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Reach a library-focused audience with a guaranteed professional review from Midwest Book Review.

Submit your eBook for an independent professional review from Midwest Book Review, a longtime supporter of independent and small-press books. Your completed review is guaranteed and can provide valuable third-party commentary for your book marketing.

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PROFESSIONAL BOOK REVIEW

Get a Guaranteed Review from Midwest Book Review

Give your book the benefit of an independent professional review from Midwest Book Review, a longtime review organization with a particular focus on books for library and reading audiences.

WHY MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Professional Reviews with a Library Focus

Midwest Book Review has been reviewing books since 1976 and is known for supporting independent and small-press authors. Its reviews are written with community and academic libraries, booksellers, and the general reading public among their audiences.

Library Focus

Particularly relevant for authors interested in presenting their books to library audiences.

Guaranteed Review

Your book is submitted through a program that guarantees a completed professional review.

Indie Friendly

Midwest Book Review has a longstanding history of reviewing independently and small-press published books.

A PROVEN OUTSKIRTS PRESS RESOURCE

More Than 400 Outskirts Press Books Reviewed

Midwest Book Review has reviewed more than 400 titles published through Outskirts Press, giving our authors a longstanding professional review resource for their books.

WHAT “GUARANTEED” MEANS

The Review Is Guaranteed. The Opinion Is Independent.

Your book is guaranteed to receive a professional review, but Midwest Book Review's evaluation remains editorially independent. The reviewer's honest opinion may be positive, mixed, or critical. That independence is what gives favorable review language its value as third-party commentary.

EBOOK REVIEW SUBMISSION

We Handle the Submission for You

The standard Midwest Book Review service uses your eBook for submission. Outskirts Press prepares and submits the required materials on your behalf.

Preparation and submission of your eBook to Midwest Book Review

Guaranteed professional review of your submitted book

Completed review text that you can use in appropriate book marketing and promotional materials

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PREFER TO SUBMIT A PRINT BOOK?

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The standard service submits your eBook to Midwest Book Review. If you don't have an eBook, or simply prefer to have your print edition submitted instead, add the Print Submission Add-On to your order.

The Print Submission Add-On is used together with this Midwest Book Review service and covers the additional requirements associated with submitting the print edition.

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AFTER YOUR REVIEW ARRIVES

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Favorable excerpts from your Midwest Book Review can provide useful third-party commentary for your ongoing book marketing.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

From Submission to Completed Review

Outskirts Press prepares your submission and provides your eBook to Midwest Book Review.

Your book is professionally evaluated according to Midwest Book Review's editorial process.

Your review is completed and published according to Midwest Book Review's editorial schedule.

You receive the review for ongoing marketing use wherever appropriate.

REAL MIDWEST BOOK REVIEWS

Reviews Received by Outskirts Press Authors

Here are examples of the kinds of professional commentary Outskirts Press authors have received from Midwest Book Review.

THE ELEMENTARY FICTION SHELF

So Where Does Magic Sleep? by Cynthia L. Clark

“A standout among other picture book stories of cats and their adopted tribe.”

REVIEWER'S CHOICE

The Miserly Mind by Elise Cooke

“A thoughtful read with plenty of advice.”

THE SELF-HELP SHELF

Fishing in Heaven by Janet Childress

“An ideal pick for community library self-help collections.”

THE FICTION SHELF

West of 16W by Mark Slomiany

“A top pick for community library literary fiction collections.”

Reviews shown are examples of actual Midwest Book Reviews for Outskirts Press books. Review tone and outcome vary based on the reviewer's independent evaluation.

PROFESSIONAL THIRD-PARTY CREDIBILITY

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