Book reviews are more than just feedback—they’re valuable assets that extend far beyond traditional book platforms. Whether featured in promotional materials, on author websites, or across social media, reviews enhance an author’s credibility and foster deeper reader engagement.
Securing reviews, however, can be a challenging process. While we offer valuable services to help authors get book reviews, there are other resources out there.
Free Sites where you can submit your book for review.
The City Book Review (which consists of the San Francisco, Manhattan, Seattle and Portland Book Review, also offer free submissions for a possible review. They do offer paid reviews, but they are quite expensive. If they do choose your book for the free review, they have a great audience that they share their reviews with.
Paid Sites where you can submit your book for an editorial type review.
Paid Sites where you can submit your book for reviews by readers.
Other Resources
Book Awards
The Discovery Awards from Indie Reader –
Writers Digest – self-published book awards
Book Promotions
Bargain Booksy / Free Booksy with Written Word Media – FREE to JOIN
ReadersAlley 45K+ Subscribers Costs $15-$59
eBook Fairs – great for book reviews, mailing list builder, promoting with other authors and traffic to amazon. They have a 30 DAY TRIAL
BookCave – FREE to JOIN – https://tinyurl.com/BookCavePromos Promotions $17 – $100 .