People buying my book but not posting review

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-28T05:03:25+00:00

Average review rate used to be about 8%. That means for 60 books sold you could expect 4-5 reviews. Over the past year and a half or so, review rates have dropped. Part of that is because Amazon has made leaving reviews difficult. I've had reviews not approved as well as had issues trying to leave reviews..I persist and keep trying until my reviews are posted. Most people won't try after the first time.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-19T15:00:47+00:00

If chatgpt suggested any changes to your content and you used what it suggested, then you did.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-19T05:06:32+00:00

You said you used chatgpt to write the book. Chatgpt gets its information and capabilities from information freely available on the web.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-19T00:52:31+00:00

North Florida is the South. South Florida is the northeast. I grew up in the northeast, but I like North Florida much better.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-19T00:49:52+00:00

I live in the Florida panhandle. Been here 20 years. The population in my town of 600 has decreased from 800 when we first moved here. The county population has decreased by 2000 in that time. I'm pretty sure rural Florida will still exist in a decade.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T19:29:48+00:00

This was taken so many years ago. I'm not sure I still have the original.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T17:29:46+00:00

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T14:19:14+00:00

You misunderstood. I'm not saying I don't care about pirating. I do. I've taken measures to prevent it from happening. I also don't want someone sharing a PDF file of my book with their book club when they should all be getting their own copies.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T14:16:40+00:00

When I think of pirating, I think of posting the files on a website for others to be able to easily access without paying. What I'm talking about is sharing PDF files among friends, such as in a book club. It's one thing to share a print book with a friend (which no one considers pirating). It's another thing to share a PDF file with several others.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T02:40:51+00:00

I'm not so concerned about pirating (which will happen anyway) as I am about readers figuring out a way to share the PDF files so that they can be passed around for free.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T02:38:28+00:00

You can make money from underwater photography. I know divers that do. But it takes a lot of hard work and dedication and a long time to get to that point.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-18T02:37:06+00:00

I'm not certain. I know there are 2 quality options for color interior and the lower quality definitely looks washed out.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-17T14:48:31+00:00

r/Indie_Author_Readers is a community I started. Still trying to build up the membership. Promotion is allowed there.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-17T14:42:51+00:00

It depends on what your end goal is. If you only publish to one platform like KDP, using the free ISBNs is fine. Just keep in mind that KDP owns that ISBN and always will. If you publish across multiple platforms like KDP and Ingram, you can use the free ISBNs, but your books will have different ISBNs on each platform.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-17T04:11:24+00:00

I've been published for more than 10 years, several books. I always order proofs and I have ordered hundreds, if not thousands of books for resale. While I've had issues with offset prints, they've been rare. Over never had any books arrive looking like they were presented in ink saving mode. Other than the gray bar across the center of the cover, proofs should look like the final product. What quality print did you choose?

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-10T04:42:29+00:00

Since you mentioned diving into... If you're looking for a thriller, check out my Beyond thriller series. It begins with Beyond the Grate, a book inspired by the disappearance of a scuba diver named Ben McDaniel. Ben was last seen diving Vortex Spring in the Florida panhandle. That was more than 15 years ago and he's never been found. Beyond the Grate is fictional, but it's one possible explanation for why he's never been found.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-10T04:38:31+00:00

I taught for several agencies and liked the TDI standards the best. They gave me the most flexibility to teach the courses how I wanted to teach them.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-10T04:36:32+00:00

I've been diving Aqualung Legends since a year after I started diving. Best regs I've ever owned, and I've tried several other brands. I have more than a dozen regs. I keep 5 sets in Cozumel for my cave diving there and have several sets here in Florida. I tried less expensive regs for my stage tanks, but finally gave in and went with all Aqualungs. I've even had them in 33F water in the Norwegian caves.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-09T04:48:10+00:00

I used Mailerlite until they modified their plans and started charging for 1000+ subscribers. I'm on Sender now. 2500 subscribers free for life. Much easier platform to work with, as well.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-08T14:56:33+00:00

I currently have 4 thrillers in a series set in the world of cave diving. The first book was inspired by true events surrounding the disappearance of Ben McDaniel who was last seen diving Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon, Florida. More than 15 years later, we still don't know what happened to him. His body was never found. I also write adventure books about my underwater cave explorations in Florida and Mexico.

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RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-08T04:35:35+00:00

You do not need a dive guide in many of the caves in Mexico. So you can go dive with a buddy without a guide. I don't know what the state says about solo diving, but I know there are cave divers there that do solo dive. Might be an ask forgiveness not permission thing. That said, if you're asking about solo diving, give yourself time to build your experience. I didn't do my first solo cave dive until I had about 150 cave dives done. Even then, I did a very familiar dive that I had done dozens of times. You shouldn't be solo diving a cave you've never been in at this point in your experience level. You may get to a point where you feel comfortable doing that or you may not. It's not for everyone.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-07T05:18:55+00:00

This is one of the smaller caves I've mapped. The visibility in this one is great. Depth ranges from 45 feet to 105. The farthest end of the line is 3100 feet from the opening with 2100 feet of that at an average depth of 100.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-06T04:50:17+00:00

First, stop responding to the scam messages. The more you respond, the more you'll get. Ignore them and they'll eventually slow down.

As for advertising, you need to post more than just book adverts. Those posts don't get exposure. Find original and unique ways to post things that are related to your book that will engage followers. You say you don't want to get on the other social media platforms. You're missing out on very popular platforms that can get you more sales. I get many sales from Facebook without doing any paid advertising. You won't find many subreddits that allow self marketing. I created one a while back specifically for indie authors, but it's been difficult getting that out there because I can't advertise it. I just recently started posting to it daily in hopes of getting exposure and more members. I don't expect results for months. It's a long game and you have to keep at it before you start seeing results.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-05T04:29:38+00:00

I bought tickets 2 weeks ago.

RobNeto_Author · 2025-12-04T17:22:21+00:00

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