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Seven Tips on Getting Book Reviews

1. Remember that Reviews Are Subjective

2. Search Out Like-Minded Reviewers

3. Don’t Focus on Getting Reviews from National Publications

4. Don’t Ask for a Five-Star Review

5. Think Long-Term

6. Be Thankful

7. Do Your Homework.

People take a lot of time to read our books and review them. If someone writes a positive or even semi-positive review, thank them. If the review is negative, don’t get into a public debate about it with them; it can get nasty and will use up energy that you could be channeling into your work.

 7. Do Your Homework.

There are so many review sites out there, so this is just a starting point:

Goodreads – A web site for people that love books. Goodreads also includes reader communities (like book clubs) that are targeted at specific genres. Make sure to check which folder you should post your self-promotional review request. If you put it in general discussion, it may get moved or deleted.

Google Plus – There are tons of fantastic book clubs here as well, some focused solely on discussing and reviewing books. You can find ones just for ebooks, romances, mysteries, whatever. Set up a Google+ account and do some exploring in the button under the Communities menu (it’s on the pull-down menu on the left of your screen).

The reviewer list on the Midwest Book Review – Wow! There are dozens listed here.

Book Lovers Central – Lists of reviewers, organized geographically.

 The Book Spot – Book reviewers at national and regional publications like CNN Books, Salon, and Slate, to name a few

Net Galley – This membership-based site is where many of the big publishing companies post galleys of book in advance, so reviewers, booksellers, book bloggers, and librarians can take a look before the publication date. It’s not cheap and publishers, not reviewers, pay (as of today, it costs about $400 to list one book on it for six months). I’ve read articles by authors saying it was a great way to get reviews.

The Indie Book Reviewers List - Registration is free for authors. Many reviewers listed.

The Kindle Book Review - You can choose which reviewer to submit to, based on their short bios.

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Please click on the link for the entire postings and ideas! I hope this helps you authors and writers wanting reviews! :) Very good bit of information to keep handy! :) Yay! Let me know how it goes for you! And I will surely tell you the progress of reviews for me! -S.M. Bjarnson