When Soliciting Book Reviews, Professionalism Matters By Yocheved Golani
Some authors shoot themselves and their publishers in the wallet with naivete about the book-reviewing industry. The problem is two-fold... …
Paying Markets
THIS MAKES ME SICK! Company Admits Buying 5-Star Book Reviews!!
This week's story makes me sick to my stomach. After last week's article about an author who admitted manipulating Amazon's sales rankings and reviews, I received an email from a reader who had applied for a freelance writing job online. The company in question wanted to pay writers for book reviews....but only for 5-star ones. …
Do NOT Pay Someone to Review Your Book!
I'm continuing to do research on publishing companies and associated problems. I came upon the subject of Kirkus Reviews. I didn't find a reference to them on your website, so I'm asking you about them. Is a Kirkus Review worth anything? From what I understand, the author pays for the review and if he doesn't like it, the review doesn't get posted, but he's still out the money. Even if their review is positive, does it have any value? Thanks for you time. …