Readers’ Favorite Review: How to Get a Free Book Review

About this video

Dale reviews Readers’ Favorite, a site for self-published authors and readers, focusing on its author benefits. The site offers articles on writing, marketing, publishing and social networking with comment sections, plus proofreading, editing and critiquing services through a partnered professional editor — a service he says he has not used himself. Its two standout features are book reviews and an annual International Book Award contest. The free review requires only uploading book metadata and manuscript; an approved reviewer may then choose the book, but a review is not guaranteed — only the paid premium/express service guarantees one. They review published and unpublished books in over 140 genres, post the review on their site with a full review page and, he says, on other trade and social sites, and five-star reviews earn a free digital seal for a website or book cover. He stresses the review is not posted to the Amazon product page because of Amazon’s terms, though it can be placed in the Editorial Reviews section via Author Central, and getting reviewed unlocks extras like a monthly book giveaway option. Cons: the award contest (he cites entry fees of $89–$109, and says he once paid a $69 early-bird fee) offers no consolation prizes, the off-site review posting is ambiguous, and there is no Amazon review placement. He still calls it an excellent site worth a few minutes.

Key takeaways

• Readers’ Favorite offers a free book review: upload metadata and manuscript, and a reviewer may pick it up — but only paid premium/express reviews are guaranteed.
• Reviews cover published and unpublished books in 140+ genres and live on the Readers’ Favorite site, not on the Amazon product page.
• Five-star reviews earn a free digital seal for a website and a high-resolution version for a book cover.
• A received review can still reach Amazon indirectly by adding it to the Editorial Reviews section through Author Central.
• The annual International Book Award contest requires a prior site review and an entry fee he cites at $89–$109 per book, with no consolation prizes.

Episode details: published September 23, 2017 · 7:06 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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