OnlineBookClub.org Reviews 

746
TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Looking at 169 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the dedicated support team for being prompt, courteous, and incredibly helpful throughout the entire publishing and reviewing journey. Many people love the fantastic selection of books available, enjoying the wonderful opportunity to read freely and earn rewards for their written work. However, some people mentioned that the online platform can feel a bit confusing and difficult to navigate smoothly for beginners. Some reviewers were not happy with the very strict review criteria and the challenging scoring guidelines encountered during their book submissions.

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Product

Users describe positive interactions with product, highlighting the great selection of books and the fun... See more

User experience

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with user experience, with some feeling highly motivated... See more

Website

Customers had ambiguous experiences with website, noting that while some found it to be a fun and fascinating... See more

Staff

People report overwhelmingly positive experiences with staff, highlighting their attentive, helpful, and... See more

Service

Clients share positive opinions on service, highlighting professionally done work and very fast responses to... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The Social networking done to introduce my novel to a wide range of audience was all inclusive and impressive. Because I am not socially (site) adept, I did feel a bit lost at times, trying to navig... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Working with mentor, Nisha D'Souza, and the leader of OnlineBookClub, Scott Hughes, was the perfect situation for me and any author. They help in all facets of the progress to make your book visible a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been paid so many times that, honestly, I no longer worry about payments! I know that as long as I do honest work and provide honest reviews of books, then my payment is guaranteed! I love this... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm new at writing and had many questions. Valarie, customer service, responded quickly via email to everything I ask. I'm looking forward to getting my review and writing my next novel. I will introd... See more


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  1. Book Store
  2. Hobby Store

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OnlineBookClub.org is an awesome site for readers. We have international book discussions, virtual bookshelves to track what you have read, original book reviews and much more!


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This company invites their customers to review, whether positive or negative

Replied to 65% of negative reviews

Typically takes over 1 month to reply

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service. The staff are very professional and approachable if you have any queries. My Book of the Day promo made me an amazon number one. Results. I'll use them again!

July 5, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service!

I'm new at writing and had many questions. Valarie, customer service, responded quickly via email to everything I ask. I'm looking forward to getting my review and writing my next novel. I will introduce it through online book club, forsure.

July 31, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A good organization.

OnlineBookClub does it's best to help, support and provide members and readers in progressing their books through the various stages from writing to publishing.

July 18, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Great Community for Readers

I appreciate OnlineBookClub's commitment to connecting readers with authors and encouraging honest, unbiased reviews. It's a community that genuinely promotes thoughtful discussion and helps readers discover books they might otherwise miss.

July 17, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

exceeded my expectations

exceeded my expectations. This was supportive. It was fun. It was worthwhile but above all, it accomplished my objective. I needed to get a message out. out. And I did. I am definitely going to recommend Online Book Club to others, readers and writers. It's a remarkable resource, essential for those who have to make the transition from being authors to doing outreach. I can't thank you enough.

July 15, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Signing up for the backup promotion was…

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.

July 5, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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

July 7, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The site's reviews become a useless…

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.

July 14, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Client Service

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

July 1, 2026

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