually have to go out of your way to ensure that your personal email address is connected and shows with your review. Therefore, most of the people who have their email show up with their review are those that are doing the reviews professionally or are just interested in doing them for free productsor the random outlier. But you are right, to an extent. Since I operate in niche areas and am heavily invested into the proper marketing of my works, I don’t just mass email people. I personally reach out and build connections.but not all people put forth the extra effort. In essence, any marketing tactic used without tact, respect or completely overused in mass quantity can quickly become spammy. I write in a particular genre and one of my books has 75 reviews. I just went through all “top” “positive” reviews for emails, found 12. I then just sent a BCC email which I tried to make sound personal and told them how much I appreciated them reviewing my other book. Let’s see if I get a few bites for reviewing my current book in same genre. I have tried this method with a non-fiction book using another service where you pay them $35 to do the same thing. You give them 3-5 similar books and they do the searching. In a few days they supply a spreadsheet with the reviewer name, email, book they reviewed. I sent out personal emails to all of the 100. From the constant follow up I got 7 reviews. Not worth the time and effort. I purchased the program and have found that it is a useful tool, but that’s exactly what it is – a tool. Something that needs to be used correctly or it’s a waste of time. Tips to help: (1) make sure you’re targeting the correct audience (that the books you select really are like yours (2) be clear upfront when you send out your emails about any content issues that your audience may find appealing/repulsive (3) If you get rude responses, Deb does provide a link in the training where you can notify her and that reviewer’s name can be added to her list so that future searches don’t give out that reviewer’s name. All that said, my success rate with getting reviews is that only about 10% of the people emailed said they would review. About 35% actually did their reviews. If you want the program to pay for itself, you need to be willing to use it long term. Hi Dave, If your customers are searching in icy waters near an iceberg, let your followers know, we are a group of retirees in New Zealand and read a great deal as well as write and publish – mostly golf books and humorous books – adult humor mostly. We decided to offer a #free #bookreview service and readers and yourself can see what we do on our website and you can see pages for what we need to do a free book review and also a page for reviews we have done. We love Authors and love to review most all genres of books. All our reviews are free. Here’s an example of our reviews: 5 Stars “A Bold Frank and Fearless Description of Amazing Events of an Incredibly Full Life.” “Christian Title’s “Climbed the Hill” is an amazing true life story and is one of the most moving personal accounts I have ever read. The writer bares his soul and takes you on an unbelievable journey and transformation of a boy of average beginnings to a multi million dollar successful artist. His story is uplifting in a way you don’t expect – the reader pauses many times to reflect about what was just read. Written with a remarkable touch of humor which keeps the reader fascinated and eager to see what the next turn of events will bring, the author doesn’t hide anything but gives a bold, frank and fearless description of the amazing events of his incredibly full life. A great read which I found difficult to put down, this memoir would make an intriguing and heart-warming movie. A human life is not always coherent and easily explained but you understand his actions clearly. The story covers the Art World, his talented performances as a singer in Paris night clubs, sailing the world and much more including “those wonderful creatures called women” some extremely famous and very well known. As a legacy, Mr. Title is planning a multi million dollar a new art center and museum featuring his works,his extensive collection of American impressionist paintings, and international exhibits along with studios for aspiring artists.” •. Tried them after they posted on FB saying they wanted books to review. I emailed them a copy of the book within five minutes of the post going up and received a very prompt email reply saying they’d ask the Team if anyone could review. Less than 24 hours later I received another email saying the Team was absolutely swamped with back books and they had no time to review mine. That’s completely fine and I have no issue with that – it is a free service after all. I just would have preferred an honest reply such as this book isn’t in the genre we’re reviewing. It does pay to keep your story consistent when you’re using multiple social media outlets to promote your website. |
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