Here's my review policy as of July 2009:
Reviewing Policy:
I am willing to accept most types of books, but I focus on young adult and middle grade fiction. My favorite genres are chick-lit/romance, paranormal, historical and fantasy, although I am open to other genres. I will accept books from all publishers. I do not accept e-books or self-published books at this time.
I try and review books in the order I receive them. Please allow about two months for a review to be posted. If the book is already in print, I will try my hardest to post the review within two months of receiving the book. If the book is yet to be published, I will post a review closer to the release date, unless specified otherwise. I can not guarantee a positive review, but will be open and honest in all my reviews. I will also not guarantee a review of every book I receive. I will notify authors and publishers when a review is posted if provided with contact information. I will also try to cross-post reviews on various sites such as Goodreads and Amazon.
In addition to blogging, I work full time as a librarian and I am currently am in graduate school as well as committee work for YALSA and my state school library association. This means I have a lot of commitments outside of my blog that must come first. I love blogging, but I want to keep reading an enjoyable fun activity, so I may need to take a break for school or work at times and I may need to read something outside of my review pile once in awhile. Please understand that I want to keep blogging fun and manageable, so there may be delays in receiving a review.
I am also open and interested in author interviews, blog tours and contests. I love helping authors promote their books!
Please send all questions/comments to greenbeanteenqueen (at) gmail (dot) com
About Me
- GreenBeanTeenQueen
- I am a tween and teen librarian and I love being asked about great books to read! I also review books for TeensReadToo.com When I'm not found with a book in my hands I'm most likely reading blogs-I'm addicted. The opinions and content of this blog are my own and are not that of my library system. My blog content is my own and not that of any committee or organization I'm involved in. A Note to Authors/Publishers: I would be happy to read and review your book. If I you have a book that you would like to share with me, please contact me at greenbeanteenqueen (at) gmail (dot) com.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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5 comments:
This is good. I just posted mine too. I've been reading articles and conversations about having one so I decided I'd better get something done.
It's been helpful to see others' review policies. I've been able to fine tune mine in areas I'd previously left too gray. Thanks for sharing this!
Yeah, it's helped to read other people's review policies to write up my own. I figured it was about time I actually posted one!:)
Oh, this is good :) Looking at your review policy has really helped me make mine better. Actually, I have a question. How do I contact publishers to let them know that I'm wanting ARCs for review? Is there something I have to do, or someone I need to to contact? Or do they just randomly send you books and BOOM you're an awesome blogger?
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm just interested in doing this and I don't know who else to ask
Hi Scarlett-Not a stupid question at all! Sometimes publishers will put contact information about ARCs on thier sites. I actually started out reviewing what I could get at the library and what I had in my personal book collection. As my blog grew, I started getting contacted more. It also helps that I'm also a librarian, so I can make connections at conferences.
If you do e-mail publishers, remember to include blog stats and info about your blog and don't demand anything and be polite. I never liked the idea of e-mailing them, but some people do it, so as long as you're nice about it and don't expect them to send you things just because you have a blog, I think it's ok.
And don't worry about reviewing older books-that's a great way to get started and build up your blog. If you have any other questions, let me know!
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