Press Release Jan. 28, 2008

Our Authors Say it All! (read more in Author's Comments)

In receipt of your E's. Thrilled with the review of my book.  I first spotted the review at Amazon and very appreciative of ABR's professionalism.  Best to you and if you will be attending any writers things here in the Florida panhandle please send me a time and date and possibly we can talk again as I am a true neophyte in this special world and 10 mins with you is a true boost in the learning curve.......Dave, author of The Pink House

Dear Shirley,

I must rave about the exceptional quality of the edit I received from Allbook Reviews!  Lisa Haselton surpassed my expectations on the job she did for my manuscript The Eyes of a Man, and many of the errors she caught I never would have, regardless of how many times I went over the text.
When a book goes to print, mistakes in the text are permanent and I didn't want grammar errors to distract from the story.  I believe many of us have read books so riddled with poor punctuation that we wonder if the manuscript was edited at all.  I now have peace of mind that the text I present is my very best.
I should also mention that your prices are the best I've found anywhere.  What I spent was worth every penny and I'll be sending my future projects.
My sincere gratitude to both you and Lisa, Dawn Roberts

Dear Shirley

Asking Allbooks Review to edit and pre pub my second book in The Rathing Chronicles is one of the best moves I have made as an author.   When my first book - The Kytos Project - was being published I obviously liaised closely with my publisher's editorial team.   I thought I had picked up on all the little necessities in grammar, punctuation and so on, so when I submitted Operation Zygote to Lisa Haselton, I foolishly thought that there might be only marginal changes.   How wrong I was!   Lisa's edited version email arrived and I was staggered at my numerous oversights.  Lisa is a perfectionist but her role went beyond the norm.   She - quite rightly - pointed out several discrepancies in my story in respect of time-line, contradiction of some facts and a few other shortfalls in the plot.   To fall back on a much hackneyed cliche, I could not see the wood for the trees and I needed an independent observer to critique the work.    Her incisive observations helped me streamline and tighten my narrative.   As a result, I am now much more confident in submitting my manuscript to publishers or literary agents.

I have used similar organizations in the past but I have found you and your team to be far more professional, friendly and helpful than I have experienced with others - and at a fee that is amazingly competitive.   I don't know if you will publish this email of mine in your general forum for all to see, but if so I would wish to say to every writer, aspiring or established, whether in the USA, UK or elsewhere, that it is most definitely in their best interests to touch base with you prior to making contact with publishers or agents.

On one final point - Lisa also gave a review of my novel, The Kytos Project some time ago.   I found her analysis fair and balanced.   There was no "hype", although it was complimentary.   If this is the general pattern of all reviews by Allbooks reviews, then one can be confident that the book will be true to your critique.

Thank you again from a UK writer who is thoroughly impressed with your organization.   I shall not fail to recommend Allbooks Review in the highest possible terms.   Thank you Shirley, and thank you Lisa.Best wishes   John von Kesmark