CANREADS

CANREADS

Book Publishing

Canada’s premier book review and award service.

About us

Asking for reviews and blurbs is challenging for authors, agents, editors, and publicists, often described as anxiety-riddled and deeply dreaded. Yet, reviews and blurbs are crucial for a book’s success. Securing a full feature review or quality blurb is increasingly difficult, with limited slots for the hundreds of thousands of books published each year. The scarcity of critical coverage makes blurbs and reviews essential for booksellers to gauge marketability and for event organizers to consider an author’s community connections. CANREADS believes that a well-known author's blurb doesn't guarantee better sales and can even harm reputations if mismatched. To combat this, we amplify reviews and blurbs from your book’s ideal target audience and reviewers across different cities, offering unbiased reviews that level the playing field in book marketing and promotion. Every author deserves a fair chance at success. Traditional reliance on personal connections for reviews unfairly advantages those with more connections. CANREADS provides city-specific bylines, adding credibility and helping books stand out to readers in a specific region. We also find reviewers from your ideal target market, ensuring relevant feedback that resonates with potential readers. CANREADS creates authentic and engaging promotion for your book, benefitting authors across North America. Our vetted reviewers include avid readers in your genre, book influencers, former and present Indigo employees, and publishing industry professionals. Our annual CANREADS Book Awards celebrate outstanding literary achievements, elevating Canadian literature on the world stage. Sponsored reviews with five stars are automatically entered for free into our awards, covering 36 categories to comprehensively recognize literary talent. Join us and ensure your work gets the attention it deserves.

Website
www.canreads.ca
Industry
Book Publishing
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Toronto
Type
Partnership
Founded
2024
Specialties
writing, editing, book reviews, book blurbs, book publishing, book publicity, publicity, critical reviews, ficton, nonfiction, authors, publishers, literary agents, and publicists

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