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Since I have two books out, and I guess I entered some contests and listed it on Reedsy as "seeking reviews," I'm now being inundated by spam emails offering to
by AlbertCory 4y ago
Since I have two books out, and I guess I entered some contests and listed it on Reedsy as "seeking reviews," I'm now being inundated by spam emails offering to guarantee me FORTY REVIEWS of my books! I would assume these people, at least, will read the book. Or at least skim it.
I can also pay the Kirkus Review $450 to get a "professional" review. I passed on that one, too.
It's interesting to be on the other side of this game.
- beezlebroxxxxxx 4y agoIn my limited experience, Kirkus Review fails the most simple of tests for whether I think I should care about their reviews: how willing are they to say a book sucks? I don't think I have ever seen a scathing Kirkus Review, while I've seen some legendary ones in other pubs. Not hatchet jobs; methodical take downs of a book, even if it is 'hyped'. Kirkus' schtick is a review as a marketing tool. They specialize in milquetoast praise fit for breathless quotes on book covers.
- AlbertCory 4y agoAs an author, I can tell you that if they write a bad review of my book (not that I've hired them), I can decide not to use it. So they have an incentive not to say anything to make an author discard it.