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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended. If you’re looking for professionals to promote your book or experts to guide you on the right path to getting your creation out there… all you need to do is contact Prforbooks a... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a scam site which lures writers with all sorts of false promises but does not have any spine. They have fictitious connections and leads and frequently pretend to forget when they have no expe... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had already written the press release for my book 'Tales From Broken Plates'. Nicholas advised the format they required with the kindly air of someone who really knows what they're doing. Within the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I appointed this PR Company to handle the publicity of my book, and the campaign launched on 1 June 2026. Already, I'm featured in two well known, far reaching publications. The articles cap... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

I cannot recommend Prforbooks highly enough ! Thanks to Glen and his highly professional and creative team , I was interviewed by Trisha Goddard on her fabulous BBC Talk radio show throughout the interview Tricia constantly referred to the press release composed by the Prforbooks team Trisha plugged my book IT DONT MEAN A THING IF IT AINT GOT THAT ZING ! by COLIN COPPERFIELD the interview was also televised and in less than 24 hours I have received very positive feedback many thanks Glen I look forward to our future collaborations .

30 May 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Dear Colin,
Thank you very much for your review and we are very pleased to hear about your interview on the BBC 'Trisha Goddard' Talk Show. Your book is a real insight into a life in showbiz and hugely entertaining. I am sure there will be further interest in the book and we will be doing our very best for you.
Regards
Glenn

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional and effective support

I found the initial contact to be very effective. It generated several expressions of interest within hours, including two from my No 1 target radio station. The press release was spot on, needing no changes. It was clearly designed to entice interest and certainly achieved its objective.

19 May 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thank you very much Ged for your review. We are very happy to hear that the media have shown some good interest. I am sure there will be further interest as we move forward and our team will continue to do their very best for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

I paid around £300 to prforbooks to promote my children' book based on a character called Charlie Ant.
All I got was lots of 'away from office' emails from people that were very unlikely to be interested in the first instance.
Don't waste your money is my advice

31 March 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Received your review Andy and naturally we are also disappointed that the media did not show more interest in your book. PR companies cannot force publications to feature or review a book. It is always down to the publications themselves to decide which books interest them or not. The feedback that we received was that your book did not offer anything different or unique to set it out from the crowd. As you are aware the children's book market is hugely competitive and somewhat crowded. Whilst family and friends may feel the book is great, the media can be a tougher crowd to impress.
I am sorry that we were not able to secure features on this but we did our very best and I wish you well for the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used PR for books to promote my book…

I used PR for books to promote my book "Confessions Of A Cleaner" they opened a lot of doors for me on many radio stations including an interview on Radio 2. Great work guys

4 March 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thanks very much for your kind review. Very happy to hear about the Radio 2 interview tomorrow. Hope all goes well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service provided by…

The service provided by prforbooks.co.uk is without question first class. Glenn, who looked after promoting my book 50 Greatest Goalscorers has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Helpful, courteous, obliging, friendly and professional. Thank you for your time and efforts, much appreciated.

6 January 2022
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Thank you Neil for your lovely review. We have enjoyed working with you on '50 Greatest Goalscorers' and will continue to promote this excellent book.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service paid for itself many times over

I highly recommend Prforbooks. I am a first time author and from the first press release I had a lot of interest. I even had the offer of an exclusive, with payment (although I turned this down). I instead opted for several outlets, including Mailonline. The spike in sales from their article dwarfed the exclusive offer and paid for the press release many times over. I am so pleased I chose them.

5 January 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thank you very much Steven for your kind review. We are very pleased that the media have shown great interest in your book 'Murder Investigation Team' and the article in The Mail Online was fantastic. We will continue to work on this unique book and secure further articles and media interest.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used PR for books for a promotion to…

I used PR for books for a promotion to launch my new novel. I have already received a magazine feature and a blog article with the same publication along with a request from a top book reviewer to read my book and give me feedback. The cherry on the top is an online live interview with Voice America in April. Don't hesitate to use them, Glenn always happy to help and answer any queries.

Thank you Geraldine Mair Author RISE Like A Phoenix.

4 January 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thank you for your kind review Geraldine. It's been a pleasure to work on promoting your book 'Rise Like A Phoenix'. I am confident that we shall continue to garner more press interest in the book which is highly topical as we move into the New Year.
Kind regards
Glenn and the team at PR FOR BOOKS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great PR helped launch my book!

Employing Glenn and his team has been a wise decision. His contacts have been invaluable and given up some great leads. The book (Cull 2031) is starting to build real profile and was hailed as one the Top Ten Environmental Books of 2021, again thanks to a contact that came through prforbooks.
Thoroughly recommend these guys. Nick

4 January 2022
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Reply from Prforbooks

Dear Nick,
Thank you very much for your feedback and congratulations on 'Cull 2031' making it to the Top Ten Environmental Books of the year. The honour is well deserved and we look forward to working further to publicise this brilliant new book of yours.
Kind regards
Glenn and the team at PR FOR BOOKS

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

useless and a waste of 300£

6 December 2021
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I am sorry to hear that the media did not show interest in your book 'The Other Side of Islam' so far. You have chosen to publish and promote the book in the peak of the Christmas book sales period where there are many thousands of extra books competing for attention. I did make this quite clear to you by email. You were delighted with the press release and thanked our staff for their work. It is possible that the media may have taken more interest outside of the Christmas book sales peak period and I did try to make this clear to you but you insisted on wanting the PR sent out ASAP which is what we did at your request,

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not worth it

I submitted my book to this company. I had to write a press release. What they do is circulate various email addresses and if you're lucky, one or two might respond. For nearly £300, I think the money could be better spent. I regret using these people.

2 December 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

We are sorry to hear that the media interest in your book was not as you had anticipated. However, every book is different and so will be the appeal and interest.

Your book 'Best Eaten Cold' is a WW2 novel and whilst it certainly has appeal, it's audience will be somewhat niche which will have some bearing on the take up by journalists and reviewers. I note from our emails that there was indeed some interest from some review sites via our service who requested review copies from you.

You mention that you wrote the release but this is not actually correct as one of our professional writers created the initial release. The writer has been responsible for many hundreds of press articles for books over the years. However, you decided to rewrite and supply your version of the release for us to use.

With all due respect the vast majority of authors are wonderful writers but are not marketeers and being so close to a project having written the book are not always the best placed to decide how best promote it. I believe using our initial press release would have been more beneficial.

We enjoy a very good track record and have done so for many years but of course in PR there is no magic wand. I wish you all the very best with the book and am sorry things did not work out as well as had been hoped.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For immediate results, use Prforbooks.

After achieving limited success in trying to promote our latest publication, 'Great English Tales - from history and legend', I contacted Prforbooks and in a short time there I was with co-author, Martyn Ford, appearing on ITV Meridian local news. Prforbooks worked with me to get the press release just right and to make an immediate impact. I'd thoroughly recommend them to authors and publishers as Prforbooks clearly have very good contacts in the media.

15 November 2021
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Thanks for your review Peter and Martyn. We were delighted to have secured the ITV feature for your book and we will continue to do our very best in its promotion. It's an interesting little book which deserves the interest it is getting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best thing I did to publicise my book

I'm so happy that I approached PR for Books. I have had a good amount of media interest within a short time, including an interview in a US online magazine and a double page feature in the Irish Independent this week. PR for Books really know who to contact and are prompt, quick responders, efficient and always on the ball. They are also a real pleasure to work with.

3 November 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very worthwhile investment

Didn't know what to expect as my publisher had previously circulated a press release with negligible results. However was pleasantly surprised with PRforbooks' press release as it generated interest from about 5 BBC regional radio stations within 48 hours. I have now been interviewed for approximately 1hr 50 mins on BBC Radio and listened to by 10s of thousands and we can hopefully gain more airtime in the next month or so. A very worthwhile investment.

26 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Dear Paul,

Thank your for your kind review. We are very pleased that the publicity has gone well and that BBC radio in particular have interviewed you on many of their shows. The book is excellent and the subject matter highly topical so we will continue to do out utmost to secure further coverage and interviews for you.

Regards
Glenn and the team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and efficient service!

Really pleased with the service we have received from PR for Books. Quick and efficient service, working collaboratively with us to create excellent PR results.
Highly recommend and will be using again!

26 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Hi Lexi,

Thank you very much for your review. I am pleased that the PR went well for you and we are looking forward to working on future books for your organisation

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you are looking for personable and…

If you are looking for personable and professional PR agents, Prforbooks is the agency to use. Glenn understands the ethos and values of the clients, which is important for us, new authors. In addition to this, their rates are very competitive. They bring the human back into PR and offer quality of service. I'd definitely recommend them!

21 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thank you very much indeed for your review. It has been a pleasure to work with you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Glenn at PR did everything promised and…

Glenn at PR did everything promised and I had good results from the Daily Mail and radio Manchester… strongly recommend PR…

21 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thanks for your review and kind comments. Very pleased to see The Daily Mail article and to hear about the Radio Manchester feature. Looking forward to further working the PR for your book.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worked wonders for me!

Very Happy. Used PRforbooks to promote my book helping people with insomnia (You Can Sleep Too!) I got an article in Authority magazine (which is pretty awesome! - that should open up quite a lot of doors for me as when I contact radio stations etc in the future that will give me instant credibility, it also helped me sell a load of books) Hipandhealthy, fit for joy podcast and a possible editorial review in Devonlife (still in the works) that was after the first submission so I hope to get a load more on the second. So yes, success, and super glad I went wide with Worldwide coverage as that got me my best result with Authority.Only slight niggle was that it took a little back and forth to get the press release right as the first one was reasonably good but not quite there, but they were happy to change it until it was fantastic.

20 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thanks very much Joseph for the review. We were very pleased to read the article that appeared in Authority magazine and thrilled that it has resulted in lots of extra book sales for you. Good luck with the editorial review in Devonlife and we will be working hard on gaining further interest for 'You Can Sleep Too!'

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Having used PR for Books many times as part of a self-publishing company, I can honestly say that the service provided is excellent, with press releases reaching the right people at the right time. PR for Books explain the process fully to our clients and provide a follow-up service second to none. Highly recommended.

12 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Thank you very much Ian for your kind review. It's always a pleasure to help promote your authors and their books which have covered a wide range of subjects over the years. Looking forward to helping with many more in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The email elicited not one response

I used PR for Books in May 2021 ("Glenn Louis, Media Sales Manager") to send out a press release that I wrote and he tidied up. Unfortunately he didn't show me the email header which described me as a "former" scout leader which was incorrect. I only found out when one of the auto-acknowledge emails came to me with the original email press release attached.
The email elicited not one response and when I contacted Glenn after several weeks to inform him of this (I had heard nothing from him in the meantime) he replied, "Naturally, not [sic] PR company can force publications to feature or a [sic] review a book as it will always be up to the publications themselves to decide which books interest them or not. That said, I am surprised there has been so little interest." (Er, NO interest.) He said that I was entitled to a total of three emails although the original email exchange only mentioned two.
Repeat emails were sent out at the beginning of September and the beginning of October. From the three emails I had no response whatsoever. Not one.
The book that was being emailed about has received interest from several journalists that I have approached myself and it has sold well.
I conclude that PR for Books ("UK’s Number 1 Book PR Specialist") and the slightly anonymous Glenn Louis send out to blanket email addresses and cross their fingers. Some customers may get a response, I would contend that many don't.
In his original email Glenn Louis wrote, "Our service is professional, fast, very low cost and most importantly it works! If you would like to see our most recent testimonials please let me know as we receive many new ones every month. Recently we gained one client a huge spread in The Daily Mail within hours of sending out the PR. Click on the link below to hear her talk about her success with PR For Books in the first minute of a recent radio interview:
[link removed]"
Unsurprisingly "Recently" refers to a book, "A Man is not a Financial Plan" that was published in 2015 and the link doesn't work.
The company's website carries no postal address and has no social media links.

6 October 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Sorry to hear that you did not have any interest from the media with your book but as I have mentioned to you throughout the process no PR company can, or will guarantee coverage. Expectations need to be realistic and must take into account the levels of the potential appeal of each book. Your book is extremely niche and so will be it's potential appeal which makes its promotion more challenging than the vast majority of books.

You say in your review that you had interest from journalists yourself but I cannot see any single article that have arisen from such 'apparent' interest. Very happy to re-edit my reply if you can provide evidence otherwise.

Your references to communications are also not accurate.

I am not sure of the issue with link of 2015 you refer to but there are many many links of articles available from this 2021 and before. Obviously if one particular link does not work that is totally beyond our control.

Having been in business for nearly twenty years our service has been invaluable to many authors and an ever-growing number of major publishing houses who know and understand the industry very well. Of course, we cannot wave a magic wand on every single book which seems to be something you are asking.

Again, I would be very interested to see evidence of the interest you have mentioned from journalists you have contacted yourself as nothing at all is coming up on my media article searches. This re-affirms that the interest in your particular book does not have the wide appeal that you assume.



Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended.

We have worked with PR for Books for many years. They have always been super to work with: quick to respond, helpful, and with very reasonable charges. Highly recommended!

23 September 2021
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Reply from Prforbooks

Many thanks for your great review James. It's been a pleasure working with your publishing business and assisting with the promotion of your author's books over the past 10 years or so and we very much look forward to working on your future projects.

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