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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!”
River Faire
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 Barry Hoffner: “I was traveling to escape grief, then to see countries, but I realized that my journey was really about people all over our magnificent world and their stories. It was those connections that healed my devastating loss.”
Barry Hoffner’s BELONGING TO THE WORLD explores little-traveled places around the world while offering inspiration in the wake of profound loss.
Advice from IR Approved Author Koza Belleli: “Never give up!”
Koza Belleli’s TALI NOHKATI, THE GREAT CROSSING is a coming-of-age journey that follows a child guided by animal spirits across ice, sea, forest, and plains in search of his people.
8 Ways You Can Promote Your Book for Free (or Almost Free)
Do you write because it’s your hobby? If yes, you don’t have to spend a lot of time thinking about marketing. However, if you are writing to sell, you need to publish your book so that it can be accessed by as many people as people in your target market.
Advice from IR Approved Author Katie Walsh: “The publicity can be fun and not that scary!”
Readers looking for a humorous romance colored with nostalgia and summer magic will find it all in Katie Walsh’s FOLLOW YOU DOWN.
