ARC Readers for Authors: A Review of BookSirens

Booksirens is a site dedicated to connecting ARC readers and indie authors who are publishing fiction and memoirs. What is it like to submit your novel to Booksirens and is it for you and your next book release? I break down the pros and cons.

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[BrianKeeter]

Yay, monthly videos! Great work as always.

[rosemarytoppiauthor]

This video came at just the right moment for me! Thanks so much 😊

[Tokiofritz]

Katy gives the best presentation about ARC readers I’ve seen. No waffle, no silly Youtube gimmicks, just a steady flow of helpful insights and information. Definite sub.

[tethysmaiden]

Great video! I'm so happy you posted this because I've heard about ARC readers and now I know what it's all about. :) I'll definitely be going to BookSirens after I finish my next novel. Thanks so much!😁🥳

[CherylCuttineau]

New sub, your honest, down to earth approach is very refreshing. I am 72 and getting ready to begin the marketing prelaunch process for my non fiction book, "It's All About the Love: Surviving, Thriving and Understanding Life's Losses" due to release end of August.
Keep up the good work!

[PeterJRBenton]

Very informative. You seem to have a handle on things.

[wdl]

really interesting chat about getting legit but paid reviews! One of the things I've overlooked and not realised was possible before.

[djciccarello]

Great video and timely! I'm giving BookSirens a try now for the first time. After two weeks, I have 300+/+ impressions, 30+/- clicks and 4 downloads/reviewers for my release next week. We will see what the final outcome is.

[MistyDawn]

I'm so glad you made a video on this. Thank you!!

[paulmahoney]

Thanks for the interesting video. Very informative.

[himcules]

You answered most of my questions. Greatly appreciated. Shame on those nasty reviewers.

[nicehuman]

Thank you for this incredibly informative training video! So, do you think it's a good idea that you ask the ARC readers to post all their reviews on your online book launch day such as in Amazon?

[SharingHelpfulInsights]

I just discovered your channel and found your review of BookSirens very informative. I also enjoyed listening to someone both intelligent and with a sense of humor, which is not always the case. I do have a question though. I am a first time author and a little confused as to how I can have reviews given outside of Amazon be placed on my Amazon page. I thought reviewers on Amazon had to pay for the book on Amazon, otherwise they reject the review thinking the ARC reader's review was somehow influenced by the author therefore suspect. Can you help me understand this process? Thanks!

[politicalmarketing]

Hey, I just went to see your book in Amazon. I like your book cover and the woman in the cover should be you?

Could you please make a video on the experience of your book cover making?

[eileenwilliams]

What is the main difference between Book Sirens and Book Sprouts?

[robertsantana]

Excellent video. Re: Booksirens: they required a PDF “print formatted’ file. That confuses me. Format to what? It’s only 15 pages and NOT for a book. Suggestions Welcome.

[harshgarg]

Very informative, I would like to know your perspective, how publishing work for webnovels like wandering inn or beware of chicken

[brandystoker.author]

What is the overlap between Booksirens and StoryOrigin? Does it make sense to have both? I'm a new author about to launch.

[sunsethappy]

Quick question - do these reviews go specifically on Amazon or do they go on Goodreads too?

[KeepingTheIronThroneWarm]

Loved your story about the 1-star reviewers. It's a bit of an aside, but this politically influenced cultural divide (ever-increasing) is a disease on the literary world (on all the world, truth be told). To these crazy people, multiculturalism is great--as long as your culture is exactly like mine.