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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Reviewer's and Promotional Sites

Since the release of my romantic suspense, HARM’S WAY, I’ve delved into the land of on-line promotions and review sites. The task can be time-consuming, but it’s crucial to making the most of this experience.

Do you have a book coming out soon?

Under contract?

Then you need to start the promotional parade now. Spend a portion of your limited Internet time finding and book-marking reviewer’s sites and promotional sites. These will be invaluable to you before and after your book is released.

Not every site will be right for your marketing approach or the genre of your book. Read the FAQ section of these sites to determine if this is the best place to advertise and promote your book.

I’ve included a few to get you started. I’ll be sure to pop back from time to time and update this list with more great review and promotional sites.

Take time and browse around these webpages. Several contain links to other locations that you may find writer friendly.

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Night Owl Romance deals with the Romance and Erotic lines.

The Long & Short of It deals with long and short romance lines.

Cata Network reviews only Category Romance, but from this link access can be found to extension sites which deal with longer, or more specific genres.

Romantic Observer offers the opportunity to post excerpts and promotional material as well. Authors can also post other reviews on this site.

Romance At Heart offers review and promotional opportunities for many romance genres.

4 comments:

Sherry A Davis said...

Very good info. If they want to go to your blog, you've listed a number of review sites on the side bar.
Thanks for a great post.

L.A. Mitchell said...

Sandra,
Since you're the expert on review sites, can you address (maybe in in a future post) the strategy for sending out requests for reviews? Not necessarily the timing, but is it more a mass contact--all about the numbers and getting your name and book out there--or is it smart to pick and choose the ones with the highest profiles/most respected opinions. How do you know this?

Sonja Foust said...

Anyone looking for a reeeeal long list of review sites, check out http://www.promo-ho.com and click Reviews. :)

K.M. Saint James said...

Thanks, Sonja, been there many times.