Sentences with phrase «very good book review»

Dan Pinnington has written a very good book review (Slaw, November 7, 2016).

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Neal once entirely rewrote the lead of a book review of mine for the very good reason that I hadn't been able to make up my mind about the book and had written an introductory paragraph that was both equivocal and awkward.

Edgar S. Brightman, who had himself been working for many years on the development of a nontraditional view of God, rejected Hartshorne's panentheism but praised other aspects of his view of God.35 Reinhold Niebuhr wrote a brief but very sympathetic review, 36 and John Bennett claimed that Hartshorne's was perhaps the best hypothesis about God available to contemporary theology.37 D. C. Macintosh found the book «exceptionally penetrating, stimulating, and instructive,» but by accusing Hartshorne of being too rationalistic he touched on what has been one of the major differences between Hartshorne and most other Whiteheadian theologians.38

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.

Some of the sites listed are very good, and I follow them — The Paris Review Daily, The New Yorker's Page Turner, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Millions, The Awl, etc..

Peg Perego Book Cross Stroller Review can accommodate new born to toddler & for daily walk & outing this Peg Perego Book Cross Stroller Review will be very good for parents as well as child.

I thought 5 stars were good and someone said, «No, starred reviews are very rare and your book got one.»

This works very well with new books that have no reviews also.

You may also end up with a comment in your review like, «the book was a very good read, but the author was very impatient waiting for me to review his book.»

-- Midwest Book Review (Diane Donovan re: For Now and Forever) «A very well written novel, describing the struggle of a woman to find her true identity.

Despite this, Sepinwall's book has received tremendous mainstream attention, including reviews in TIME, The New Yorker, and to the best of my knowledge the very first New York Times review of a self - published book (by Michiko Kakutani, no less).

For example, The Cadence Group is very well known for our book marketing online as well as for our book review campaigns.

A good number of these publishers are very well respected, and their books can be reviewed in the largest and most prestigious publications in the world.

This is the company, elsevier, with spectacular profit rates, whch gets its material (papers, books) which have mostly been produced at public expense (university salaries, public research grants), do very little actual editorial work (one usually has to supply papers charts etc «print ready»), get academic reviewers to review the books and papers free of charge (well, paid for by universities or they do it in free time), depend on journal editors whose time is paid for by (generally publicly funded) universities, then sells the journals to the same universities, sometimes for subscription prices in the thousands of dollars.

As well as the getting your book in front of people who might buy, Goodreads recommends (although does not oblige) winners to review books they receive — so your chances of getting a review are very high.

As I've told indies many times over, there's a very good reason why so many book reviewers won't review them.

Here a special note should be made to one of our authors and his book, recently chosen by Kirkus Reviews as among the very best of all the indie books they reviewed in 2011.

It is obvious to have to good research for any type of writing and this factor is very much true for book review writing as well.

«When people submit their books [to SELF - e], they go through to Library Journal, who is a very trusted review source, so when they look at those books, they're able to say yes this is a good book that your library can be proud to share with the community and that allows the libraries to be inclusive,» McKinney said.

Indie authors perversely focus on marketing, social media, and «getting the word out» about their book because they are loathe to address and fix the real problems (the book itself may not be very good, or their cover or website is ugly, or the book doesn't have any reviews).

How To Market A Book Release: Develop Your Best Marketing Strategy For Each Book Launch by Misty M. Beller — I recently read this for a book review challenge and found it very helpBook Release: Develop Your Best Marketing Strategy For Each Book Launch by Misty M. Beller — I recently read this for a book review challenge and found it very helpBook Launch by Misty M. Beller — I recently read this for a book review challenge and found it very helpbook review challenge and found it very helpful.

Your first book wasn't very good, but paid reviews got you a slew of readers who read your book, and hated it.

... while «good enough» can be a little difficult to define, «not good enough» is very easy to spot: almost every single one of the self - published books I've been sent for my self publishing review blog has slotted into this category, some far more easily than others (and bear in mind that I've got a backlog of book reviews waiting to be scheduled for publication, and most of them didn't make the grade).

There are other paid and free review services out there, but Kirkus Discoveries has the industry clout and objectivity that make it a very tempting avenue for authors wanting to bring more attention to their well - written, self - published book.

This April, we reviewed two very different books by best - selling authors... with the exact same title.

Named an Amazon Best Book of the Month pick and with some praise - filled reviews by some very well - known authors, fans of Atkinson's many previous titles were no doubt not disappointed.

He took a few weeks to review my proposed series, then came back with the good news that Amazon Publishing would like to offer me a 3 - book deal and a very healthy advance for my series titled

I personally wish I'd just put the book into Select after pulling it from retailers without asking, since now that I've already received a very clear NO from Amazon, I definitely can't claim ignorance:) The good news is that the book has sold really well and had tons of reviews, so maybe Joe will accept it into his new library service.

Even the very best authors still get 1, 2, and 3 star reviews on their books.

I've seen some really well - thought out responses to less than stellar reviews, but I've also seen some really pathetic responses, possibly written by authors whose mothers told them their books were very good!

Bar none, this e-reader is the best we have ever reviewed for PDF functionality and should be the one you select if you are a student or someone who has very image - heavy books.

In a review for the title, Carla Trueheart raves, «It is very rare to come across a nonfiction book that grabs the reader and holds their attention as well as this one does.»

I know a few people who have, in the last few months, done very well with a free promo — a boost in sales once the promotion is over, more reviews, more sales for any other books — and, we hope, more for future books too!

The fact that your specific book is being featured, talked about or recommended on relatively moderate to high ranking websites or blogs essentially tells Amazon (and by direct extension, the algorithm running in the background) that your particular Kindle book may very well be worth their while to start spreading the word about.Start contacting book review blogs and blogs in your niche for review or promotional opportunities.

It has gotten very difficult for small press titles to get reviews; many book bloggers now ignore them and only accept books from large and / or well - known publishers.

I get good reviews so I think hte books could sell well and I get very little criticism of copy for the last few books.I would like to ask you both (and I will ask Liz on her blog) whether you think having an editor is critical or not?

Book reviews are considered very good publicity and no one complains about authors paying for advertising space on relevant websites or in magazines.

I was quite successful in my promotion in NOT selling copies of the novel, as well as very successful in not getting reviews, and resoundingly not successful in getting new sales of the short story book.

Both myself and the Midwest Book Review were very well known in that community on a national basis.

He's got a strong customer base and his books sell well and reviews of his books are very positive.

As I've not been doing very well at reviewing books on here — and as I've not had the energy to write full blog posts recently because of my health — I decided this week to write a short review,... Continue reading →

As a book lover with a lot of books to read and very little time, a book that's has been thoroughly edited has a better chance of getting a review.

The review system and word of mouth are efficient filters that make it very easy to find good books to read.

I was quite successful in my recent promotion in NOT selling copies of the promoted novel (I'm apparently quite good at that), but not very successful in getting reviews, and not successful in getting new sales of the short story book.

Clearly, the book trade, with all its editors, cover artists, sales people, marketing savvy, and traditional distribution channels, managed to do very little for this well - reviewed novel by a brand - new author...

«When I started out, I was told by Stanton Peckham (the Post's book editor at the time), «If a book isn't very good, don't review it,»» said Sandra.»

One in five Goodreads members runs their own book blog, so not only will each review be seen by each of the reviewer's Goodreads friends, there's also a very good chance it will be published on a popular blog, spreading the word even further.

Despite there being very strong evidence that it is a good idea to have editorial reviews for your book, authors are still, yes, still, muddling these up with the dreaded «paid» review.

I easily earned back my advance and have been making several hundred dollars consistently on this book since publication... As with most publishers they've done nothing to publicize it, but the book is on a universal topic, has great reviews (it was very good, even if I say so myself, lol!)

I was very skeptical about offering my book for free in exchange for honest reviews because free eBooks are, well, I'd say a dime a dozen, but they are free.