How to Submit a Self-published Book for Review in Publishers’ Weekly – and Why
How to apply for a review of your self-published book in Publishers Weekly, and why you should - by US novelist Laura Morelli
Indie Author 101: Book Reviews: Best Practice: Adam Borretz
Adam Borretz will cover the different types of book reviews available to indie authors and offer strategies and best practices to help self-published authors garner review coverage.
Writing: How to Respond When a Reader Claims There’s an Error in Your Book
Sensible advice on what do when a reader complains there's an error in your book, by award-winning novelist Lucienne Boyce
Opinion: Why Readers Don’t Owe Authors Book Reviews
Do you - should you - ask readers in the back matter of your self-published books to post reviews of your work? US indie author Karen Myers explains why she thinks it's a bad idea.
Opinion: Amazon Review Chaos – Are Indie Authors Making it Worse?
Following the latest wave of misleading misinformation about Amazon reviews that has been doing the rounds of Facebook in the…
Book Promotion: How Not to Annoy a Book Reviewer
Some heartfelt advice about how indie authors should - and should not - go about soliciting book reviews for their…
Opinion: Book Reviewing Begins at Home
Debbie Young, Commissioning Editor of this blog, shares her heartfelt views about book reviewing, and explains why she's changing her…
Publishing: Update on The Ethics of Reviewing Other Authors’ Books
Two years on from "sockpuppetgate" - when certain authors were discovered to be posting negative reviews of books they deemed…
Publishing: How do Book Bloggers Work? Interview with Stephanie M Hopkins
Understanding how book bloggers operate will help you approach them in the right way and increase your chance of gaining…
Update: What’s Next for Opening Up to Indie Authors?
Every so often, we like to offer a quick recap on what's happening with one of our major campaigns of…
Watchdog: Is A Kirkus Review Worth The Price?
ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo provides a balanced and objective appraisal of Kirkus, the paid review service used by some indie…
Opinion: We Need to Talk About Content, Not Sales Figures
British indie author and journalist Catriona Troth provides a constructive riposte to the media's often over-reductive response to self-published authors'…