OnlineBookClub.orgReviews of onlinebookclub.org

Signing up for the backup promotion was straight forward. However, even at the discount, it's still expensive on my budget. As a first-time indie author trying to get noticed to make some sales, the promotions costs really add up.

It's a good experience, it's easy to maneuver and the community is welcoming

The site's reviews become a useless stream of insincere praise, offering no genuine insight into a book's quality. Readers are effectively being lied to. The practice of paid reviews, as implemented by OnlineBookClub.org, operates on a morally and potentially legally dubious foundation. By incentivizing positive reviews through payment, the site undermines the principles of honest consumer feedback. The model blurs the lines between genuine reader opinion and paid advertising, potentially misleading consumers and creating an uneven playing field for authors. Furthermore, depending on local regulations, undisclosed paid reviews could be considered deceptive advertising, raising legal concerns about transparency and consumer protection. Reviewers are subjected to shifting and inconsistent grammar rules. The site selectively enforces style choices to reject reviews deemed undesirable. English grammar and style allow for multiple valid options regarding commas, hyphens, etc., so there is no single 'correct' way. This allows the site to arbitrarily allege grammar violations in any review. It uses grammar not only to ensure correctness but also to exploit flexible language conventions for editorial control. Reviewers are caught in a double bind: Too little detail about the plot and the review is deemed to provide not enough information about the content of the book. Too much detail, and it's flagged for spoilers. This ambiguity allows the site to reject any review that doesn't align with its desired narrative. The site bases 40% of the review approval on an "Editor's subjective rating." This adds a further, evident level of arbitrariness, meaning reviews can be rejected based on personal opinion rather than objective criteria. The company are located in the US (Manchester, CT) they are not BBB accredited. Yet they’ve been in business for 15 years, have a LinkedIn that claims have over 1000 employees and have tons of people writing reviews for them. Why this company is not accredited and why they are not providing a tax form to their reviewers who are earning high amounts for their reviews, makes no sense…unless there are no people making such high amounts, which would eliminate the need to follow regulation and provide a 1099 form to US based reviewers.

The customer service as my package was rolled out was very good. Good informational emails so I knew when my package was to happen and what I could do with my social media to enhance its effectiveness.

Excellent client service. OnlineBookClub is a highly reliable platform for gaining book exposure. I truly appreciated the welcoming and compassionate support provided by the entire team. Thank you kindly, Morquita Leavy

Excellent service and action from the team.

First class response to my query and substantial information enparted to me.

The online book club made me feel motivated to continue to do what I love and that is reading and reviewing books. It gave a new sense of purpose in my life.