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By the way, I've also seen a huge trend in just the last year to charge for reviews. Sites that used to review for free (usually the books were free) are now creating packages to charge the publisher and/or the author. These aren't cheap either. I saw one the other day that was 75 dollars for a review. Good grief.
The trend started a few years back when Kirkus added paid reviews to their stable.
Now whether this helps "gatekeep" and helps the quality of what is out there...I'm willing to bet there are varying opinions on that!
Maria
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