Cate Baum | Self-Publishing Review

IndieReader and SPR Partner For Combo Deal For Authors

Self-Publishing Review and IndieReader team up to give indie authors 10% discount on editorial book reviews

Get a Combo Deal Indiereader and SPR Review and save 10%

Top indie book review sites IndieReader and Self-Publishing Review have partnered up to provide a combo deal for independent authors everywhere.

This deal saves almost $20 off the normal price for a standard IndieReader book review and an SPR Classic Book Review, and means the author makes one combined purchase instead of having to go to both sites to make the order.

Cate Baum, COO of SPR today said, “We’re pleased to announce this combo deal with IndieReader. It makes a lot of […]

Cate Baum2016-03-06T15:08:53+02:00February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Features, News|Tags: Book Reviews|

Review: Reach: Cultivate Customer Loyalty and Reap Intel by Ellen Wunder

★★★★½ Reach: Cultivate Customer Loyalty and Reap Intel

Ellen Wunder is a customer outreach specialist who knows how to connect with clients and make and keep them happy. She shares this knowledge with readers in this informative and very readable book.

Part business guide, part psychology manual, Reach will teach management and sales and customer service teams lots of things they probably didn’t know they needed to know. It is filled with advice and insight for anyone who is interested in doing a better job of understanding and getting along with the people they deal with everyday, not just customers. If taken seriously, this book will help […]

Cate Baum2016-03-06T03:29:42+02:00February 21st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

A Day With Author Jay Isip

Jay Isip Though Jerome “Jay” Isip now enjoys the success of being a professional MMA fighter, entrepreneur, and author, he is no stranger to the feelings of self-doubt, depression, and lack of direction that many people – young and old, male and female – struggle with at one point or another in life.

I am a nobody who became a somebody to nobody but myself. All in all—I’m just another washed up Mixed Martial Arts fighter that was addicted to drugs and alcohol and decided to make a change in my life.

My daily regimen is always up for grabs where I […]

Cate Baum2016-02-15T09:55:21+02:00February 15th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

Paid Reviews – What Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong (Still)

Why does everyone misunderstand a paid review? Let’s get into the myths. Also, scroll down for real time proof that paid reviews do in fact sell books.

MYTH A paid review is any review you paid for

TRUTH There are three types of paid review. Here, I list 1 and 2 (good methods) and 3 (stay away).

Professional editorial review service (Kirkus, SPR, BlueInk, Foreword, Indiereader, Reader’s Favorite) The reviews you buy direct from a professional review service should only be posted in your Editorial Reviews section as provided by Amazon for this purpose. They are considered a boost to

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Cate Baum2019-02-03T09:31:50+02:00February 11th, 2016|Categories: Features|Tags: Book Promotion Articles, Book Reviews|

An Interview With Author Terrance J. Pinckney

After spending over a decade in Corporate America, Terrance J. Pinckney decided to pursue his literary passion after being laid off. Having published his second book along with his recent enrollment into Seminary, Terrance seeks to write stories that have a spiritual message which he hopes to share with readers.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

The Trial of Garrett Palmer is about a man whose soul is on trial. It is about how the choices we make affect those around us. The main character, Garrett Palmer, is born into a circumstance which leads him […]

Cate Baum2016-02-12T12:50:25+02:00February 9th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

Ten Ways To Take A Negative Book Review On The Nose

A mixed or negative review can be instrumental in development of an author’s career for many reasons, and even if published on Amazon it should not be regarded as a personal affront or an attack. Cate Baum outlines the main reasons your review could be surprisingly negative, and how can you deal with this?

This morning, two authors I worked with completely melted down at their (not at all badly rated) 3-star and 4-star review respectively. Full-on tantrums. Quite incredible. I understand they paid for their review, but this doesn’t mean they are entitled to a positive review, only an […]

Cate Baum2019-02-03T09:32:07+02:00February 4th, 2016|Categories: Features|Tags: Book Promotion Articles, Book Reviews|

What Exactly Is Excellence in Editing?

Cate Baum laments the human condition of a humble editor and the unwavering indie author who demands 100%.

When I proofread for authors, sometimes, not often, (most of my authors are lovely) a client will come back to me declaring my gross ineptitude.

I ask what the issue is, and the answer always goes something like this, “After you edited my book I found x number of errors you didn’t catch!”

This accusatory tone, and the certain list of errors “I missed” lasts a few emails before I give a perfunctory nod of sorts, and try to explain proofreading statistics, […]

Cate Baum2016-02-01T16:12:57+02:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: Features|Tags: Book Editing Tips|

BookVenture Rips off SPR Products Without Permission – Charging $1700 More To Their Authors

We’re disappointed to announce that BookVenture, a book service run out of Ishpeming MI, is illegally marking up Self-Publishing Review services at extortionate rates. Despite sending a cease and desist letter, this company has not removed our products from their website or answered within the timeframe we requested. We said if they did not we would publicly reveal this misconduct.

The worst part of self-publishing is that companies like Book Venture scrape every last penny from authors by hiking up prices. What Book Venture have done here is not only hike up our prices, but they have renamed them and […]

Cate Baum2016-03-05T04:47:25+02:00January 29th, 2016|Categories: News|