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Sites to Use to Get More Book Reviews for Your Book - Pt 4 #authorcommunity #bookmarketing

20 May 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip by Julie Broad (May 20, 2024) advising authors on paid and free ways to obtain editorial/book reviews. She highlights paid platforms (NetGalley, Reedsy Discovery) that charge submission fees but reliably deliver professional or long-form reviews and suggests submitting to book blogs for additional exposure, especially when interviews are limited.

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If you want to have the assurance of getting an editorial review, then paying for it is the way to go. Netgalley has a fee to submit, but multiple book reviews may come in. These Reviews are often 4 out of 5 if you have a really good book. They are largely librarians, bookstore owners, professional book reviewers and they just don't hand out fives easily. So know that. But what you're looking for is a strong quote to pull out of more than worrying about whether you got a five out of a five. Reedsy Discovery also has a fee to submit your book, but you'll get a long form review and a feature in their discovery blog. By the way, you can also submit to a book blog and get some exposure and book reviews. For some of our clients with limitations on doing interviews, this can be a great strategy for getting exposure. Readsy has a good list of book blogs that you can explore to see ones that might be a fit for submitting your book to.