Sentences with phrase «many paid review services»

How does that compare with making a sock puppet account or paying a review service?

Ostensibly, this includes reviews from paid review services such as Kirkus, but also includes reviews from anyone to whom the author's book was gifted, as Amazon considers this a form of compensation.

Places like Kirkus and Midwest Book Review do offer paid review services, but these are handled by trained, professional reviewers who will objectively weigh the merits of your work.

The new review system sounds swell, and should go a long way with combating paid review services and internet trolls.

For years, Amazon has fought back against paid review services.

I spoke with the founder of Kirkus Discoveries, the paid review service today.

Maybe this shunned service sped up his trajectory, but the paid review service didn't write the books for him.

I get that I'm supposed to be more upset about this paid review service, but what Locke did doesn't look different to me than Kirkus Reviews (and, as you point out, other favor trades from trad pubbing that are entrenched and go unremarked.)

In this interview, BlueInk Review founder Patty Moosbrugger gives advice and tips on how to make the best of a paid review service.

For faster results, consider the paid review services available: Kirkus, San Francisco Book Review, and Publisher's Weekly's PW Select... just to name a few.

Book Bloggers unlike a paid review service have nothing to gain from giving a positive review.

«Actually, PW has dropped their paid review service (and kudos to them for doing so!).

For unsolicited books, however, we offer a paid review service of $ 99 per book that is typically turned around within two weeks.

BestThrillers offers free book reviews but also avails a $ 99 paid review service that posts reviews on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Well... I'm an indie author and I've used paid review services!

The Prize is a great way for authors to receive a short review of their book, for much less than many paid review services.

To secure reviews for an indie book, authors had just a few options last year: paid review services (offered by outlets such as Kirkus, IndieReader, BlueInk Review, and Self - Publishing Review); customer reviews (solicited by sending review copies to beta readers or via Goodreads or social media giveaways); or a blog tour, where bloggers run an excerpt, review, or q & a — none of which usually leads to coverage in the traditional media.

Kirkus does offer a paid review service, separate from its core, non-paid reviews, which can confuse matters.

I work for a small publisher and we decided years ago, when the paid review services first started rearing their ugly heads (and formerly legitimate venues like Kirkus went the paid route), that a review you had to pay for was a negative, no matter how positive it was.

I think in some cases it can work, if it's a paid review service where they actually read the book and they are respected in the industry.

Not exact matches

Earned media Earned media is any content about your brand, product or service that was created by someone else such as media coverage, quotes in articles, interviews, social media mentions, reviews and other online content that references your brand, product, or service that you didn't create or pay for.

Netflix paid US$ 100 million for two seasons, and instead of using ad dollars to pay for it, the company needs word - of - mouth, good reviews and overall buzz to convince new viewers to pay $ 7.99 a month for its streaming service.

Good reviews, the willingness to pay a premium for your product or service, and the general goodwill you create through providing exceptional value to your consumers is your brand.

Product reviews and testimonials are so important today that companies pay people to review their products or service.

Vice writer Oobah Butler — who also recently impersonated a designer for Paris Fashion Week — already had a bit of experience with gaming review sites, having previously been paid to write fake reviews by a shady PR service.

However, a BIA / Kelsey representative told the paper that more businesses are shifting from using free online applications to paid services in the year ahead because of the amount of work required to monitor online reviews and comments.

The GNC generally recommends changes in director compensation to the Board for its approval every two years, based on its review of competitive pay data for non-employee directors of financial services companies in the Company's Peer Group.

Historically the GNC has recommended changes in director compensation to the Board for its approval every other year, based on its review of competitive pay data for non-employee directors of the financial services companies in the Company's Peer Group.

A draft presidential memorandum at the end of the document that could be used to order the review of NAFTA orders the report to pay «extra consideration to the effects such a policy change may have on the middle class, manufacturing and service sector workers, and foreign direct investment into the United States.»

The GNC reviews the individual components and total amount of director compensation at least annually and may recommend changes in director compensation to the Board for its approval more or less frequently based on, among other factors, competitive pay data for non-employee directors of the financial services companies in the Company's Labor Market Peer Group.

Take the time to review your other monthly expenses like cable and wireless phone service to make sure you're utilizing all the channels and services you're paying for.

The purpose of the study is to show the size and nature of the UK's advice sector two years after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was implemented and commission - based sales were banned.The RDR had several aims — to improve the investment management service to clients, to increase the standards of professionalism for advisers, and to clarify the way advisers are paid for their services.

Directors fees will be cut 25 per cent for the remainder of the year, and the pay and job status of people within the business responsible for the fees - for - no - service will be decided after an external review, the company said.

In particular, the government wants to review the personal services income benchmarks and tests that allow contractors to pay the 30 per cent company tax rate only under strict conditions.

And once again, a key issue that emerges from the recent serious case reviews is the failure of services to pay sufficient attention to the men in the child's life.

Upon review of Mr. Hassel's detailed statement of services rendered and time spent, we hereby award him a fee of $ 840, of which three - fourths shall be paid by Robert and one - fourth by Carla.

He also stated that, Service personnel in 2014 were paid GHC 249 before it was reviewed and increased to GHC 350.

The British Medical Association, which represents doctors and medical students, welcomed a variety of Labour proposals, including the extra funding as well as scrapping the public sector pay cap and reviewing Sustainability and Transformation Plans, which are local schemes that often involve closing services to save money.

For - hire vehicles including app - based services such as Uber would also have to pay a surcharge — a proposal that got mixed reviews from Queens pols whose borough is home to the city's largest share of cabbies.

Due to the fact many services provided by the County of Erie, State of New York are fully or partially paid for by the federal government, on March 16, 2017 County Executive Mark Poloncarz ordered certain commissioners and heads of departments that rely on federal funding to review the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint and provide a report on the expected impact of it on Erie County services, including, but not limited to, the identification of any programs impacted by the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint (including the expected cut in funds received), possible reduction in direct county jobs as a result of any cut, impact on third parties that receive funds from Erie County that are received from the federal government, as well as any other known impact.

The three - year review by Michigan - based Funston Advisory Services says the Common Retirement Fund's 2009 decision to ban paid placement agents used by other pension funds does not appear to have kept it from accessing qualified outside investment managers.

We are disappointed that successive Governments have failed to listen to those requests and fear that until such a Commission is appointed the service will have to meet future challenges from within and resist the continued short term approach to drive change by pay review.

The senior salaries review body (SSRB) is conducting a widespread review of MPs» pay next year, looking at annual salaries and issues such as whether members should be rewarded for longevity of service.

I think it should be a basic principle that you honour those pay review body recommendations because that is what the public wants and that is what the health service needs».

«Its recommendations demonstrate, once again, the value of an independent review body process, particularly when public service workers, including teachers, are facing a hostile Government and unnecessary and unjust pay restraint.

The top - paid active worker in 2014 was Det. Sgt. David Tricamo, who made $ 241,149 in base salary, overtime and other pay, including longevity, determined by years of service, the Budget Review Office said.

The MTA also failed to recover costs it paid for vouchers when users needed taxis, black car service, or livery because of the contractor's errors, the state review found.

The watchdogs call for a «database of deals,» which would digitally compile every entity receiving funds from the state along with where each dollar is going; dramatic overhaul of the campaign finance system to eliminate the appearance or reality of pay - to - play; and a bill to restore the powers of the state comptroller to review procurement contracts for SUNY, CUNY, and Office of General Services before they are approved.

Service to your research community — such as reviewing manuscripts and grant proposals, and doing it well — can pay real professional dividends.

«[A company] can pay workers small amounts to write negative online reviews for a competing business, often fabricating stories of bad experiences or service,» Zhao says.