The Self Publisher Review Project

If you're a self-published author, you already know you want people to review your opus. But who will review your book and who won't? I'm currently submitting Rule-Set to several reviewer lists. I'll be capturing the replies/results and creating a spreadsheet that tracks who is actually doing reviews of self-published works and who isn't. I'll be posting this spreadsheet for free download  as I build up the database. If you wish to contribute to the project, contact me at rickchapman@softletter.com

To kick off the projects, we can recommend not submitting to SF Signal (www.sfsignal.com). The site positions itself as a online "Fanzine." Also, don't bother with a print version, either. The website states that "Please note that due to immense backlog, we no longer review self-published and vanity press works." A review query letter elicited the following response:

"Thanks for considering SF Signal.  Sadly, we are not accepting new books at this time -- we already have way more than we can read.

Regards,
John DeNardo
SF Signal"