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IndieReader has been providing professional book reviews to indie, hybrid and self-published authors–for almost 1/2 the price of our competition–since 2009. Our team of reviewers include working journalists, editors, librarians and published writers.
“One of the best written of all the professional reviews we’ve received so far, and much more skillful than both Kirkus and Foreword Reviews in your reviewer’s ability to step beyond personal bias. Thank you!”
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Verified Reader Reviews
Boost your book’s sales position with Verified Reader Reviews, posted to your Amazon and GoodReads pages. IR will get your book into the hands of readers who will write and post honest reviews to give your book the sales power it needs to sell more copies.
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A Note from IndieReader's New Owners
When Amy Edelman founded IndieReader in 2009, she set out to level the playing field for self-published, hybrid, and small press authors at a time when indie books were often dismissed or overlooked. Thanks to her vision, IndieReader became the go-to platform for professional book reviews, literary awards, and marketing support for independent authors.
Today, more than 2.6 million self-published titles are released each year. Indie books win major awards, top bestseller lists, and inspire film and TV adaptations. But with so much content flooding the market, high-quality indie titles can still struggle to get the visibility they deserve.
That’s why we’re thrilled to lead IndieReader into its next chapter. As founders of Wildbound Literary PR, we’ve spent years helping authors, publishers, and literary organizations bring meaningful stories to life and into the world. Now, we see an opportunity to redefine what it means to be indie—not as an alternative, but as a force: bold, vital, and impossible to ignore.
We’re committed to continuing everything IndieReader is known for—professional reviews, awards, and marketing services—while expanding into new community-building opportunities, strategic partnerships, and innovative tools that connect standout indie books with readers, reviewers, and industry professionals.
Julia & Jared Drake
Co-Owners, IndieReader
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IndieReader Bestsellers
The List where indies count!
Check out the first "Indies" bestseller list, including small press, hybrid and self-published titles! Compiled weekly via USA Today and Amazon.
Author Knowledgebase
Advice from IR Approved Author D. L. Orton: “The best plot twist can be the one your character whispers.”
Time traveling, love, romance, Artificial Intelligence, and science fiction fantasy come together in HIVE: A DYSTOPIAN TIME-TRAVEL THRILLER (MADDERS OF TIME BOOK 1) by DL Horton.
Advice from IR Approved Author Ann Yihyang Kim: “I make sure that my books are thrilling, that they’ll keep you on the edge of your seat, that they’ll keep you turning each page with the eagerness that only good entertainment can inspire.”
In TREE OF EYES, Ann Yihyang Kim thrusts James Mun and Crew Blue deeper into the perilous dream-realm of the Flowering. This leg of the Eyes of Awakening series delivers constant conflict, shifting loyalties, and moments that upend what the characters thought they knew.
12 Things to Know about Book Marketing and Social Media
Working smarter, not harder, applies to most things. And social media should be at the top of your list of strategies to streamline.
Advice from IR Approved Author Michael Saver: “Readers tell me that this is a book that they can’t put down. They have to keep reading to see what will happen. The twists and surprises in the story keep readers engaged.”
Michael Saver’s LOST VILLAGE sets the stage for what promises to be a series of clever, tight-knit murder mysteries.
