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If you are an author or publisher experiencing trouble getting your titles reviewed through traditional outlets, consider Clarion, a fee for review service now offered through ForeWord. For $305, a professional review of your title, with the same quality and word length offered in the magazine*, and very often by the same reviewers (or those used by PW, Library Journal, Kirkus and Booklist) is now available. Your experience of chasing reviews has probably been one of the most costly and frustrating aspects of book promotion. Publishers send out literally hundreds of advance copies to many different media outlets, hoping for that elusive review with no guarantee of getting a result. This problem has magnified over the last five to ten years as media has consolidated, the number of review slots has dwindled, and celebrity status has become seemingly more important than content and writing ability. ForeWord Magazine receives about 200 title submissions each week, but only has the space to publish about 80 reviews every other month. As a result, we originated the fee for review service program. Paying $305 for a professional 400+ word critique is the best marketing value available in this industry. Use the review in your press kit, blurb your cover, highlight in your marketing campaigns. With your permission, the review will be archived with the top three title information databases used by booksellers and librarians who make purchasing decisions: Bowker's Books-In-Print online, Baker & Taylor's Titlesource 3, and Ingram's iPage, in addition to www.forewordmagazine.com. *Of course, we always recommend submitting your title(s) through traditional "free" review sources first, including ForeWord Magazine.