ReadingDeals.com [$19.99] Paid review club service with a money-back guarantee. For this experiment, I thought I’d try something a little different: a review club. Paid review requests are emailed to members twice/week. Using an organic process, reviewers either choose your book or don’t. It can take up to three months for you to get ten […]

SanFranciscoBookReview.com [$125.00]: Paid service founded in 2008. The reviewer I was paired with didn’t appreciate the length of my first book (276+K). It was obvious he only skimmed it, because the plot details in his review weren’t even accurate. Nevertheless, he said much of the story was exactly what he was looking for in a sci […]

MidwestBookReview.com [$50.00]: Paid service with long-standing reputation, founded in 1976. The reviewer I was paired with knew a lot about science fiction and I got a stellar, professionally written review. You can read it here. ROI: An awesome review I can post everywhere.