This is your how-to page for authors to get
ethical, free reviews for their book(s).
Lois W. Stern, an author advocate, former educator, and frequent
contributor to this blog, offers readers of #TheNewBookReview who are authors a
path to getting free and ethical reviews for their books. No kidding! Lois explains how to do it below and you'll learn more about her other "Authors Helping Authors" projects in her biography below those guidelines. Please feel free to
let those in the publishing industry know about this service.
Welcome!
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Your #TheNewBookReview blogger
"Marketing is a huge part of a book's success, and getting
reviews is a huge part
of marketing a book or any other
business.
If you don't believe it, ask a plumber who has
had poor reviews on Yelp!"
~Quote from Page 18 of
How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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How to Let Lois Match Authors and Book Reviewers
Get your review request (it's like a mini query for reviews!) listed here on this The New Book Review blog at no charge. Use the guide below to list all necessary information and send Lois the information about one of the books you have written. Once received, she will add your information to her posts that list books available for review consideration. Send your request to Lois at tales2Inspire@optimum.net with REVIEW WANTED in the subject line.
Note: Please be sure the book you want to offer for review is already available for sale at Amazon.com or another online site where books are sold.
Warning: If you are here to have your book seen by prospective readers and reviewers on Lois W. Stern's free review-getting list, you are in the right place. If you already have a fave review ready to be posted or a reader who who would like to write one for #TheNewBookReview, go to http://bit.ly/ThePlacetoRecycleBookReviews or find that link at the top of this blog's home page.
All of this blog's services are free.
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How to Submit a Request to #TheNewBookReview's
Lois W. Stern to Get a Review for Your book
In the tradition (and memory) of our beloved friend and author
advocate, Dan Poynter,
The NewBookReview provides this free service to help our author-readers get credible reviews for their books. Poynter published a REVIEW WANTED column in his popular and long-running newsletter and, to our knowledge, no one has taken on a similar project since then. We have made it as simple as possible. Just use the categories below to guide you, and send your application to Lois at tales2Inspire@optimum.net with REVIEW WANTED in the subject line.
Submit the exact information below in your email to Lois:
TITLE OF BOOK:
SUBTITLE OF BOOK:
AUTHOR:
BOOK DESCRIPTION: (75 words max) - Make your description pop to entice others to want to read your book! Hint: Use strong, present tense verbs!
NUMBER OF PAGES:
GENRE:
AGE/INTEREST LEVEL:
AMAZON OR OTHER ONLINE BOOKSTORE URL: Kindly send full link (NOT shortened link, as they do not seem to be working on Google sheets).
E-MAIL: Contact information for person submitting (be it author, reviewer, reader reviewer, or publisher.)
BOOK FORMAT(S) YOU ARE OFFERING FOR REVIEW: (Paperback or hard copy books - Yes or No; Electronic versions as e-book, kindle, pdf - Yes or No)
Authors should send their book directly to the reviewer along with any promotional material they wish to include.
Note: Lois will add the information provided to all her future posts on this blog until the number of review copies you have offered runs out.
Disclaimer: In the spirit of Authors Helping Authors, Lois is happy to provide her review-getting service to her fellow authors at no cost, but due to conflict of interest concerns, she does not review the books listed on her review-request page herself. Nor can she guarantee that your listing will attract a reviewer. Authors are more likely to find new reader-reviewers for their books if they promote (network) the link on the web--everywhere from website to blog to Facebook! In Carolyn Howard-Johnson's book, The Frugal Book Promoter, she says "For promotion to work, ya gotta promote the promotion." We at #TheNewBookReview do a lot of that for you, too! _______________________
In the spirit of Authors Helping Authors, Lois is happy to provide her
review-getting service to her fellow authors at no cost, but due to conflict of interest concerns, she does not review the books listed on her review-request page herself. Nor can she guarantee that your listing will attract a reviewer. Authors are more likely to find new reader-reviewers for their books if they promote (network) the link on the web--everywhere from website to blog to Facebook! In Carolyn Howard-Johnson's book, The Frugal Book Promoter, she says "For promotion to work, ya gotta promote the promotion." We at #TheNewBookReview do a lot of that for you, too!
Author or Publisher Responsibilities
Authors or publishers must be willing to send a book (in whatever format(s) you list in your application as outlined above as well as promotional materials to any volunteer reviewer who contacts you.
Please note: Those who offer paper copies of their book are more likely to attract reviewers.__________________________
In Appreciation to our Volunteer Reviewers
Once you complete the required steps listed below, we have some special treats for you, so all our readers can see that you caught our "Authors Helping Authors" spirit. Your name and title of book you have authored will be listed next to the book you have reviewed.
Our talented image/banner gal, Carolyn Wilhelm, can create a digital image to help you in your marketing endeavors. It is absolutely free. You are welcome to post it on your blog, website, or wherever else you want to shout out your reviewing talents.
Click here for step-by-step directions for claiming your Great Review Award Banner absolutely free.
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Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewer info:
- Commit to writing a review within 30 days of receipt of book.
- Post review on any online review site or blog including Amazon.
- Give the author permission to post his/her/their review wherever they wish including TheNewBookReview blog.
- Email the URL where your review is posted to Lois at tales2Inspire@opitimum.net.
- If you feel this book deserves fewer than 4 stars, decline to review it.
- Tips for helping reviewers save time while writing honest, ethical reviews. Click here.
- The book you receive is yours to keep.
Lois W. Stern
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MORE ABOUT YOUR REVIEW COORDINATOR
A multi-award-winning author, Lois's work has been featured in
The New York Times, Newsday, and Long Island Press, on Local Access TV, and in live presentations in various venues. She has now published
ten Tales2Inspire® books of her contest winners'
stories. Fans of Chicken Soup for the Soul are particularly enamored of
Tales2Inspire® books because aside from their inspirational themes, they are filled with
original photos to enhance the power of each story. Lois invites interested readers to get a free Tales2Inspire®
sampler book click here.
To learn more about entering the next Tales2Inspire® contest, click here.
Spend some media marketing time with Lois at:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tales2inspire
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tales2inspire2
More About This Blog
The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Authors, readers, publishers, and reviewers may republish their favorite reviews of books they want to share with others. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read and love. Please see submission guidelines in a tab at the top of this blog's home page or use this link to take you there. Or you can use Lois W. Stern's "Authors Helping Authors" plan for requesting reviews. Just scroll up on this page to find her guidelines for getting reviews for your book or books!
Reviews, interviews, and articles on this blog are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites so #TheNewBookReview may be used a resource for most anyone in the publishing industry. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.
Badges, Banners and Illustrations on this blog are provided by Carolyn Wilhelm. She tweets @wiseowlfactory and offers educational aids on Pinterest as well. You'll also find her book and study guides by using our blog's handy search engine. Or just subscribe! We'd love to have you!
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