Authors, please read this article from Emma Lee…
Reviewers, bloggers and influencers are frequently sent free Advanced Review Copies of books in the hope they will review them or at least give the book a mention. But it’s a very inefficient way of gaining reviews and it’s not ‘theft’ for the reviewer/blogger/influencer not to write a review:
- It’s an unsolicited request
- The reviewer/blogger/influencer may not have space in the schedule to write the review
- The reviewer/blogger/influencer may not have time to read the ARC
- The reviewer/blogger/influencer may not review ARCs they don’t like
- The reviewer/blogger/influencer can’t review every book they’re sent
- Sometimes publishers sent unrequested ARCs along with a requested ARC in the hope that both get reviewed
It’s a scattergun approach that leaves no one happy. If you want to secure a review:
- Don’t send the ARC, ask first with brief details about the book and author
- The reviewer can check their schedule and see when/if it…
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It’s just good manners really.
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