
Kind words about your work can be placed on the back or front cover, or inside the book. Usually reviews are punctuated within quotes. Pre-publication reviewers can be found by searching Google or links found on my website. Since there are time constraints, a fee is often charged. Different reviewers ask for different formats. Some accept a copy of the manuscript, but often a PDF file of the book can be forwarded. A PDF file of your book is sent to you from the subsidy publisher before publication. This pre-publication document is also called a galley. Since it is a read only document, final edits must be made on a separate sheet of paper. Only send this document out for review if it is fairly clean of typos and formatting problems. Getting reviews before publication can put everything on hold. Not just in the time it takes, but once returned, they have to be edited, formatted, and placed wherever you’d like them to appear. Make sure the publisher is aware of any delays. Another way of handling reviews is to find other authors, specialists in the field, or enthusiastic readers to say a few ...

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