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May. 11th, 2015 09:49 pmSo, I've been hunting for ways to get book reviews, and discovered a few things that I did not know, and explain a heck of lot.
* Did you know that many of the Amazon.com reviews are actually paid for by the author?
Go HERE.
And the people providing them are paid reviewers or volunteers through a service?
*Also ARC's are apparently prior to publication or at the galley stage. And you have to pay for an ARC review -- it's not free. So the publisher provides a free book to the ARC reviewer at the cost of the author.
*Library Journal won't review books that have been published. Only those about to be published with few exceptions:
Books are selected for their potential interest to a broad spectrum of libraries. Only a few areas of publishing fall outside LJ‘s scope: textbooks, children’s books, very technical or specialized works (particularly those directed at a professional audience), and books in languages other than English. We do, however, consider bilingual editions. Books previously published abroad are eligible if they are being released here for the first time and have a U.S. distributor.
We prefer to receive materials three to four months in advance of publication date since our primary goal is prepublication review (although our collection development and readers’ advisory forums allow for rich postpublication coverage‚ submission info below). We will accept bound galleys, bound page proofs, or bound manuscripts (only one copy is necessary). Those publishers (small houses) that cannot supply advance bound galleys may submit finished books, but these should be sent as early as possible with the words “In lieu of galleys” and the publication date affixed to the cover. We generally avoid reviewing books later than date of publication, though we do make exceptions for reference and heavily illustrated works‚ if F & Gs are not available, send the finished book as early as possible.
Libraries are odd about which books they will shelve. For one thing, they don't take self-published books unless an LCCN is attached, mainly because there's no catalogue number that can be indexed. Which makes sense. Although, rarely even then. Also, they
restrict based on content. Both policies are a wee bit ironic, if you think about it.
My Dad, who is self-published, couldn't get his books on Library shelves, but a local book seller was willing to shelve them.
That said, I did find two places. Most of the sites recommend asking book bloggers to review your book. Does anyone know of any book bloggers? My book isn't available on Kindle until next week. So I have time. Most book bloggers prefer Kindle.
Hmmm.
Marketing one's book is not easy. And, if you're not careful, wickedly expensive. Actually this is the hardest part of the process. And the most confusing. Also, according to Create Space, my book will be available on External Distribution Outlets in 6-8 weeks - think June 15 or 30. External Outlets are Baker & Taylor, Ingrams, Academic and Libraries (once LCCN# is accepted), and Resellers/Wholesellers/Independents. E-book will be available on Kindle by next week. And I'll, hopefully, have 15 copies of it to distribute by the end of this week.
The process also requires a lot of patience and perseverance. And no ego. Thick skin.
Sort of understand why a lot of fanfic writers stick with fanfic. A) You have a ready-made, happy audience, b) You don't have to spend any money. Win-Win.
* Did you know that many of the Amazon.com reviews are actually paid for by the author?
Go HERE.
And the people providing them are paid reviewers or volunteers through a service?
*Also ARC's are apparently prior to publication or at the galley stage. And you have to pay for an ARC review -- it's not free. So the publisher provides a free book to the ARC reviewer at the cost of the author.
*Library Journal won't review books that have been published. Only those about to be published with few exceptions:
Books are selected for their potential interest to a broad spectrum of libraries. Only a few areas of publishing fall outside LJ‘s scope: textbooks, children’s books, very technical or specialized works (particularly those directed at a professional audience), and books in languages other than English. We do, however, consider bilingual editions. Books previously published abroad are eligible if they are being released here for the first time and have a U.S. distributor.
We prefer to receive materials three to four months in advance of publication date since our primary goal is prepublication review (although our collection development and readers’ advisory forums allow for rich postpublication coverage‚ submission info below). We will accept bound galleys, bound page proofs, or bound manuscripts (only one copy is necessary). Those publishers (small houses) that cannot supply advance bound galleys may submit finished books, but these should be sent as early as possible with the words “In lieu of galleys” and the publication date affixed to the cover. We generally avoid reviewing books later than date of publication, though we do make exceptions for reference and heavily illustrated works‚ if F & Gs are not available, send the finished book as early as possible.
Libraries are odd about which books they will shelve. For one thing, they don't take self-published books unless an LCCN is attached, mainly because there's no catalogue number that can be indexed. Which makes sense. Although, rarely even then. Also, they
restrict based on content. Both policies are a wee bit ironic, if you think about it.
My Dad, who is self-published, couldn't get his books on Library shelves, but a local book seller was willing to shelve them.
That said, I did find two places. Most of the sites recommend asking book bloggers to review your book. Does anyone know of any book bloggers? My book isn't available on Kindle until next week. So I have time. Most book bloggers prefer Kindle.
Hmmm.
Marketing one's book is not easy. And, if you're not careful, wickedly expensive. Actually this is the hardest part of the process. And the most confusing. Also, according to Create Space, my book will be available on External Distribution Outlets in 6-8 weeks - think June 15 or 30. External Outlets are Baker & Taylor, Ingrams, Academic and Libraries (once LCCN# is accepted), and Resellers/Wholesellers/Independents. E-book will be available on Kindle by next week. And I'll, hopefully, have 15 copies of it to distribute by the end of this week.
The process also requires a lot of patience and perseverance. And no ego. Thick skin.
Sort of understand why a lot of fanfic writers stick with fanfic. A) You have a ready-made, happy audience, b) You don't have to spend any money. Win-Win.