they would like to clear before accepting new assignments, or the subject matter is not one that interests any of them.
What I like to see in a request is not hype but rather a brief resum© of the contents of the book, who the
author is, if the book is published by a main stream publisher or is it self-published, and if the book is available on Amazon. Bookpleasures also conducts e-interviews with some authors, and if the author is open to have himself or herself interviewed, please indicate.
If you are a publicist or publisher, don't be afraid to put Bookpleasures as well as other book reviewing sites on your emailing list. You never know when something catches our eyes. Sometimes you may be publicizing a particular book, and our reviewers will look to your site and see something else that interests them.
As for the time frame, this all depends on the reviewer. Anywhere from one week to three months is the norm. You can ask the reviewer to give you some idea as to his or her time frame. You can also inquire as to his or her credentials. Bookpleasures does provide links to the reviewers' site that should give you some idea as to their experience.
I do hope this is of help to some of you.
Norm Goldman is the Editor of the book reviewing and author interviewing site,
bookpleasures.com. Bookpleasures.co.comprises over 25 international reviewers tha.come from all walks of life and that review all genre. Norm also offers his own personal express review service.
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