I am a freelance reviewer for Shelf Awareness' Consumer Edition, and effective May 2011, they will be the source of the majority of books I accept for review. These reviews are compensated. Reviews published in SA will, in most cases, also be re-posted here with permission and attribution.
Exceptions may be made for blog-tour organizers and publicists I have worked with in the past - meaning that I've accepted their book offers and met my review-posting commitments - depending on my interest in the specific book offered.
I am not an especially fast reader, and I have a family, a full-time job, and other responsibilities unrelated to book blogging. In order to fulfill the review obligations I already have pending, I will only accept a limited number of new review offers - please read on to find out more about the sort of books I'll consider accepting. Thank you for your understanding.
My goal is to post book reviews here at least once a week, on average. I began this blog as a means of recording and remembering the books I read. Authors and publicists are welcome to contact me at 3.rsblog AT Gmail DOT com if they would like their books considered for reading and reviewing here. I also continue to purchase, read, and review books for my own enjoyment.
Some things you should know about my book-review policy:
- I review every book I read, including books that I purchase for myself. If your book doesn't sound like something I would enjoy reading if I chose it on my own, it's most likely that I will politely decline your book offer up front.
- If I don't respond to your offer, please consider it declined, and please don't take it personally - I may just be swamped at the time!
- I occasionally participate in book blog tours in addition to posting independent reviews.
- I do not commit to a specific date for posting uncompensated reviews unless it is is discussed in advance, and I will not post reviews of ARCs prior to publication date. If timing of the review is a concern, we should discuss this via e-mail.
- I do not guarantee that unsolicited books or ARCs will be read or reviewed.
- Accepting your book offer does not guarantee a rave review, but it does mean that I will review it as fairly as possible, like it or not.
- I disclose the source of the book within my review; this is a way of acknowledging and thanking the provider, and in alignment with the Blog With Integrity disclosure principles and FTC regulations.
- I include "buy the book" links in my reviews through my IndieBound Affiliate account.
- I cross-post/link all non-SA reviews on LibraryThing, where all of my books are listed.
- My reading choices are primarily driven by story and subject matter.
- I am primarily a general-fiction reader who prefers novels that doesn't fall squarely into the conventions of one genre or another.
- Memoirs are my preferred nonfiction category, but again, the story has to interest me.
- I do not normally read or review e-books*, audiobooks, short stories, romances, horror, self-help, books marketed as "inspirational," or children's books. I will occasionally read and review books targeted for the YA market. Having said that, you are always welcome to make me an offer anyway - perhaps your book will be one that sways me off my beaten path! *Re: E-BOOKS: Although I do own an e-book reader, I am reserving it for personal use and am not reviewing e-books at this time. If this changes, I will revise this section of the policy.
- I have been posting here regularly since March 2007, originally under a Blogspot URL. I acquired the custom domain http://www.3rsblog.com in July 2008.
- I have a growing subscriber and readership base, with over 600 feed subscribers at present and average monthly pageviews of 1600+ (1450+ uniques). It has a Google PageRank of 4, a Blog Grade of 97 and a Website Grade of 96 (via Grader.com).
- This blog will consider author guest posts, but does not do author interviews.
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