Kirkus Reviews Program

Cost: $425

Creating awareness for your book is the goal of every marketing effort you undertake as an independent author. Getting positive reviews from reputable sources is one way to increase your chance of discovery by retail buyers, entertainment industry insiders, literary agents and most importantly—readers.

Unfortunately, the majority of review sources that carry weight in the industry do not often cover self-published books. Review budgets are shrinking as is space allotted for book news. An extra barrier to reviewing self-published books is the lack of filter to help editors with limited time and resources decide which books to slate for review.

If reviews from outlets that matter are tough to get,
Dog Ear’s Kirkus Reviews Program might be the ticket.

Kirkus Reviews has been one of the most trusted and authoritative voices in book discovery since 1933. They’ve been covering the books published by the major houses for almost 80 years.

They’ve offered a review service for self-publishers, which you can purchase through Dog Ear Publishing for the same price you’d pay if you submitted your work direct. The difference is that Dog Ear Publishing manages everything for you -- including the packaging and shipping of your materials for review in the form accepted by Kirkus.

Dog Ear authors that receive positive reviews through the Dog Ear Kirkus Program have the opportunity to appear in Kirkus Reviews magazine, which is read by librarians, booksellers, publishers, agents and journalists. Your review, if selected, may also be featured in the Kirkus email newsletter – distributed to more than 50,000 industry professionals and consumers. As an added benefit, any review you receive through Dog Ear’s Kirkus Reviews Program can be added to your book’s cover and marketing materials free of charge.

Contact us to get started, your future readers are waiting.

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