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Originally Posted by mish
Simon, just curious...do you actually review each of the books on this list before adding them?
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Hi Mish,
Short answer, No. As Monique wrote, I do a quick check of the cover and the formatting. Then a slower check for obvious typos. If it passes those checks it goes up.
To date, using this system, I've made one error, which was quickly spotted by a member on this board (thanks Ficbot
). I alerted the author to the problems, and pulled the book. The author in question found the cause of the problems, fixed the errors and after another (more careful check) I reposted the book. A win for all concerned.
The longer answer is that I read some of the books and if I like them post a review (I think I'm crap at reviewing, especially compared to Ficbot, GraceKrispy and some of the reviewers on the Reviewers list I have on the site).
For the Indieviews section I read ALL the books of the authors I interview, this is so I can comment, honestly on the book when I do the interview. This is not a curl up on the sofa with a hot cup of cocoa read though; it's a speed read. Cram it in.
And then ... some of the books are right up my street and I read them for enjoyment (get away from the MS for a while). So far those books have been great, and have included:
- Heirs of Mars
- Sometimes That Happens With Chicken
- Snapdragon Alley (read it to my son and he loved it)
- The Summoning Fire
- The Losing Role (half way in)
- Remix (which jumped the queue and isn't even on the list yet; because the author sucked me in and it was good, flowing, quick read with a satisfying conclusion)
The reason I started the Indie Book and Author page was because I was sick of hearing that self-published (or Indie) books had one foot in the slush pile and the other in obscurity.
I am amazed and delighted at the talent I've found. When you couple that with the incredibly hard work that these authors put in; it's a pleasure to be associated with, and help, such people.