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NetGalley Provides a New Kind of Book Review
by, Ava Russell
August 1, 2014

In the modern publishing world, there are many new challenges authors face in promoting their books, but there are also many new avenues to aid in digital marketing of forthcoming releases. NetGalley provides a resource for authors and publishers to accumulate quality reviews from relevant readers, an essential pre-publishing marketing step. Strong early praise from a notable reviewer can draw in significantly more readers once… [Read More]

Filed Under: American Booksellers Association, digital galley, Independent Book Publishers Association, INscribe Digital, Larson Publications, NetGalley, reviews
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When a book is bad: a pained review of The Whipping Club
by, Danielle Sherwood
April 3, 2012

Have you ever disagreed with someone (friend, family member, stranger, bookseller) about a book? Have you ever hotly argued over the quality, or lack thereof, of one? No way! You couldn’t possibly love Freedom! What do you mean it’s a must-read? You say you couldn’t put it down? I loathed picking it up! It was awful! The characters aren’t likable, the ending sucked, and the… [Read More]

Filed Under: 1960s Ireland, abused orphans, bad writing, Catholic institutions, debut author, e-book formatting, fiction book review, good writing, guilt and betrayal, interfaith marriage, NetGalley, reading experience, Shakespeare, shifting perspectives, The Whipping Club, weak character development
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