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What’s a Sponsored Review and why would you want one?

A Sponsored Review only means that we guarantee that we’ll review your book in the timeframe ordered, as opposed to sending your book in for general consideration (in which case, it may not even be selected for review). You also will have the opportunity to approve or decide for us to not post your review.

You’d want to order a Sponsored Review if your book is more than 90 days past the publication date. Once your book passes that date, we won’t even consider it for a free review. 

Book reviews are, ideally, something you should be lining up a few months prior to your book’s publication date. We provide blurbs for book covers and/or marketing purposes, as well as full reviews.

But it’s never too late to order a book review, even if your book came out several months or years ago. Reviews can be used to reboot slow book sales.

You may select reviews between our premium websites or basic websites. Mix & match!

Multiple review orders need to be for the same ISBN.

(If you want to order a review from Kids’ BookBuzz, contact us.)

PREMIUM CITY WEBSITES

San Francisco
Manhattan
Chicago
Los Angeles

 

Standard Turnaround

8- to 10-weeks

Expedited Turnaround

4- to 6-weeks

Blurb

Blurbs are beneficial in one’s marketing efforts, such as press kits or press releases. If you’re on a limited budget or need something with a very quick turnaround (14 days), this is a great option.

BASIC CITY WEBSITES

Seattle
Portland
Tulsa
San Diego

 

Standard Turnaround

8- to 10-weeks

Expedited Turnaround

4- to 6-weeks

Blurb

Blurbs are beneficial in one’s marketing efforts, such as press kits or press releases. If you’re on a limited budget or need something with a very quick turnaround (14 days), this is a great option.

West Coast Blast

Get 5 West Coast Reviews at One Time

And a Free Written Interview

Note that after the payment screen, a form will open, which allows you to provide us with your book information,  and upload your book file (if applicable)

Interview

4- to 6-week turnaround

Choose which of our book review brand websites you wish it to appear on.

Note that after the payment screen, a form will open, which allows you to provide us with your book information, upload your book file (if applicable), and let us know which brand(s) you’d like your interview to come from.

Extended Review

8- to 10-week turnaround
1,500 words

Note that after the payment screen, a form will open, which allows you to provide us with your book information, upload your book file (if applicable), and let us know which brand(s) you’d like your review to come from.

Frequently Asked Questions

If I order multiple reviews, will each be written by a different reviewer?

If you order more than one review to appear on the websites of your choice, each will be done by different reviewers. You’ll have an opportunity to approve both, one, or none of the reviews, trading it/them for a website ad.

What formats do you accept?
  • Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs)
  • Manuscripts
  • BLADs
  • eBooks (all formats, including PDF)
  • Printed books
What if I don't like my review?

We do our best to place your book with an appropriate reviewer, which is why we ask for a book description, book cover, and anything else you’d like our pool of more than 120 reviewers to know when selecting a book to review. We are not in the business of providing vanity reviews. Should you purchase a Sponsored Review from us, you’ll be getting an honest opinion of your book and an appropriate star rating (1-5). 

Can I submit both a printed book and an eBook?

You may send us both an eBook and printed book as an option for our reviewers to choose; however, with whichever package you end up purchasing, we’ll review ONE type of format. We will list out on your review the book’s format, price, and page count. If you decide, before the review is uploaded to the website of your choice, to change the book’s information (e.g., format, price, or page count), just let us know. If you wish to change any of this information — even the book cover — after it has been uploaded, we can do that, but there will be a $25 fee.

What's your opinion? Should I send in an eBook or printed book?

We get this question all the time. And it’s a really good one! We have a diverse pool of more than 120 adult book reviewers and around 80 children reviewers for Kids’ BookBuzz. Some prefer eBooks, while others like to stick with the printed books. Some live outside of the U.S., and only can review eBooks. So, it really is up to you on which format you want to send for review. Or send us both formats.

Are the Sponsored Reviews identified any differently than your regular reviews?

No, we don’t identify a Sponsored Review any differently than non-Sponsored reviews.

What authors are saying about us…

“City Book Review offers the absolute best promotional opportunities for both traditionally and independently published authors. They’ve built a stable of seasoned professional reviewers whose shrewed and sensitive coverage across a myriad of genres is second to none, rivaling the best Sunday book pages and other major web-based book sites. As authors, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find outlets that cover books in such an insightful and credible fashion that’s certain to serve our cause, no matter the career stage we’re at. I’ve come back to them again and again and have every intention of continuing to do so with future titles.”

—Jon Land, author

“If book reviews are gold, then expert reviews from trusted sources are platinum. I proudly count my review from San Francisco Book Review in the platinum category. It has pride of place next to other notable editorial reviews on my website and I’ve been able to use several great pull quotes in my advertising. Add this to the stellar communication from the staff and you can see why this author is impressed.” -Terri Lee, author of Paper Castles