Finding reviews of academic books?

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The sources listed below are some of the most common places to find them.

  • Amazon.com. Amazon.com offers book reviews of many of the book titles it sells. …
  • Barnes & Noble. …
  • Complete Review. …
  • GoodReads Reviews. …
  • LibraryThing Reviews. …
  • LJ Reviews. …
  • New York Times Book Review (free selections) …
  • School Library Journal Reviews+

 

How do I find legitimate book reviews?

10 places to find reviewers for your books.

  1. Amazon’s “Meet Our Authors” Forum.
  2. Amazon’s Top Reviewers.
  3. Peruse the Amazon book pages.
  4. LibraryThing & Goodreads.
  5. Social networking sites.
  6. Google.
  7. Services which connect authors and reviewers.
  8. Reviewer directories and lists.

What are academic reviews of books?

Academic book reviews, also known as scholarly reviews, are found in scholarly journals and are written for scholars by scholars. Book reviews have quite a few purposes, but they usually inform fellow scholars of the quality, purpose, and argument of a book and explain how it fits into the current literature.

Are book reviews scholarly sources?

Book reviews, opinion pieces, and news articles are generally not peer reviewed. That’s not to say there’s no review at all: editors read and approve these contributions, and they may request changes before publication if they feel it is necessary.
 

Where can I get free book reviews?

Free Book Review Sites

  • Affaire de Coeur.
  • American Book Review.
  • Booklife by Publishers Weekly.
  • Compulsive Reader.
  • Rain Taxi Review of Book.
  • Readers’ Favorite Book Review and Award Contest.
  • The Los Angeles Review of Books.
  • The New York Review of Books.

Is there a rating website for books?

Common Sense Media. This is a website dedicated to reviewing and rating books and movies. If they’ve reviewed the book you’re researching, they will give you a recommended age, a star rating, and list everything parents need to know about the book.

Where can I find literature reviews online?

Scopus and Web of Science are good databases to start with for any research topic and literature review. Scopus is a large multidisciplinary database covering published material in the humanities and sciences. It also provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas.
 

What are the four types of book review?

We will be covering four of the most common: endorsements, trade, reader, and editorial reviews. It is important to note that any one of these reviews can help your book become a success but using a combination of all four will give you the best chances.
 

What are the four types of review?

Over the years, numerous types of literature reviews have emerged, but the four main types are traditional or narrative, systematic, meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.



Are academic books credible?

Academic journals
They usually offer a more current view than do text books, and have credibility due to the process of peer review, under which journal articles (‘papers’) submitted by researchers are evaluated by experts in the field before being published.

Are paid book reviews worth it?

A poorly written book review is damaging to an author’s reputation and will certainly discourage sales. A well-written book review brings value to the author and the book, so paying for a quality book review makes strategic sense in that it brings current and long-term benefits.

Is there an app that tells you how much a book is worth?

Our BookScouter app is available for both Android and iOS devices, allowing you to check book prices wherever you are. Maybe you’re at an estate sale and come across a shelf of cookbooks. Perhaps your nonprofit has held a book drive.
 

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