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OnlineBookClub.org Reviews Summary

Online Book Club has established a strong reputation for its supportive and professional approach, with many customers praising the promptness of feedback and the quality of reviews. Authors appreciate the community engagement and the effective promotional strategies that enhance their visibility. However, some concerns have been raised regarding the platform's treatment of genuine reviewers, particularly those using grammar tools, which may lead to account penalties. Overall, while the service is well-received for its reliability and quality, attention to reviewer concerns could further enhance customer satisfaction and trust.

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Florida
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I reached out with a plethora of questions that were answered fully by Risper. The response was very quick!

Date of experience: February 18, 2025
Official C. OnlineBookClub.org Rep
10 months ago

Hi, Adan A.! Thank you so much for your valuable feedback!

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Batty Wings
February 27, 2025

Nisha went above and beyond the call of duty. I couldn't have done it without her attention to detail. She was such a legend! So grateful.

Date of experience: February 16, 2025
Official C. OnlineBookClub.org Rep
10 months ago

Hi, Marlene R.! Thank you so much for your valuable feedback!

New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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An Honest Review for Sure!
February 24, 2025

Online Book Club is the most thorough and detail-oriented book review site I have used. You really have to have a lot of confidence in your work to ask their reviewers to grade your novel. They do not hold back punches. Online Book Club ensures the reviewer has read your entire book, not just skimmed through it. If you get a good review from this site, it's legit. You can pat yourself on the back. Author - John F. Noone

Date of experience: February 14, 2025
Official C. OnlineBookClub.org Rep
10 months ago

Hi, John N.! Thank you so much for your review!

Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE
February 23, 2025

I never did a Book Review before. However, with Scott's constant nudging, I finally did it, and it was an enjoyable experience. When I had a problem, Risper guided me through the process.
This experience has me open to read more and review more.

Date of experience: February 13, 2025
Official C. OnlineBookClub.org Rep
10 months ago

Hi, Louis D R.! Thank you so much for your review!

India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It was very good experience and I felt it too good writing review for books and it was a quite interesting journey to meet many great authors around the globe

Date of experience: February 13, 2025
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10 months ago

Hi, Jose Rajesh F.! Thank you so much for your review!

Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER, BUT ACCEPTABLE
February 22, 2025
Updated review

I like the reviewer's style and his professionalism. If he/she would not have taken into account the concept of "political correctness" to judge a novel (fiction, for God's sake) and would have stuck to judging an author, or his/her novel, by points on craftmanship, talent, and professionalism the reviewer could have achieved a higher score in this review.

Date of experience: February 12, 2025

GOOD REVIEW, BUT...
February 12, 2025
Previous review

Although I'm generally pleased with the review, the fact that this reviewer took into consideration the book was not "politically correct" to grade a novel 4 out of 5 stars disturbed me. That is why I'm taking off one star and rate it 4 out 5. I think Fiction books should not be rated by "political correctness" standards, only by the talent and skill shown by the author within the parameters of any given genre.

Date of experience: February 2, 2025
Ohio
1 review
5 helpful votes
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The results of my BOTD experience exceeded all expectations. Thanks to the Online Book Club's comprehensive promotional efforts, my book achieved #1 bestseller status in three Amazon categories simultaneously! This success was driven by the exceptional engagement of OBC members and the tireless efforts of the entire team.

I want to particularly acknowledge Nisha, Sandeep, and Scott for their outstanding work in maximizing visibility across all platforms throughout the day. Their strategic approach to promotion and commitment to driving meaningful engagement made this achievement possible.

The experience was so valuable that I plan to participate again with my second book. For authors seeking impactful promotion and genuine reader engagement, I cannot recommend the BOTD program highly enough.

Date of experience: February 2, 2025
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Thanks to the Online Book Club!
February 6, 2025

I am on the Pacific Coast and woke up to an explosion of reviews of my book across many platforms. It was a fun day to watch and read the reviews of my book. Obviously many reviewers had an in-depth look at my book. I'm glad it landed on a Sunday.
The manager who was assigned to my project did a marvellous job with the presentation of my book. Even though I paid for this experience, I appreciate the results.

Date of experience: January 27, 2025
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very Professional
January 30, 2025
Updated review

Kajori, Kirsi, Sarah, and Valarie, all have been helpful. Responding in a timely fashion, working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Can't ask for more than that!

Date of experience: January 20, 2025

Very Professional and Helpful
January 30, 2025
Previous review

Kajori, Kirsi, Sarah, and Valarie, ALL, have gone above and beyond to resolve my issue. Responding in a timely fashion, following through with what they said they would do, being very understanding is just a few reasons their efforts should be recognized! Top notch team!

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My journey to five stars!
January 28, 2025

I appreciate the reviewer's honesty and experience while reading my book. I want the reader to feel my book and not just read it, and the reviewer expressed that experience as well as pointing out errors.

Date of experience: January 18, 2025
Official C. OnlineBookClub.org Rep
9 months ago

Hi, Kimberly, thank you so much for your review!”

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Customer Service
January 26, 2025

Thank you Amy Jackson for helping me in my questions. J.K. Rowling and I would say you "turned on the light." Thank you.

Date of experience: January 16, 2025
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been very impressed by the way this organization keeps its promises. It really does all it can to assist and promote its authors and to provide its readers with incisive and truthful reviews. My experience has been entirely positive.

Date of experience: January 14, 2025
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9 months ago

Hi, Winsome, thank you so much for your review!

Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Editorial Review
January 17, 2025

I am Greatful to receive 4 out of 5 reviews on one of my published books.

Date of experience: January 4, 2025
Nigeria
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Genuine and Reliable Platform!
January 10, 2025

OnlineBookClub is transparent and reliable. Highly recommended for anyone who loves books and wants to earn while engaging with a great community!

Date of experience: December 31, 2024
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I had a review before this one for this same website. The owner asked me to take it down because he wanted me to chat with their "24/7" customer support. You will see in the photo that not only has it been 24 hours since I sent in my issue, but it has been 24 hours with no response. I will not be taking down this review again. I tried to resolve my problem only to be ignored.

This website started okay. I did get paid, but many reviews have complained about not getting paid. They seem to pick and choose who they pay out according to other 1-star reviews. It starts at a minimal amount of $5, but this is supposed to be a small odd job type. You read a book for free or buy the book at a discount, and they pay you back more than you spent for your review. Your review gets checked to make sure it follows guidelines.

The problem I ran into was how unprofessional and inaccurate a LOT of their editors are. This issue isn't just one editor. They either don't follow the guidelines themselves and count suggestions of rephrasing of a perfectly grammatically accurate sentence as a grammatical error, give extremely low subjective scores, and then only give their full explanation when you point out that they gave you a two-vague sentence explanation. I have had Oxford commas reported as a grammar error when it says, in the guidelines, they shouldn't count as a grammar error. If you have dyslexia, you will get accused of not reading the book because you mixed up a unique name in the book. If you don't describe the events that happen in the book, you get accused of not reading the book, but if you do, your review gets flagged as having spoilers.

I have gotten little to no help from the moderators and "professionals" as they either seem to be unsure what is going on or completely misunderstand what I was trying to get fixed. The owner completely disregarded my last review about editors and only found an issue with the moderators not being helpful.

You get to have your editors recheck their score and explain why only 3 times in the entire time on this platform. You can have an admin recheck it, but you only have 2 lifetime admin checks. It generates an environment where the editors can do anything and get away with it. If you aren't allowed to report editors who give inaccurate and unprofessional scores, they will score how they want, accurate or not.

I will be resigning from this website, which means permanently removing myself. I have read all the other low reviews. It seems the owner is also scamming the authors. Read other reviews to see their perspective.

Date of experience: December 30, 2024

Legit Website but has a lot of issues
January 8, 2025
Previous review

It was a great website for the first few books. Your review gets sent to editors to ensure it followed the guidelines and they are very nitpicky. Sometimes, when they are actually professional about it, its very helpful. I have recently had a terrible time with the editors. I have been docked points for a "grammatical error" that was just a perfectly grammatically accurate sentence get shown to not be written the way they would've written it. Given a ridiculously low subjective score only to get the reasoning. It was because I was thorough in explaining the audience and because I had the word story in a sentence twice where it was grammatically required. I don't know how they are picking their editors but it is obviously not working and they are giving rude and inaccurate scores especially since you only have 3 lifetime rechecks. I don't think I'll write a review again for a while until they can fix their editor mishap they have happening. They also sent out an invite to join the editing team. I joined only to get kicked without any clear explanation. I ask the moderators and they get confused since I "should've gotten an email" which I didn't ever get.

They seem to be having issues with their moderator team knowing what to do with issues and having so many issues with their editors being unprofessional, rude, inaccurate or all of the above. I'm backing away from this website until they can get this stuff figured out.

Date of experience: December 29, 2024
Connecticut
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Very pleased
January 3, 2025

I have been writing with Online Book Club since summer of 2024 and I appreciate their very friendly responses and feedback. I believe the experience has been one of the best routes to take to improve my writing skills. I appreciate OBC's high standards for writing quality and ethics in what they do.

Date of experience: December 24, 2024
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I wasn't sure how my onlinebookclub.org "book of the day," online promotion would work out. It was a wonderful experience. Inter-acting with the followers, commenters and reviewers was fun. My novel, "Quantum Terra," by Kirk Marty, achieved #1 status in two amazon.com categories! Very pleased with the experience and results. Thanks you onlinebookclub and all followers, commenters and reviewers. Couldn't have done it without you! Thanks again!

Date of experience: December 23, 2024
Switzerland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was surprised by the number of good to very good comments...

Date of experience: December 17, 2024
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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December 26, 2024

I gave a 5-Star because OnLine Book Club has always worked with me and as a team worked well. Their responses to my requests have always been quick and accessible. And when working with publishers, this is not always the case. In my opinion, OnLine Book club rates highly for the services they offer.

Date of experience: December 16, 2024
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best promotion and results ever.
December 25, 2024

It was a pleasure to work with Online Book Club on getting my book, The Opposite of Love reviewed and to work with them on the "Book of the Day" Promotion.

Date of experience: December 15, 2024