Kevin Harrington, original Shark from Shark Tank, recommends Mindstir Media for your self-publishing needs

Last month, Kevin Harrington endorsed Mindstir Media. Mr. Harrington is an original Shark from ABC's hit TV show Shark Tank. Here's the full video:

Mindstir Media News - July 2019

Mindstir Media was quite busy in July 2019. Mindstir received its 16th book award in 10 years; one of Mindstir's authors won an author of the year award locally; and one of Mindstir's books became a #1 Amazon bestseller. Check out the news stories below to read more.

-Top book publisher Mindstir Media garners positive reviews & receives its 16th book award in 10 years: Source: One World Herald

-Mindstir Media author wins author of the year award, garners rave reviews: Source: Big Time Daily

-"Naschash's Narrative" by Volker Fremuth (from Mindstir Media) becomes #1 Amazon Best Seller and #1 Hot New Release: Source: Big Time Daily

MindStir Media Self-Publishing Review - Danielle DiPietro Hawkins

Danielle DiPietro Hawkins is seen here describing her self-publishing process and experience with MindStir Media.

How to Get Reviews for Your Book

As the president and owner of self-publishing company MindStir Media, book reviews is a topic that comes up often when speaking with my authors. To get MindStir Media books reviewed I usually recommend the following options to my clients (this is a partial yet powerful list):

• NetGalley: This site puts a digital version of your book in front of 145,000+ reviewers, who can download the PDF. Whenever a reviewer downloads your book, he/she MUST review the book before downloading any other books from the website. MindStir Media authors have the option to get reviewed via this service.
• GoodReads: Use this website to give away copies of your book in exchange for honest reviews. MindStir authors are encouraged to signup for a Goodreads account and then use the Author Program to participate in the giveaway program. Here's a link that I usually give out to MindStir Media authors: http://www.slideshare.net/GoodreadsPresentations/your-guide-to-giveaways-on-goodreads-15194819
• LibraryThing: This site is a lot like Goodreads in that you can give away print copies of your book. On LibraryThing, though, you can give away copies of your ebook in exchange for reviews as well. MindStir Media authors have found this very beneficial. 
• Contact reviewers directly: Sites like The Indie View show lists of book reviewers. Look through the list of reviewers and follow their submission guidelines, etc. Also perform a search on any of the major search engines for something along the lines of "book blog reviewer list" or "book blog directory" and you'll find a wide array of book reviewers for you to contact.
• Turn fan mail into reviews: You might receive fan mail from time to time. Instead of sending back a dull response, why not send a genuine "thank you" and then ask them if they'd kindly post a book review on Amazon.com? Tell the fan that you appreciate their kind note and would really appreciate their continued support by posting an honest review. You'll be surprised by the response!
• Run a "Free Book Promo" for your Kindle book: As part of their Select program, Amazon allows authors and publishers to offer their Kindle books for free for up to 5 days during each 90-day period. Readers worldwide will download your ebook for free during that period and many of them will review the book on Amazon. MindStir Media authors have seen great success with this book review tactic. 

MindStir Media Review - Sheila Bittick

Children book publishers MINDSTIR MEDIA recently received an overwhelmingly positive review from children's book author Sheila Bittick. Here at MindStir, we strive to make childrens book publishing easy and affordable. We start by assigning each children's book author their very own illustrator. In this case, we assigned Justin (illustrator) to Sheila's children's picture book project. As a leader among childrens book publishers, MindStir was able to deliver to Sheila a finished, high-quality picture book in just a few months. The book, Jeremy's Great Escape, will be available to the public in a couple weeks.

Here's the review for MindStir Media children's book publishers:

"Thank you, Mindstir Media, for taking such excellent care of me. J.J. was always there when I needed him! Wow, Justin, your illustrations were awesome! You brought Jeremy's Great Escape to life for me. Thank you, Miranda, for taking the time to promptly return my Emails and answering all my questions no matter how small they were. I am so proud to be involved with such a great organization. I look forward to working with you in the future!"

Check out more MindStir Media reviews...

MindStir Media Reviews Directory

It's been an amazing 2013. I worked with many great authors this year and recently I decided to create a somewhat non-exhaustive list of MindStir Media Reviews to share the experiences MindStir authors have had with my book publishing company. You might want to check them out: http://mindstirmedia.blogspot.com/2013/12/mindstir-media-reviews-directory.html

Here's to an amazing 2014!

MindStir Media Reviews

I've been having a lot of fun working with great writers at MindStir Media. Quite a few authors have been kind enough to leave some glowing reviews. Check them out -- MindStir Media reviews.