Changes coming to Amy's Bookshelf Reviews Starting January 1

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Amy's Bookshelf Reviews will implement the new policy of only reading and reviewing books for release date reviews. This is for Release Date Reviews and Express Release Reviews. 

Amy's Bookshelf Reviews will no longer accept any books that have already been published for reviews. However, any book that is on any of the bookshelves in Amy's Library as of that date, will still be read, reviewed and the review posted. 

Many of you are aware of my health issues, and I do not want to stop reading and reviewing all together, but this is the best option for me.

Maybe. It's on an author to author basis. It's on an author-to-author basis. There may be times when I will make an exception, such as any of my clients that I do work for (past or present), such as publishing, editing and/or formatting. Those clients will receive a review from Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. There will still be a Special Requests Bookshelf, and there will be a minimum donation ($25 US, and the cost to purchase the book) to be on that shelf (for those who do not have upcoming releases). (Another exception would be for those authors who have a book series, and the book that will be released is a volume of the book after Volume 1. (I need to read all the books in the series leading up to the one that will be released). 

I have been reading all my life, and I have been professionally reviewing books since 2014, not just those authors who have requested a book review, but those books that I have read for personal entertainment or professional research while working on my own projects. 

This is not the only change in my professional career that I am making, and in looking at what I am going through personally, I will be publishing all of my books that have been published, but unpublished, or have never been published. I am not making any big release announcements, I just want all of my work to get out there to be able to have a written legacy of my stories. In March, I am publishing my first nonfiction, historical book about my hometown's history. This will be the book that I am most proud of, and that I will do whatever I can to promote and maybe become "famous" in my home town.

For all you authors that I have reviewed for, please still send me your requests until December 1. Whatever is on my bookshelves, I will read and review, but not take any new author requests after that. There may be some cases, where I will make exceptions. I am slower at reading now, and it takes me longer to read a book, write the review and then post it, while trying to get to everyone's book. If your book is on a bookshelf of mine, you will get it read and reviewed, and posted. 

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask. I will always do my best to help authors, and be there when they need me, as much as I can. amysbookshelfreviews@gmail.com