Open Book Reviews

Open Book Reviews is a review section where original reviews of books will be posted. This section will address books published by various publishers all over India. We request publishers and reviewers to please sign up for this service by emailing us at newsletters[at]dogearsetc[dot]com with the word “REVIEWS” in the subject line or by visiting this page. The process will work thus:
a. The publisher will request a review for a book. Title and subject must be mentioned during this request

b. Any reviewer may request for the book so that he/she can review it

c. The publisher is then expected to send a copy of the book to the reviewer. The reviewer is expected to deliver the book review once the book is delivered. However, the reviewer is not expected to return the book.

d. The review will be published first in “The Publisher’s Post”. The reviewers will not be reimbursed for the review published in The Publisher’s Post (the publisher is also not charged for the review). However, they may get their reviews posted elsewhere and get reimbursed for the same if they so wish, subject to approval by the publisher.

e. Reviews have to be unbiased and offer an independent evaluation that is not influenced by marketing concerns. Please don’t reveal crucial plot elements and copy other people’s material. Your thoughts and opinions are what we seek. And, of course, refrain from content that is in poor taste.

f. Reviews can be to be of just 350-400 words. Reviewers will initially get upto 2 books at a time and once they ‘prove themselves’, upto five. Reviewers who don’t submit reviews back in time will not get any books then on.

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