Message an Author
Whether you have a question before claiming a review copy, after you've started reading a book, or while trying to leave your review, you can message an author at any time.
It's not possible to message an author who doesn't have an active Booksprout plan. Messaging is not activated for authors who don't have a paid plan in order to reduce the chance of spam. That would mean that they wouldn't be able to reply to you, which is why we have limited your ability to message them in the first place. If you want to get in touch with an author who doesn't have messages activated, please contact our support staff at [email protected] and we can relay the message for you if necessary.
In this tutorial:
Send a Message to an Author
- Navigate to the Find Review Copies page or the My Review Copies page
- Scroll, filter, or search until you find the review copy you have a question about.
- Click on the review copy card to see more details.
- Below the "Review Copy Details" section, under the "Claim" or "Review Button", click on "Message the Author".
- Type your message in the box.
- Click "Send".
Reply to a Message from an Author
- Click on the message icon in the top right corner of the website to navigate to the Messages page.
- Find the conversation you want to reply to.
- Click on that conversation.
- Type your response.
- Click "Send".
Block and/or Report an Author
If you are getting messages from an author you don't want to hear about, you can block them from sending you further messages. If they are harassing you, requesting sensitive information, or spamming you, please report them to the Booksprout staff,
- Click on the message icon in the top right corner of the website to navigate to the Messages page.
- Find the conversation where you want to block the person.
- Click on that conversation.
- In the top-right corner, click the "Block User" icon.
- If you think it's necessary, check the "Also report this user..." checkbox.
- Click the "Block User" button.