A complete guide to the differences between Book Award Pro plans

Book Award Pro
Book Award Pro operates the world's largest database of legitimate book reviews and awards. Authors use our services to get accolades for every type of book. All of our plans are designed to help you win recognition as an author, amplify your voice, and get the reviews and awards your book deserves.
So, which Book Award Pro plan is right for you?
There are two factors in choosing your Book Award Pro service:
Find legitimate reviews & awards
When it comes to finding legitimate reviews and awards for your book, there are three plan options: Starter, Essentials, and Pro.
Every plan finds legitimate review and award opportunities that are available for your book right now. The differences between the plans are how many accolade opportunities you will see for your book each week, and features to help you save time.
If you are on a strict budget and have the time to research details and requirements of various accolades yourself, the Starter plan is a great choice.
Starter will show you opportunities for both book awards and book reviews. No more searching and filtering outdated lists. Book Award Pro matches the entire universe of accolades to the unique qualities of your book. You will only see the award and review opportunities that are fitting and open right now. All the searching and filtering is done for you!
Starter plan summary:
- See 2-3 new options for book reviews and book awards every week.
- Match AI ensures you only see legitimate accolades that are eligible and fitting for your book.
- You do your own research about the details for each accolade option.
The Essentials plan includes the key features to save you a bunch of time and also finds many more opportunities for reviews and awards for your book.
Essentials includes everything from the Starter plan, then adds more accolades and our Expert Research.
You will still see opportunities for both book awards and book reviews without having to do any searching. You can expect more than 10 new options for reviews and awards weekly, and each one will be perfectly fitting for your book.
Expert Research puts all the details and requirements for every review and award opportunity at your fingertips. Instantly see due dates, benefits, entry fee, descriptions, results dates, organizer information, and more -- all without spending hours digging for details.
Essentials plan summary:
- See 10+ new options for book reviews and book awards every week.
- Match AI ensures you only see legitimate accolades that are eligible and fitting for your book.
- Expert Research shows all the details and requirements for each review and award option, saving you hours of searching and guesswork.
Professional authors leverage all the premium features of the Pro plan, which makes it easy to find the best accolades and bring recognition to your book.
Everything from both the Starter and Essentials plans are included, and the Pro plan adds editorial reviews, Target AI, special awards, and Story Marketing features.
Editorial reviews are given by industry experts and literary professionals. You will often see editorial reviews featured on a book's back cover or inside flap, and also used extensively in book promotion. Editorial reviews are a key part of professional book marketing and increasing distribution.
Every month, it is common to see dozens of new opportunities for reviews and awards. From all the options, which ones are truly the best for your specific book? Target AI analyzes the landscape of accolades to show you exactly which reviews and awards are best for your book. This gives you the confidence to invest your budget where it will produce the best results.
Pro plan summary:
- See 10+ new options for book reviews and book awards every week.
- Match AI ensures you only see legitimate accolades that are eligible and fitting for your book.
- Expert Research shows all the details and requirements for each review and award option, saving you hours of searching and guesswork.
- Editorial reviews gives you options for professional reviews, often used to help with marketing and distribution.
- Target AI shows you, from all the review and award options, which ones are best for your specific book.
- Special awards are accolades beyond your book's content, such as book cover, debut author, audiobook, illustrations, and much more.
- Story Marketing easily creates social media posts about your book's accolades and progress.

Enter your book to get accolades
After selecting your plan (Starter, Essentials, or Pro), you will immediately see options for reviews and awards that are fitting for your book. From all those options, how should your book be entered for its best accolades?
You can manually do your own entries, or Book Award Pro can automatically handle everything for you.
This is a good choice if you are only testing the waters to see what accolade options are legitimate and fitting. Your book will not be automatically entered for any reviews or awards. Book Award Pro shows you accolade opportunities, but does not automatically submit your book.
When you want to enter your book for a particular review or award, you would visit the accolade organization's website, research their entry process (they are all different), and manually complete your book's entry. You would also pay any entry fee directly to the accolade organization.
Do your own entries summary:
- Book Award Pro finds review and award opportunities that are fitting for your book.
- Your book is not automatically entered for any reviews or awards. Do your own entries for any accolades.
- You would pay any entry fee directly with the accolade organization.
- To submit your book for accolades, you would visit the accolade organization's website, research their entry process, and manually complete your book's entry.
Keep the spotlight on your book with this optional add-on service. Every month, Book Award Pro will professionally enter your book for its best review and/or award options. And we track the entries to be sure your book gets all the benefits and recognition it deserves.
When selecting this option, you can choose to have automatic monthly entries for new book awards, Amazon reviews, and/or editorial reviews. Target AI pinpoints the best accolades, and your book is professionally entered - automatically - every month.
Automatic professional entries summary:
- Book Award Pro finds review and award opportunities that are fitting for your book.
- Everything is handled. Your book is automatically entered for new book awards, Amazon reviews, and/or editorial reviews every month.
- The price includes the accolade organization's entry fee.
- Get the best results with your book's entries professionally presented and managed.
- This is an optional add-on service and costs $199 monthly per-entry. If you choose this service, you can change your selection at any time.