Thank you for your interest in Bitten by Books! We are excited that you want to submit your work for us to review. Please read the information below carefully as it outlines our Terms of Review.

Terms of Review

First and foremost, our main objective at Bitten by Books is to serve our READERS by providing them with honest reviews. We only post honest reviews at BBB, and we are not a book recommendation or promotion site. We operate as an all volunteer staff of over 50 reviewers.

Not everybody loves everything they read, and reviews are subjective to each person’s perception of the author’s work. When you submit your work here, you are soliciting our opinion, something which each reviewer is entitled to.

Our reviewers are from varied backgrounds, including editors, publishers, authors, attorneys, librarians and seasoned reviewers. Each of our reviewers takes what they do very seriously, putting a lot of thought and time into the reviews they write in their own style. We all believe in providing an honest service to our readers as well as authors, whether the review is good or bad. If you are looking for a quality review of your work, then you have come to the right place. If you are looking for only an “A” grade, Bitten by Books may not be a good fit for you.

Things you should know before submitting your work:

1. We reserve the right to refuse submissions as we see fit.
2. Submission does not guarantee a review, if you send a book and we choose not to review the material the book will not be returned.
3. We do not send previews of reviews to authors or publishers, unless it is for cover quotes.
4. We do not pull reviews from the site because an author or publisher doesn’t like the rating or review they receive.
5. We do not “freeze” or stop reviews once you have submitted your work. Reviewers are taking time out of their schedules to read your work, and their reviews will be published to our site.

As of January 1st 2010, once a review is finished we will NO LONGER send an email notification to the author and publisher. Due to the sheer volume of reviews and request we field on a daily basis, we can no longer provide this service. There are several ways you can easily track your reviews or mention of your work on any site. The best one is Google Alerts. http://www.google.com/alerts it is fast, free and easy to manage. You can set up for your author name, and every book you have. The instant something hits the internet about your work you can be notified.

As of January 1st 2010 due to the overwhelming demand for reviews, there is NO guarantee of time frame on finished reviews. Often books may not by picked up for up to a month sometimes longer for review. Each reviewer picks the books they want to review; we do not assign books. If you need a quick review, please let us know and we will work with you to accommodate your request. Back listed titles will take longer to review as new releases take priority.

A word about our ratings: there are lots of sites out there reviewing books, and there are just as many rating systems. When you receive a 3 tombstone rating at Bitten by Books, that is an average review, it is not a BAD grade. Reviews of 3.5 and above are very good ratings at our site.

If you submit a series for review, and a reviewer picks it, they will review all books in your series and any future releases in the series.

All content on the Bitten by Books site is copyrighted and owned by Bitten by Books, a subsidiary of Mood Ring Media. Permission to re-post will be granted to authors and publishers only with a link back to the review and or site. All others must gain permission in writing from us prior to re-posting our content. Permission to post our content in any form and charge for it is expressly forbidden.

NOTE: As of August 1st, 2009, we are offering a valuable new service to help you expand your readership and increase your search engine rankings. If you would like to have links to your website, blog, video trailer, MySpace page, Twitter profile and/or Facebook page included in your review, we are happy to do so for nominal fee of $10.00 PER review. Use of this service is completely optional, of course. If you are interested, please mention it in your query. Please note this does NOT secure you an early place in line for the finished review. This is an administrative fee for adding your social networking info once your review is finished. Maximum 5 links and 1 video.

By submitting your work you are agreeing to all of our Terms of Review. Please complete the following form if you wish to continue through the process with us.

Terms of Review are subject to change without notice at any time and without prior notification.

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