Group Read Submission Guidelines

[Emily V, Head Mod]

By submitting your book for the Group Read you agree to:
- Provide free copies of your book to those who request it unless stated otherwise. Charging for the copies would likely result in decreased interest.
- Be a good winner/loser, no arguing the decisions of the polls.
- Be contactable when the poll ends so that I can find out how you will disperse the books.
- People who request your book are not required to review it but if you request feedback in the Group Read threads then I'm sure others will comply!
- You must only submit your OWN novel because you must have the means of distributing the books you suggest.
- Please only put forward one of your books per month, it isn't fair otherwise.
- Submissions will REQUIRE an excerpt to give readers a feel of the books.
- ONLY POST YOUR BOOK IN ONE GENRE AND MAKE SURE IT ACTUALLY FITS THAT GENRE!

Let me know if you have any questions.

[Helen]

Emily V wrote: "By submitting your book for the Group Read you agree to:
- Provide free copies of your book to those who request it unless stated otherwise. Charging for the copies would likely result in decreased..."

Are ebooks acceptable?

[Emily V, Head Mod]

Absolutely!

[Helen]

I'm not sure how this group read thing works, but would my YA novel be a suitable candidate? I'm happy to provide epub or mobi copies at no charge.

[Emily V, Head Mod]

Anyone can submit their books provided they can meet the guidelines. Make sure to submit in the June group read thread not here

[Pat]

I was wondering about supplying copies of a book. Since my books are self-published on Amazon, I have to purchase copies myself to supply to readers. I am only talking about hard copies here; I could easily supply e-books free of charge. How many hard copies, on average, are usually supplied? The reason I ask is because I would find it difficult to afford if the numbers were running into double figures and beyond!

Thanks!

[Emily V, Head Mod]

Pat, ebooks are the norm. Stick to those I'd suggest and save the hard copies for reviewers :)

[H.R.]

When you say "make sure to submit in the June group read thread not here", where do I find that to offer a free book?

[Emily V, Head Mod]

The genre specific group read threads will be up tomorrow for submissions. If you don't fit the genres just make a thread of your own for your book and put it in the right folder.

[Noorilhuda]

Emily, h, just a quick thought - a great concept but isn't it slightly limiting in scope - there is no group read for non-fiction, literary fiction, thriller/ suspense, etc. - just a thought!

[Emily V, Head Mod]

We vote on different genres each month. We can't possibly cover then all every month!