We’ve been able to increase the capacity of our Reader Assistant Service, and a few new slots are now available. This is especially important for those of you who contacted us a few weeks ago and were added to the waitlist because there were no available spots at the time. The service has been very well received by the members already using it, and we’re happy to open it again to more BookVillage users who want to save time by delegating their assignment workflow safely. The Reader Assistant Service helps you delegate the manual work behind your assignments, so you can keep completing assignments consistently, accumulate active promotions, and use them for your books, without relying on random Virtual Assistants or risky outside services. A key part of this service is that each Reader Assistant works with one BookVillage user only. This is not a mass automated system, and it is not a pool of random freelancers shared across multiple users. The service is intentionally structured this way so the workflow can remain more organized, more consistent, and easier to supervise. That is also why availability is limited. We do not plan to scale this service beyond a controlled level. Quality, supervision, and safety matter more than accepting everyone. So if you want to use the service, please don’t wait too long. New slots are available now, but they will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. You can read the full explanation here: 👉 Click Here to Read the Full Reader Assistant Service Guide To request a slot, email us at: [email protected] Use this subject line: READER ASSISTANT SERVICE If you were previously added to the waitlist, or if you already know you want to delegate your assignments safely, this is the right moment to contact us. BookVillage is your ally.

Hi everyone! I'm Tony Glynn, a new member of the BookVillage community and author of The Forty-Eight Tides, Book One of The Tidebound Chronicles. After years of writing and revising, I've finally published my first novel and am excited to connect with fellow authors and readers. I'm looking forward to learning from this community, sharing experiences, and supporting others on their publishing journeys. Thank you for having me, and I look forward to getting to know everyone!

Hello, everyone and thank you, Adriano for the warm welcome. I have a few books published over the last year and a half but reviews have been the one thing keeping me down. I have noticed a few reviews missing recently. I don't worry about it too much but I also see the impact they have on my momentum. I appreciate all your intent and efforts with BookVillage!!

Hi everyone, I am creating this post for the sole purpose of sharing some genuine feedback which I have whenever I rate a book 4 or less stars but I have noticed that I still get to see lots of such books. I would encourage everyone in th community to share their perspective and reasons so that others can fix those problems even before they ask for review on the platform. And let me be honest about it, if I am paying for a book and it genuinely upsets me, and I leave a four star even though I care about the book less than the real customer, you should consider this. I also believe many people feel the same. So let's use this for those insights and try to bring overall ratings of everyone to higher end.😃

Quick service update from our side! Over the last days, we’ve been able to verify most assignments in less than 48 hours, and in many cases within 24 hours. So if you’re actively completing assignments, we recommend checking your BookVillage account at least once per day to see whether new promotions have become available for you to activate. We’re also noticing that several users are accumulating activatable promotions without using them. My recommendation is to don’t wait too long before activating them. BookVillage works much better when authors post and receive reviews consistently every week, instead of staying inactive for a while and then trying to receive too many reviews in a short period of time. A steady rhythm is better for the system, better for your books, and also safer from an Amazon review-spacing perspective. So if you already have promotions available, take a look at your account and activate the ones that make sense for your current strategy. The goal is to build a consistent weekly flow of honest reviews, with healthier spacing and better long-term stability for everyone in the Village.