Do you love to read books? Is the book review one of your favorite sections of the Sunday paper? Do you want to get paid to write book reviews yourself?
Well, here is a list of online work at home companies that are willing to pay you to write book reviews. And while there are plenty of freelance writing niches that you can potentially specialize in, writing book reviews might be more fun for you if you love to read!
Which companies pay their book reviewers in cash?
Let me just say here, while many companies are offering that they will hire and Salary Their book reviewers, not all of them get paid cash. Some companies only compensate the reader with a free copy of the book.
There are also numerous scams where companies claim to hire book reviewers to leave the review and use it to their advantage. Unfortunately these scammers do not pay the reviewer for his time.
The companies I found (and I’m sure I don’t have 110% of them) are listed below
1 – Kirkus
Kirkus Probably best known for hiring book reviewers. Book reviews must be submitted within two weeks of agreeing to be done and the review must be approximately 350 words. Salary will vary based on your experience.
Payment is made by check and mailed 60 days after the review is written and submitted. Although the job is enjoyable for most, the job is not reliable and should not be considered a major source of income.
You can read our Kirkus review to learn more.
2 – Online Book Club
Online Book Club His book claims to pay reviewers and give away free books. Depending on the book reviewed you can earn $5 to $60 per review. This will get you a copy of the book to keep in addition to paying you.
3 – US Review of Books
US Review of Books They need regular freelancers to review books for publication. To be considered as a reviewer you must send a resume, sample work and at least two professional references. The payment amount for your writing review is not listed on the website, but it says you will be paid monthly via a mailed check.
4 – Reedsy discovery
Reedsy invention Always looking for new book reviewers. The pay isn’t great for this – writers are able to tip you for your time. Most tips are in the amount of $1, $3, or $5. Looking at the application page, it also appears that you must have a blog to be accepted.
5 – Booklist publication
Publication of book list Pays $15 for well-written book reviews. They do not accept unsolicited reviews or contributions and will instead assign reviews to complete. Before sending them a question, they ask you to familiarize yourself with their publications and writing style by signing up to their site and receiving their newsletter. Once you’re ready to communicate, you can email the editor for the type of book you’re interested in reviewing (their contact information is on the submissions page linked above).
Here’s one more Here is a great list of book review websites, although they don’t appear to be ads for new reviewers However, you may be able to contact the owners of these websites to see if they need new reviewers.
Contena – This is a job board for freelance writers where you can find occasional book review gigs that pay fairly well. It’s not a free job board to access, but they often offer discounts on monthly memberships. You can use coupon code “ways2earn” at checkout to get 10% off any membership.
Don’t feel confident you can write a book review?
Since most of the sites above want you to write a book review after reading the book, you need to know how to go about it.
It’s one of those things that sounds easy until you sit down to do it! “How to write a simple book review” is a highly-rated, inexpensive ebook available on Amazon that will help you walk through the process so you don’t hit writer’s block when you’re ready to write your review.
In conclusion
While this may seem like a daunting list, it really doesn’t need to be. The opportunities are there if you are willing to seek them out and pursue them. Although book reviewers don’t make a lot of money, they do make money while doing something that most of them enjoy.
Many times authors will seek out book reviewers for future testimonials, which can lead to more exposure for the book and future work for the book reviewer.
Another avenue you may want to pursue as a book reviewer is to offer book review writing as a paid service in your freelance writing or Virtual assistant business. You can charge by the length of the review or the number of pages in the book.
Again, if you really love reading, what do you have to lose? Maybe a little sleep, but most avid book readers have been missing that for years!
Good luck to those who pursue any of these opportunities.
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In addition to working in the corporate world, Lisa Goode also owned and operated a side hustle Virtual assistant business full-time since 2006.. He wrote Ebook On that one! She is also a PFYP Certified Career Coach and blog owner, Aim strongly for success. He empowers 50-somethings to find fun, flexible and financially rewarding work both now and in retirement. However, this time work/life will be on their terms.
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