Book
reviewers are everywhere – in print and online.
But it can be tough to get a review in the elite publications like the New York Times Book Review, USA Today, Wall
Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Library
Journal, Booklist or Kirkus Reviews. So where should one seek out book reviewers?
1.
Get
a paid database, such as Cision. But
assuming you can’t afford that, or knowing you must supplement it, search
online for more options.
2.
Amazon
– they recently removed contact information for their reviewers but you can find a list of these reviewers and what they review here:
You will just need to research their contact information.
You will just need to research their contact information.
3.
Go
onto Book Blogger Directory.
4.
Try
Blog Nation.
6.
Get
onto Goodreads.
7.
List
your book on NetGalley.
8.
See
BookRix.
9.
See
giveaway sites like Shelfari, BookLikes, and Library Thing.
Of
course, there are many paid options.
Here are some of the publications and websites where you can purchase a
review (no guarantees on what is said):
·
Publishers
Weekly Select
·
Foreword
Reviews
·
Kirkus
Reviews
·
Indie
Reader
·
Blue
Ink Review
·
The
U.S. Review of Books
·
Reader
Views
·
Dog
Eared Reviews
·
Your
First Review
·
Independent
Book Review
·
Self
Publishing Review
·
City
Book Review
Once
you get some good reviews and you want to highlight your book, you can purchase
attention from the following:
·
Twitter
or Facebook ads
·
AuthorBuzz
·
BookBub
·
BargainBooksy
The
book marketing world is quite large and diverse. Book reviews, paid email promotions, book giveaways,
ads, and media exposure are just some of the many ways to provide exposure for
you and your book. Experiment and persist
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