Getting reviewed in the New York Times

[Darian]

Tom wrote: "Authors: now's your chance to let the New York Times Book Review know that they should start reviewing indie and POD books. "Like" and reply (via HuffPost) to my comment in this HuffPost article:
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Done and done!

[Larry]

Tom, I commented, but after 45 years in publishing and numerous writing awards, I see things a bit differently. Here's what I said at Huffington Post:

While I agree with the sentiment, the writer wants a U.S. review for a book published in a foreign land. While I'm unfamiliar with this book, I'm an Indie author with many years experience in the publishing field as a journalist, publicist, author and publisher. (Also a substantial number of writing awards.) From a journalistic standpoint it's far easier for newspapers to go with a known quantity in the form of a publisher with a history of quality books. As an indie I grieve at the numerous substandard books being published by unqualified writers who fancy the term "author." Unless and until the percentage of well-written books by Indie authors grows, no publication can afford to pay a reviewer to read what could turn out to be a disaster. Conversely, would the writer of an inferior book welcome a seriously bad review in a major media outlet? I think not.

Larry Moniz
www.LarryMonizBooks.com