TOCWOC Civil War Book Review Policy

by Brett Schulte on July 11, 2008 · 4 comments

TOCWOC quite often receives requests to review all kinds of books on the Civil War.  The blog currently receives nearly 10,000 unique visitors and over 28,000 page views per month according to the latest Google Analytics stats.  All Civil War Book Review requests go to Brett Schulte, founder of the blog.  Brett reserves the right to either review the book himself , pass the book along to one of TOCWOC’s contributors, or reject the review request.  TOCWOC does review Civil War fiction, but Brett will send these books out to our team of Civil War fiction reviewers.

Review requests should be sent through the Contact Us link at the top of this page.  Read examples of past reviews at TOCWOC Civil War Books Reviews.

If you decide to send a review request, you can expect the following from Brett.  Other reviewers may have a different policy.

  • Treat us as you want to be treated.  Rude behavior or blatant attempts at spamming will be deleted with extreme prejudice.  If you are courteous to us, we will be courteous to you.
  • Review requests will typically be answered within 24-48 hours, barring vacation or other scheduled time off.
  • If you send me a book in anything less than new condition, the length of the review goes drastically down to in some cases no review at all.  I will give you my best effort when reviewing a book.  If you send me trash, you’ll get what it’s worth in return.
  • TOCWOC makes no guarantees as to the exact amount of time that passes prior to a review appearing on the site.  A good faith effort will be made to review books in a timely fashion.
  • Review requests are handled in a first in, first out fashion.  If we receive a flurry of requests, your book may be further back in the queue than you might expect.  I (Brett) limit my personal queue at any one time to five books.
  • Once a review is completed, you can expect an “E-Tear Sheet” containing a link to the final blog entry and the complete review as it will appear on TOCWOC.
  • All reviews will be posted to Amazon.com.
  • All reviews will be posted on many of the Civil War forums I frequent.
  • Feel free to contact TOCWOC about author interviews as well.

If you have any other questions, please ask.

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Francis Hamit November 5, 2008 at 2:12 am

I would like to offer Jessica James a review copy of “The Shenandoah Spy”, but I’ll need a mailing address.

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Jim Buck December 6, 2008 at 11:33 am

Hi Brett,
I would be honored if you or Jessica James would review my book Journey to Honor. You can find infoormation about the historical novel at http://www.jimbuckbooks.com. Please let me know if you would like me to send a copy.
Best wishes,
Jim Buck

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