Sentences with phrase «only about book reviews»

Book publicity isn't only about book reviews, blog tours, sending out press releases, and the like (although, of course, those book publicity strategies can all be effective, as well).

Not exact matches

Regarding Ryan's ruminations on S.M. Hutchens» review of E.O. Wilson's The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth (warning: I've read neither the book nor the review, just Ryan's post about them), I think Ryan has it right in concluding that in Wilson's account of Christianity «nature has become only a vehicle for supernature.»

A book review illustrates this very well; for the reviewer not only tells his reader about the book but, by the way he talks about it, he reveals himself as well.

Having never read the book or seen the HBO show, but figuring reviews and trailers gave me all I needed to know, I pontificated, «Game of Thrones is popular only because it's about sex and violence.»

In Sunday's Times, Judith Shulevitz reviews Kristin Luker's new book on the sex - ed wars, When Sex Goes to School, which argues... well, here's how Shulevitz puts it: Only toward the end of a 300 - odd page book about sex education in America does Kristin Luker permit herself a....

Bettina — The only thing your very wonderful review left out was the part about the dorky happy dance I did when you agreed to write my foreword I thought for sure you noticed me a few states away - whoopin» it up quite a bit It was truly MY honor to have you intro my book, and I'm delighted that you love the finished product!

This mom's review: the book is cute, great photos and recipes but there are only about 10 of them.

Reading one review on trustpilot.com (or any other consumer review websites) and deciding to use the site which does not have a proper customer service team, no genuine about - us page, no accurate contact details (only some kind of a mail box) and reputation references (any attended conferences, interviews, white papers, seminars, books, Youtube channel), etc. will cost you a lot of money, frustration and hopelessness.

There are a lot of things to admire about the 12 - issue miniseries (from its multilayered narrative to its psychologically complex characters), but the Holy Bible of comic books it is not, and that only makes reviewing the film adaptation even more difficult.

Students could write a movie review only about a book they read that was made into a movie.

It also is a statement about a book publicist's judgment, and a book publicist's reputation is only as good as the last book he or she promoted... so negative book reviews affect a book publicist's bottom line, too.

While my book review blog was originally meant for books I had purchased and reviewed just because I loved the book, I then began to blog about the giveaways I got and have only lately begun to accept books for reviews.

Don't just blanket them all with a pitch about your book, do your research and reach out only to those folks who review titles in your niche.

If they choose to look only at «large publisher» books, it's because they've bought (or are required by their publishers to follow) the «books by other publishers are no good» line, even when a commentator whose review is right there on view on a book's cover obviously knows more about literature than half the editorial staff (even good ones) at most large publishing houses.

A lot of people will happily take that free book, but only about 20 - 30 % of them will actually write the review.

Back in June 2016, I reviewed five books about book marketing and I have to confess that I've only made sporadic process in marketing my novels since then.

Reviews are not only the highest compliment you can pay to an author, they also help other readers discover and make more informed choices about purchasing books in a crowded space.

Among other things, he's also the guy who writes about your shows, reviews your books, runs your festival programming, DJs your parties, tweets so you'll laugh, asks about your legacy with comics, creates awesome podcasts you should hear — only awesome things, basically — and so much of what he puts into the world is free to enjoy.

No, everything below the line, e.g. book title and author name, is correct — only the review above it is about the Coben book.

only thing is when it came time to write a book review for my honors lit class, i couldnt remember what it was about, oops!

About the only time I pay no attention to the cover is if I have read killer reviews on the book, from sources I trust, and then I don't pay attention.

I'm not sure about finding a site that reviews only those sorts of books, doesn't that suggest you are holding them to a different standard than books published through traditional methods?

I've also gotten requests to review books even after I stopped accepting requests or even worse gotten them on my work email even though it was clearly stated my work email was for contacting me about my services only.

Of course it would be best to use a few reviews, and many traditional publishers sometimes use only reviews — because people trust them more, and you can use the right reviews to say things about your book that you couldn't say yourself.

Not only will it help show off the good things people have been saying about your book, but it just might encourage others to chime in with reviews of their own.

I wrote back and told the agent I would be happy to review the book IF AND ONLY IF the agent answered some vital questions I had about the book.

I had read a lot of good reviews on this book, how the author relates to teens who don't fit in, how it not only talks about physical issues but mental too.

Users can already review books, and the system already in place for KDP not only allows the author to upload new content in about five seconds flat, but runs it through a check of its own.

When authors pay to get their books reviewed, they don't pay to have a good review published, but only an honest opinion about their work.

Not only do you have to read what a book reviewer wrote about a book you're interested in reading, in order to know who the reviewer is you have to read other reviews they wrote about books you may have no interest in at all.

But I do still buy books at their full price a few times a month (times are tough), but only from the authors I already know about, or recommended by friends, or have good reviews.

Once upon a time, full service book publicity firms had only to send books and press kits out to the media, wait awhile, follow up with phone calls, and book interviews (or get word about reviews).

It's great because not only are you getting the word out about your book... you are getting reviews by bloggers... and libraries are receiving it so that instead of one person buying your book... hundreds will have the opportunity to read it... and perhaps love it enough to buy a copy... a win / win / win situation.

The only Amazon link I had in my book was to encourage reviews but I'll need to be more diligent and targeted about when to do that and when to leave it out.

Not only will it help show off the good things people have been saying about your book — it just might encourage other readers to chime in with reviews of their own.

This includes not only simplified instructions but also complete details about the many hundreds of promotional sources available: Book Reviews and Awards, Exhibits and Trade Shows, Co-op Marketing, Radio - TV Talk Shows, and more.

We're well within our rights to Google a journalist and ask why they're requesting a book about X when they only seem to cover Y. Or query why the readers of A magazine would be interested in B. Or wonder why someone would need a review copy nine months after a book is published.

The only reviews of the book were great quotes about how awesome the book was on the back cover, dust jacket, or first pages.

Sometimes they're only recommending a book because someone paid them to, according to a long but fascinating new article about bookstores in The Boston Review!)

Try the paperback version of the book — it has 240 + reviews, and only the first twenty or so are about the rant.

I write about here on TGB is bookish in nature — reviews of books I've read, author interviews (there's only one so far, but I'm planning to do more), and just about anything having to do with books and reading.

I've posted reviews on Amazon about the Dragon Blood series and I have yet to post about Emperor's Edge (only because I've been reading the books back to back and have been so busy lately) but this series is my all time favorite!

Since I am very selective about the books I'll review and can only post two detailed reviews a month, I've since gone to buying the author's book.

When I talk to authors about reviews, many think only of reader reviews — those reader comments on your book that appear on Amazon, Goodreads, and other online sites.

If your site is ONLY a blog, you won't be able to create a landing page; a sales page; a contact page; and about page; a book reviews page; you get the idea.

In his short tenure, he produced about 4500 reviews, most of them farmed out to people who spent only a few minutes glancing over the book in order to include the relevant details in their glorious review.

But I only started reviewing books about a year ago.

One writer on a blog related a story about how he received a positive book review in The New York Times, the pinnacle of success for a writer, and he sold only a couple of books as a result.

While you can submit your book for review for a fee of $ 149, only about 25 percent of the book submissions end up being reviewed.

Now if only People magazine would start reviewing self - pubbed books, we'd really have something to write about.