CINXE.COM
Foreword Services
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head data-analytics-fields=""> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="description" content="From book reviews to advertising, reach thousands of readers."> <title>Foreword Services</title> <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta property="twitter:site" content="@ForewordReviews"> <meta property="twitter:title" content=""> <meta property="twitter:description" content=""> <meta property="twitter:image" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/css/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/rotator--rotator.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/css/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/publishers.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/css/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/screen_style.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/css/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/print_style.min.css"> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-5625248-3', { 'cookieDomain': 'auto', 'siteSpeedSampleRate': 50 }); ga('require', 'ecommerce'); ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true); var ga_search = window.location.search.replace(/([?&]pii_[^=]+)=[^&]+/g, "$1=[redacted]"); var ga_location = window.location.href.replace(window.location.search, ga_search); ga('set', 'location', ga_location); ga_search = null; ga_location = null; var ga_fields = JSON.parse( document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].getAttribute("data-analytics-fields") || "{}" ); ga_fields.hitType = 'pageview'; ga('send', ga_fields); ga_fields = null; </script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-X49DWHPP41"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-X49DWHPP41'); </script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="248269505352659"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29"> <meta http-equiv="x-pjax-version" content="dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/search/open.xml" title="Foreword Reviews Search"> <link rel="sitemap" type="application/xml" href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/sitemaps/sitemap.xml" title="Sitemap"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://p.typekit.net/"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.typekit.net/czn8fga.css"> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.mobile.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/bot-check.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/mailcheck.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.foreword.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.pjax.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.pjax.foreword.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.visible.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/jquery.infinite-scroll.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/table_sort.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/track-forms.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/clipboard.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/clipboard.foreword.min.js" defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/subscribe-sidebar.min.js" defer></script> <script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js' async defer></script> <script src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/js/dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29/rotator--rotator.min.js" defer></script> <style> :root { --layout-header-logo-color-text: 0, 0, 0; --layout-background-color: 255, 255, 255; --layout-background-preview: url(/logos/download.gif); } .layout-header>.layout-background::after { /* background-image: none !important; */ background-color: #0A0702 !important; } .layout-navigation .layout-background::after { background-position-x: 67%; } .layout-content .share a.share-twitter { background: #4394D0 !important; } /* START styles for new logos */ @media only screen and (max-width : 850px) { .layout-header>h1 div:nth-child(1) a img { width: 200px; height: 65px; } .desktop-logo { display: none !important; } .mobile-logo { display: block !important; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 850px) { .layout-header>h1 div:nth-child(1) a img { height: 221px; width: auto; } .desktop-logo { display: block!important; } .mobile-logo { display: none !important; } } /* END styles for new logos */ /* START styles for Social media icons */ .social-icons { margin-top: 20px; width: 17.5%; display: inline-block; } .social-text { padding-top: 10px; margin: auto; display: block; width: 90% } .social-block { bottom: 6px; position: fixed; width: 15%; right: 5.5%; } /* END styles for Social media icons */ </style> </head> <body class="site-publishers empty-navigation" data-version="dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29"> <div class="layout-wrapper"> <header class="layout-header" id="layout-header" aria-label="Site header"><div class="layout-background" role="presentation"></div><h1><div role="presentation"><!-- START new logos --><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/" class="desktop-logo"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/logos/new-logo.png" width="200" alt="Foreword Reviews"></a><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/" class="mobile-logo"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/logos/foreword-logo-horizontal-drk.svg" width="200" alt="Foreword Reviews"></a><!-- END new logos --></div></h1><div class="layout-header-toggle-wrapper" hidden><button id="layout-header-toggle" class="layout-header-toggle">Menu</button></div><div class="layout-sticky-empty" role="presentation"></div><div class="layout-sticky-content" id="layout-header-content" aria-label="Navigation and search"><nav class="return-to-main-site"><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/">Return to Main Site</a></nav><nav class="primary" data-track-clicks="Primary Nav" aria-label="Site Navigation"><ul><li><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/reviews/" >Get Your Book Reviewed</a></li><li><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/editing/" >Get Your Book Edited</a></li><li><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/awards/" >Win a Book Award</a></li><li><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/advertising/" >Advertise with Us</a></li><li><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/trade-shows/" >Gain Exposure at Trade Shows</a></li></ul></nav><nav class="account" data-track-clicks="Account Nav" aria-label="Account navigation"><ul class="layout-navigation-submenu"><li><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/login/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fpublishers.forewordreviews.com%2F">Log In</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/register/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fpublishers.forewordreviews.com%2F">Create an Account</a></li></ul></nav><nav class="extra" data-track-clicks="Extra Nav" aria-label="Footer navigation"><ul><li><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/about/">About Us</a></li><li><a href="/contact/">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/trade-show-catalog/">Trade Show Catalog</a></li><li><a href="/faq/">FAQ</a></li><li><a href="/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li><li><a href="/terms/">Terms of Service</a></li><li><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/about-the-background/">About the Background</a></li></ul></nav><p class="layout-copyright" aria-label="Copyright notice"><small>ⓒ 2025 Foreword Magazine, Inc.<br>All rights reserved.</small></p></div></header> <main class="layout-content" id="pjax-container" aria-label="Main content"> <div class="layout-content-banner menu"><ul><li><a href="#book-reviews">Book Reviews</a></li><li><a href="#book-awards">Book Awards</a></li><li><a href="#advertising">Advertising</a></li><li><a href="#trade-shows">Representation at Trade Shows</a></li></ul></div> <div class="rotator-wrapper" role="presentation"> <div class="rotator" data-delay="5" role="presentation"> <ul class="rotator-list" style="padding: 0" aria-label="Featured content"> <li class="rotator-item right current" data-delay="9" style="background-color:rgb(187, 153, 204);color:#fffffe;text-shadow:0 0 5px rgb(187, 153, 204), 0 0 10px rgb(187, 153, 204);padding:1em;background-image:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBwAGAPQAALqdXbiXbraqt7aquLWjxbahzLq0zMO10Ma10cq62uTtxOLf4Obm4uzq5evp7O7u7vHu6vDw8fLy8gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAHAAYAAAUXYCGOhSAMxMg0ATI+EHC8kWKMzhIlYwgAOw==);background-size: cover;background-position: center;"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482618.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-e090d3116f13819f038465e6914e8472" srcset="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482618.w300.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-e090d3116f13819f038465e6914e8472 300w, https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482618.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-e090d3116f13819f038465e6914e8472 850w" sizes="(min-resolution: 2dppx) and (min-width: 600px) 200vw, (min-width: 600px) 100vw, 50vw" class="rotator-item-image" role="presentation" hidden><div class="rotator-item-background" style="background-color:rgba(187, 153, 204, .7);" role="presentation"></div><div class="rotator-item-content" role="presentation"><h1 style="color:#fffffe;">BOOK REVIEWS ARE WHAT WE DO!</h1><p class="description">Getting a review from a trusted source is an incredible first step in any marketing program. We have two options available —both valued by librarians.</p> <p class="call-to-action"><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/#book-reviews" class="btn submit" style="text-shadow:none;color:#bb99cc !important;background-color:#e8f5f9;outline-color:#e8f5f9;" >Learn more</a></p></div></li> <li class="rotator-item left" data-delay="9" style="background-color:rgb(51, 102, 153);color:#fffffe;text-shadow:0 0 5px rgb(51, 102, 153), 0 0 10px rgb(51, 102, 153);padding:1em;background-image:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBwAGAPQAADBknTNnnzxto2WJsWSMtmmPuKuYidvg4t/g4d7i4+Tl5uTn6OXn6OXp6ubs7env8O3w8fb4+QAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAHAAYAAAUVICCOJCCcI3E80VgsDeQ2DTIOhqKEADs=);background-size: cover;background-position: center;"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482610.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-1944e3a5d98575aab56d75f8c61a7258" srcset="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482610.w300.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-1944e3a5d98575aab56d75f8c61a7258 300w, https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482610.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-1944e3a5d98575aab56d75f8c61a7258 850w" sizes="(min-resolution: 2dppx) and (min-width: 600px) 200vw, (min-width: 600px) 100vw, 50vw" class="rotator-item-image" role="presentation" hidden><div class="rotator-item-background" style="background-color:rgba(51, 102, 153, .7);" role="presentation"></div><div class="rotator-item-content" role="presentation"><h1 style="color:#fffffe;">CELEBRATING INDIE PRESSES IS OUR BUSINESS</h1><p class="description">Our readership of over 30,000 librarians & booksellers is devoted to indie presses. Reach them with affordable print and digital ad packages.</p> <p class="call-to-action"><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/#advertising" class="btn submit" style="text-shadow:none;color:#336699 !important;background-color:#ebf6fa;outline-color:#ebf6fa;" >Learn more</a></p></div></li> <li class="rotator-item right" data-delay="9" style="background-color:rgb(153, 85, 204);color:#ffffff;text-shadow:0 0 5px rgb(153, 85, 204), 0 0 10px rgb(153, 85, 204);padding:1em;background-image:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBwAGAPMAABATFEwxS3ZtSWM7iF1eg3tZgpZMvJxZtaZtoJtPw59RyAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAHAAYAAAQOUMlJ6QjlTAIEokZSjREAOw==);background-size: cover;background-position: center;"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482609.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-19f8f39bdc0e08cb8667cd54210ae035" srcset="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482609.w300.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-19f8f39bdc0e08cb8667cd54210ae035 300w, https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/rotator/1482609.w850.s2.jpg?v=dfee27fc561a7086c1d7ee011608b26850111a29-19f8f39bdc0e08cb8667cd54210ae035 850w" sizes="(min-resolution: 2dppx) and (min-width: 600px) 200vw, (min-width: 600px) 100vw, 50vw" class="rotator-item-image" role="presentation" hidden><div class="rotator-item-background" style="background-color:rgba(153, 85, 204, .7);" role="presentation"></div><div class="rotator-item-content" role="presentation"><h1 style="color:#ffffff;">Win a Book Award</h1><p class="description">Award programs are designed to give winning titles a marketing boost in the trade and consumer markets. Foreword INDIES annually recognize up to four winners in 55 categories.</p> <p class="call-to-action"><a href="https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/#book-awards" class="btn submit" style="text-shadow:none;color:#9955cc !important;background-color:#fffffe;outline-color:#fffffe;" >Learn more</a></p></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> <article class="article"> <p class="intro"> To simply put it, we love to discover great books that others haven't. And once they've won our hearts, we want to make sure everyone else can share the love. We want to help readers find the indie books that are just too damn good to put down. So if you've crafted a great story, let us help you connect it with audiences around the world. </p> </article> <article class="article" id="book-reviews"> <p> <span class="img bottom-shadow float-left icon-overlay"> <img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/media/covers/next/240/"> <span class="img bottom-shadow icon"> <img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/icons/badges/reviews-inverted.png"> </span> </span> </p> <h1>Get Your Book Reviewed</h1> <p> You have an indie book. We have several dozen talented reviewers. Let's just make it happen. <cite>Foreword</cite> offers honest, credible reviews of indie books, and we've been doing it for over 20 years. </p> <p> If you're about to publish a new indie book, send us a review copy and we'll <a href="/reviews/#service-foreword-review" >consider reviewing it alongside the rest of the best new indie books</a> in our bi-monthly magazine, <cite>Foreword Reviews</cite>. </p> <p> If your book doesn't earn a review in Foreword, or is past its pub date, you can still get it reviewed and star-rated in Clarion, our fee-for-review service using <cite>Foreword</cite> reviewers. </p> <p><a href="/reviews/" class="btn submit">Learn More</a></p> </article> <article class="article publishers-home-awards" id="book-awards"> <p> <span class="img bottom-shadow float-right icon-overlay"> <img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/books/covers/the-simple-art-of-killing-a-woman.w392.jpg"> <span class="img bottom-shadow icon"> <img src="/icons/badges/awards.png"> </span> </span> </p> <h1>Win a Book Award</h1> <p> You've crafted something fabulous, and now it's time to turn more heads, earn more credibility, and intertwine your stories with the heartstrings of readers. </p> <p> The <a href="/awards/">Foreword INDIES</a> are here for you. More than a shiny little sticker for the cover of your book, our prestigious awards program annually honors great indie literature with 150+ winners in 55 categories. Along with cash prizes and super recognition amongst librarians and booksellers, <b>Foreword INDIES</b> further help connect your book to readers excited to discover what's fabulous. </p> <p><a href="/awards/" class="btn submit">Learn More</a></p> </article> <article class="article" id="advertising"> <p> <span class="img float-left"><img src="https://www.forewordreviews.com/images/librarian.jpg" width="316" height="316"></span> </p> <main> <h1>Advertising</h1> <p> We know you want to reach an audience of book lovers, booksellers, and librarians—the exact circulation base of <cite>Foreword Reviews</cite>. So instead of having your book sit there waiting for readers to find it by chance, why not take it straight to them? </p> <p> We have advertising opportunities in all the right places, which easily allow you to reach the perfect audience. </p> <p> Between our bi-monthly print magazine, our website, our weekly emails, and our social media campaigns, <cite>Foreword Reviews</cite> will connect you to lovers of great indie books. </p> <p><a href="/advertising/" class="btn submit">Learn More</a></p> </main> </article> <article class="article publishers-home-tradeshows" id="trade-shows"> <h1>Gain Exposure at Trade Shows</h1> <p> Whether you're an indie author or an indie publisher, your book may be of great interest to readers overseas. Which is why many foreign publishers eagerly buy the rights to books published in the United States, in order to translate and republish them in their home country. These foreign rights deals can be highly profitable for US publishers, with very little effort. Of course, there is the added benefit that new readers around the world can get lost in your book. </p> <p> A major presence at foreign rights fairs, <cite>Foreword</cite> makes it easy—we are your indie book concierge to the world. We'll help you sell the rights to your books at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and BolognaBookPlus. </p> <p><a href="/trade-shows/" class="btn submit">Learn More</a></p> </article> </main> <nav class="layout-navigation" aria-label="Related content"> <div class="layout-background"></div> <button id="layout-navigation-toggle" class="layout-navigation-toggle" hidden>More Good Stuff</button> <div class="layout-sticky-empty" role="presentation"> <div class="social-block"> <div> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/forewordreviews" target="_blank"> <img src = "/images/facebook.svg" class="social-icons" alt="Facebook Icon"/></a> <!-- <a href="https://twitter.com/ForewordReviews" target="_blank"> <img src = "/images/twitter-x.svg" class="social-icons" alt="Twitter Icon"/> </a> --> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/1414383/admin/" target="_blank"> <img src = "/images/linkedin.svg" class="social-icons" alt="LinkedIn Icon"/> </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Forewordreviews" target="_blank"> <img src = "/images/youtube.svg" class="social-icons" alt="Youtube Icon"/> </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forewordreviews/" target="_blank"> <img src = "/images/instagram.svg" class="social-icons" alt="Instagram Icon"/> </a> </div> <div class="social-text"> <img src = "/images/followus.svg" alt="Follow Us"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-sticky-content empty" role="presentation"> <div id="layout-navigation-content"></div><div class="layout-navigation-subscribe" aria-label="Subscribe to our weekly email"><div role="presentation"><form accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post" action="https://www.forewordreviews.com/subscriptions/email/sidebar/" id="sidebar-subscribe-form"><input type="hidden" name="site" value="publishers"><p><input value="" type="email" name="email" required placeholder="Your email address" autocomplete="email"><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" class="g-recaptcha-disabled" data-sitekey="6LfOqUMUAAAAAFZXDC99QvCivTjvIL2yRHu8JyfL" data-badge="inline" data-callback="sidebarSubscribeSubmit"></p></form><p><small> This will subscribe you to all of our newsletters, announcements, and promotional content. For more control over what you subscribe to, head on over to <a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/subscriptions/email/">our subscription page</a>. </small></p></div></div></div> </nav> </div> <div id="fixed-elements"> <!-- consummo-performance-info --> </div> <div class="pjax-loading-progress-wrapper" hidden> <div class="pjax-loading-progress-outer"> <div class="pjax-loading-progress-inner"> <h1 class="pjax-loading-progress-header" id="pjax-loading-progress-header">Loading...</h1> <progress class="pjax-loading-progress" id="pjax-loading-progress" max="100"></progress> <p class="pjax-loading-timeout">Taking too long? <a href="#" id="pjax-loading-timeout-retry">Try again</a> or <a href="#" id="pjax-loading-timeout-cancel">cancel this request</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="lightbox" class="lightbox" hidden><button class="lightbox-close" title="Close">x</button><iframe></iframe></div></body> </html>