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Become a Member of Our Book Review Team
We're just like you. We like books. We read books. And we like to share our thoughts on the books we've read with others. Who are we? We're members of the Dorrance Book Review Team.
Our Book Review Team is compiled of readers and lovers of books. Whether you enjoy popular fiction or poetry, American history or works for children, or social and political commentary, we have a book you may be interested in.
Membership and participation in the Team is simple. Send us an email indicating your interest in joining the group, including your full name, mailing address, and primary email address, as well as a very short explanation why you wish to become part of the Book Review Team. In addition, we'd appreciate if you could let us know how you heard about the Team.
In response, we'll send you an email confirming your membership and reaffirming your membership requirements, all of which are detailed below and in our FAQ section. You will also receive a coupon code for use in our online bookstore, good for either the free download of any one e-book or the order and shipment of any one printed book. Please note that printed books can only be sent to Team members living in the United States; international members are eligible only for the free download of e-books.
Once you have your free book, we ask you to read (and enjoy!) your book and, within a month's time, post your personal review of the book on one of the following sites:
* Amazon.com
* Anobii.com
* Barnesandnoble.com
* Bookarmy.com
* Borders.com
* Goodreads.com
* Google.com
* Librarything.com
* Shelfari.com
* Weread.com
* You may also post a review on your own personal web site or blog.
In order to provide exposure for the book you are reviewing, we ask that you include a link to the book's listing in our online bookstore if you have posted a review on your personal blog or on another book review site. You would not be required to do this if you have posted a review on the site of another book retailer (i.e., Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Borders.com).
Finally, send us a follow-up email to let us know where you have posted your review and send us a link to it. We will then give you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
That's all there is to it! Find a book in which you are interested in, order it then read it, and post a review. The book is yours to keep with our compliments, as a thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with others.
Ready to get started and join the Team? Click the link below to email Katie, our Book Review Team Coordinator, to sign up today! Join the Review Team!
Frequently Asked Question about the Dorrance Book Review Team
1. I want to be part of the Team! How do I sign up?
Membership and participation in the Team is simple. Send us an email indicating your interest in joining the group, including your full name, mailing address, and primary email address, as well as a very short explanation why you wish to become part of the Book Review Team. In addition, we'd appreciate if you could let us know how you heard about the Team.
2. How do I get a book to review?
After your initial request for membership, we'll send you an email confirming your membership and reaffirming your membership. You will also receive a coupon code for use in our online bookstores, good for either the free download of any one e-book or the order and shipment of any one printed book Please note that printed books can only be sent to Team members living in the United States; international members are eligible only for the free download of e-books.
3. Where do I post my reviews?
Once you have your free book, we ask you to read (and enjoy!) your book and, within a month's time, post your personal review of the book on one of the following sites:
* Amazon.com
* Anobii.com
* Barnesandnoble.com
* Bookarmy.com
* Borders.com
* Goodreads.com
* Librarything.com
* Shelfari.com
* Weread.com
You may also post a review on your own personal web site or blog, along with a link that leads back to the title in our bookstore.
4. What should my review look like? Are there a minimum number of words it should contain?
We ask that your review contain a minimum of 100 words. It should mention that the book is "published by Dorrance Publishing." Your review should share your honest opinion of the book, backed up by reasons and examples. For example:
"When I married into an English family, I came to learn that making a cup of tea was more than throwing a generic black tea sachet into a mug of hot water. Now that I'm expecting my first child, I want to learn more about the practice and tradition of taking tea so my child is able to properly break scones with my husband's family. I was thrilled to come across Pollard Patrick's Children's Specialteas, published by Dorrance Publishing, which focuses on the social aspects of this old tradition. I liked that the author was so enthusiastic about her subject; it made reading her book fun and not a bore. She also gives a lot of background detail on why things are done in a certain way, explaining what makes a tea "proper." I was a little disappointed by the length of the book. I think there is a lot more that could be covered. I would have loved to see some recipes as well. Overall though I was really happy with this book. I can see me using it as a reference over the years and can imagine the tea parties I'll be having with my little one in the decade to come."
Another sample review, with corresponding link, may be found here:
http://www.anobii.com/books/A_Family_of_Choice/9781434904317/010f47cb05d57baadc/
5. How should I report that I have posted a review?
After you heave read your book and posted a review online, send us a follow-up email to let us know where you have posted your review and send us a link to it. We will then give you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
6. What happens after I post a review?
Once we receive and verify your book review link, we will then send you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
7. Do I have to link my review to the Dorrance bookstore? If so, how do I do this?
In order to provide exposure for the book you are reviewing, we ask that you include a link to the book's listing in our online bookstore if you have posted a review on your personal blog or on another book review site. You would not be required to do this if you have posted a review on the site of another book retailer (i.e., Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Borders.com).
Some of the sites where you can post a book review may have a separate field where you can enter the link before submitting the review. Other sites may not have this field in which case you can copy the link directly into the main text of your book review. To acquire the link for the book you are reviewing, go to www.dorrancebookstore.com. You can navigate to the book either by browsing the main categories on the side bar (fiction, poetry, etc.) or by clicking Site Map on the top navigation bar and locating the book in our alphabetical list of titles. You can also type in a word or phrase from the book's title in the Search box located in the upper right corner of our web page.
Once you have clicked through to the book's full listing, the link to this exact title appears in your Internet browser's navigation bar at the top. You can then highlight all the text in the navigation bar, right-click on it and choose Copy, then paste that information into your book review. For example, if you were reviewing the book The Navajo Code Talkers, the link to this title in our bookstore would appear like this after you copied it: http://www.dorrancebookstore.com/navcodtal.html.
8. What if I don't post a review?
We certainly hope that as fellow readers and book lovers you will honor your commitment to read the book you have chosen and post a review. If you do not, we will no longer be able to count you among our active Team Members and offer you the opportunity to read new books at no cost to you.
9. What if I just don't like a book? Do I have to post a positive review?
Of course we hope you enjoy the book you choose to read and review. There may, however, be times when a book simply doesn't tickle your fancy. Whether you love a book or loathe it, we want nothing from you but an honest review. Your true opinion about a book is what matters. There will certainly be no penalties if you make the choice to post a review that is less-than-glowing.
10. Does it cost me anything to be a reviewer?
Absolutely not! Dorrance provides books for you to review at absolutely no charge.
11. Are there any restrictions to the program?
All membership in the Book Review Team is subject to company review and approval. Dorrance reserves the right to cancel team membership or limit the number of free book coupons submitted at any time. Use of our coupon codes for the free download or shipment of a book for review is your agreement to the terms set forth on our bookstore website.
We're just like you. We like books. We read books. And we like to share our thoughts on the books we've read with others. Who are we? We're members of the Dorrance Book Review Team.
Our Book Review Team is compiled of readers and lovers of books. Whether you enjoy popular fiction or poetry, American history or works for children, or social and political commentary, we have a book you may be interested in.
Membership and participation in the Team is simple. Send us an email indicating your interest in joining the group, including your full name, mailing address, and primary email address, as well as a very short explanation why you wish to become part of the Book Review Team. In addition, we'd appreciate if you could let us know how you heard about the Team.
In response, we'll send you an email confirming your membership and reaffirming your membership requirements, all of which are detailed below and in our FAQ section. You will also receive a coupon code for use in our online bookstore, good for either the free download of any one e-book or the order and shipment of any one printed book. Please note that printed books can only be sent to Team members living in the United States; international members are eligible only for the free download of e-books.
Once you have your free book, we ask you to read (and enjoy!) your book and, within a month's time, post your personal review of the book on one of the following sites:
* Amazon.com
* Anobii.com
* Barnesandnoble.com
* Bookarmy.com
* Borders.com
* Goodreads.com
* Google.com
* Librarything.com
* Shelfari.com
* Weread.com
* You may also post a review on your own personal web site or blog.
In order to provide exposure for the book you are reviewing, we ask that you include a link to the book's listing in our online bookstore if you have posted a review on your personal blog or on another book review site. You would not be required to do this if you have posted a review on the site of another book retailer (i.e., Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Borders.com).
Finally, send us a follow-up email to let us know where you have posted your review and send us a link to it. We will then give you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
That's all there is to it! Find a book in which you are interested in, order it then read it, and post a review. The book is yours to keep with our compliments, as a thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with others.
Ready to get started and join the Team? Click the link below to email Katie, our Book Review Team Coordinator, to sign up today! Join the Review Team!
Frequently Asked Question about the Dorrance Book Review Team
1. I want to be part of the Team! How do I sign up?
Membership and participation in the Team is simple. Send us an email indicating your interest in joining the group, including your full name, mailing address, and primary email address, as well as a very short explanation why you wish to become part of the Book Review Team. In addition, we'd appreciate if you could let us know how you heard about the Team.
2. How do I get a book to review?
After your initial request for membership, we'll send you an email confirming your membership and reaffirming your membership. You will also receive a coupon code for use in our online bookstores, good for either the free download of any one e-book or the order and shipment of any one printed book Please note that printed books can only be sent to Team members living in the United States; international members are eligible only for the free download of e-books.
3. Where do I post my reviews?
Once you have your free book, we ask you to read (and enjoy!) your book and, within a month's time, post your personal review of the book on one of the following sites:
* Amazon.com
* Anobii.com
* Barnesandnoble.com
* Bookarmy.com
* Borders.com
* Goodreads.com
* Librarything.com
* Shelfari.com
* Weread.com
You may also post a review on your own personal web site or blog, along with a link that leads back to the title in our bookstore.
4. What should my review look like? Are there a minimum number of words it should contain?
We ask that your review contain a minimum of 100 words. It should mention that the book is "published by Dorrance Publishing." Your review should share your honest opinion of the book, backed up by reasons and examples. For example:
"When I married into an English family, I came to learn that making a cup of tea was more than throwing a generic black tea sachet into a mug of hot water. Now that I'm expecting my first child, I want to learn more about the practice and tradition of taking tea so my child is able to properly break scones with my husband's family. I was thrilled to come across Pollard Patrick's Children's Specialteas, published by Dorrance Publishing, which focuses on the social aspects of this old tradition. I liked that the author was so enthusiastic about her subject; it made reading her book fun and not a bore. She also gives a lot of background detail on why things are done in a certain way, explaining what makes a tea "proper." I was a little disappointed by the length of the book. I think there is a lot more that could be covered. I would have loved to see some recipes as well. Overall though I was really happy with this book. I can see me using it as a reference over the years and can imagine the tea parties I'll be having with my little one in the decade to come."
Another sample review, with corresponding link, may be found here:
http://www.anobii.com/books/A_Family_of_Choice/9781434904317/010f47cb05d57baadc/
5. How should I report that I have posted a review?
After you heave read your book and posted a review online, send us a follow-up email to let us know where you have posted your review and send us a link to it. We will then give you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
6. What happens after I post a review?
Once we receive and verify your book review link, we will then send you a new coupon code, good for the free download or shipment of your next book.
7. Do I have to link my review to the Dorrance bookstore? If so, how do I do this?
In order to provide exposure for the book you are reviewing, we ask that you include a link to the book's listing in our online bookstore if you have posted a review on your personal blog or on another book review site. You would not be required to do this if you have posted a review on the site of another book retailer (i.e., Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Borders.com).
Some of the sites where you can post a book review may have a separate field where you can enter the link before submitting the review. Other sites may not have this field in which case you can copy the link directly into the main text of your book review. To acquire the link for the book you are reviewing, go to www.dorrancebookstore.com. You can navigate to the book either by browsing the main categories on the side bar (fiction, poetry, etc.) or by clicking Site Map on the top navigation bar and locating the book in our alphabetical list of titles. You can also type in a word or phrase from the book's title in the Search box located in the upper right corner of our web page.
Once you have clicked through to the book's full listing, the link to this exact title appears in your Internet browser's navigation bar at the top. You can then highlight all the text in the navigation bar, right-click on it and choose Copy, then paste that information into your book review. For example, if you were reviewing the book The Navajo Code Talkers, the link to this title in our bookstore would appear like this after you copied it: http://www.dorrancebookstore.com/navcodtal.html.
8. What if I don't post a review?
We certainly hope that as fellow readers and book lovers you will honor your commitment to read the book you have chosen and post a review. If you do not, we will no longer be able to count you among our active Team Members and offer you the opportunity to read new books at no cost to you.
9. What if I just don't like a book? Do I have to post a positive review?
Of course we hope you enjoy the book you choose to read and review. There may, however, be times when a book simply doesn't tickle your fancy. Whether you love a book or loathe it, we want nothing from you but an honest review. Your true opinion about a book is what matters. There will certainly be no penalties if you make the choice to post a review that is less-than-glowing.
10. Does it cost me anything to be a reviewer?
Absolutely not! Dorrance provides books for you to review at absolutely no charge.
11. Are there any restrictions to the program?
All membership in the Book Review Team is subject to company review and approval. Dorrance reserves the right to cancel team membership or limit the number of free book coupons submitted at any time. Use of our coupon codes for the free download or shipment of a book for review is your agreement to the terms set forth on our bookstore website.
