Amazon book reviews are great and so are complete blog posts devoted solely to your creative prose. I’m looking forward to them both. But with the popularity and power of twitter, Twitviews (that’s what I’m calling reviews posted on twitter only) are worth watching.
I was completely amazed at the number of tweets about my new book, yesterday. And while they don’t qualify as full-fledged book reviews and may not show up in a Google search, I find them very powerful given the reach of our networks.
Here are a few:
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DerekShowerman: @communitygirl provides 18 rules of community engagement in an eBook form. http://ow.ly/dh0R |
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tomhumbarger: Build a Thriving Online Community – New book out today by @communitygirl provides 18 rules of community engagement http://ow.ly/dh0R |
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LainieH: @communitygirl just saw the press release for your new book about online community engagement. Congrats! http://tinyurl.com/koxzt7.. |
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NewspaperGrl: Get to know @communitygirl who just wrote a fabulous book about managing an online community. #gno #gno |
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NewspaperGrl: I’m a big fan of @communitygirl & her new book – short on theory long on practical advice for running an online community |
ksablan: On community: “You need them, ore than they need you” (from new book by @communitygirl, out today http://cli.gs/mJGrAn )
JustinFenwick: If you don’t have the time or patience to engage and do so genuinely…you cannot realistically expect to grow a community” @communitygirlJustAskNicole: Hot off the press! “18 Rules of Community Engagement” http://idek.net/E9V (new book by @communitygirl).
timwtyler: @communitygirl just read your new 18 Rules of Community Engagement. Great practical advice w a passion for your members. Recommended reading
alisonmichalk: @communitygirl will be sure to read your new book on Community Engagement but too busy to commit to reviewing it 
good luck for launch! 
Full_Throttle: RT @communitygirl “There are many ways to attract an online audience, but keeping one requires creativity [and work]” – http://bit.ly/IO9mKThe bottom line here is authors should find value in all reviews, not just Amazon. Social media has opened up many doors. It’s up to us to walk through them.
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June 14, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Anita Campbell
Hi Angela,
Great of you to appreciate the “reviews” of your book on Twitter.
Twitter is ideal for spreading word of mouth about nearly anything — including books.
And don’t forget that Twitter is great about pointing people to book reviews on a blog. So if someone reviews your book with a full-fledged review, encourage them to tweet about it. Or just tweet it yourself.
– Anita
June 14, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Angela Connor
Anita Thanks so much for the advice. You are right about tweeting the blogs. I recently got a book review from Justin Fenwick and noticed that he tweeted his review of my book, so I just retweeted it. Again, thanks for sharing.