Sentences with phrase «to pay for reviews»

Some I eliminated as soon as I saw mention of a reading fee because, right now, I couldn't pay for a review even if I wanted to.

In the past, a publisher would not dream of paying for a review but times are changing.

I'd love to see you come back and post about results you got for your marketing spend, particularly paying for reviews from the services.

As an ethical author, I have never paid for a review or traded reviews.

I'm surprised that anyone is surprised about people paying for reviews, since they are as much a form of advertising as of literary criticism.

I don't agree with paying for reviews at all.

Yet there are still books that make it into the top ten with paid for review systems.

They make it seem as if paying for reviews is a part of the process of self - publishing.

Another shocking belief: all publishing companies pay for reviews.

I don't really recommend paying for reviews at all.

I haven't paid for any reviews so I can't speak to that.

As for paying for reviews, it's a marketing tool used in many industries, but I do not agree with it.

If you are prepared to pay for reviews there are a growing number of companies that will help you.

Stop paying for reviews, stop chasing quick fixes, and stop looking for non-existent shiny magic buttons that will turn your book into an overnight success.

Well obviously not all authors pay for reviews, ratings and pay people to download their book.

Second disclaimer: We did get paid for this review.

I agree, and to make it clear, I have never paid for a review, good or bad.

This leaves the author to try and compete against people paying for reviews, marketing agencies, and established authors.

«Technically,» you're not paying for reviews because the reviewers themselves are not compensated.

Keep in mind with this option, however, that you can pay for a review on a blog, but that same review can not also be posted on amazon because at that point it is an editorial review.

But maybe we should set aside whether paying for reviews is ever acceptable (many well respected sources such as Kirkus charge for their reviews although admittedly they don't promise a positive one).

Amazon banned paying for reviews a year and a half ago.

I also learnt that John Locke paid for reviews.

Nobody pays for a review.

Even nominal pay for a review means you get to read books for a living, which is a powerful motivator for many who enter the field.

Mr. Locke is unwilling to say that paying for reviews made a big difference.

As I read on, things got worse, one person claiming to be an agent said, that several of his clients paid for reviews only to have them put in a newsletter squished between 50 other reviews.

I sometimes «sensed» this problem, but had no idea you could literally pay for reviews.

Yes, traditional houses pay for reviews (by buying large blocks of advertising at the publication then sending out ten of their top books for the reviewer to look at and pick from to review), and send out arc copies in advance with the release date, expecting bloggers to post flattering reviews.

So why do indies pay for reviews?

You don't get paid for reviewing e-arcs, since it's free; but you'll be helping the author and publisher out with praise and feedback for the book.

However, you will pay all costs to courier your manuscript to publishers, and once you have a contract, you will pay for review copies of the published book, which the agent will send to foreign publishers in an attempt to sell additional rights.

Paying for reviews violates the terms of service of not only Amazon but most other online retailers as well.

If you've been tricked into paying for reviews, ask that they be deleted.

So, when I read this post which said indies were ruining literature, do nothing but spam links on social, and that we always pay for reviews, I thought seriously about what my response should be before I replied.