Comments on: How much clout does the Midwest Book Review have in helping an author get published? http://dwarfprinting.com/457/how-much-clout-does-the-midwest-book-review-have-in-helping-an-author-get-published/ Big Printing For Little Companies Sat, 19 May 2012 05:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sky http://dwarfprinting.com/457/how-much-clout-does-the-midwest-book-review-have-in-helping-an-author-get-published/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Sky Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:39:34 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/457/how-much-clout-does-the-midwest-book-review-have-in-helping-an-author-get-published/#comment-1670 Afraid not. A review is good, but what *counts* these days is MONEY. If you can prove that you're pulling in seven-figures (or more) each quarter on your book...*then* they may consider you a viable investment. Not until then. Most self-published authors don't understand that. They think the second they *get* published...? They are an automatic shoo-in for the big league publishers. It's not how it works. Afraid not. A review is good, but what *counts* these days is MONEY.

If you can prove that you’re pulling in seven-figures (or more) each quarter on your book…*then* they may consider you a viable investment.

Not until then.

Most self-published authors don’t understand that. They think the second they *get* published…? They are an automatic shoo-in for the big league publishers.

It’s not how it works.

]]> By: Sela C http://dwarfprinting.com/457/how-much-clout-does-the-midwest-book-review-have-in-helping-an-author-get-published/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Sela C Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:39:34 +0000 http://dwarfprinting.com/457/how-much-clout-does-the-midwest-book-review-have-in-helping-an-author-get-published/#comment-1671 You need an agent. Editors and agents don't typically troll review site or POD sites for the next big thing. You need to approach them with a query letter and submission packet. You can certainly mention your review in the query -- it might help. You need an agent. Editors and agents don’t typically troll review site or POD sites for the next big thing. You need to approach them with a query letter and submission packet. You can certainly mention your review in the query — it might help.

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