Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Shelf Unbound<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0N\/A<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Shelf Unbound<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201c<\/strong>Shelf Unbound<\/em>\u00a0indie book review magazine features the best of small press and self-published books.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAvid readers.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Shelf Media Group.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Civilian publication.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online Magazine.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Book reviews and author interviews.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Bimonthly.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Follow Submission Guidelines sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0From the submission guidelines: \u201cAt this time, we are only accepting courtesy essays and reviews for publication.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Submit book reviews or essays to media [at] shelfmediagroup.com.9<\/sup>\u00a0Physical books can also be sent for review to 2234 Patrick Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Informal and engaging.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0None specified.<\/p>\n Shelf Unbound<\/em>\u00a0publishes book reviews and author interviews in the fiction\/non-fiction field. As such, this publication does not apply directly to LIS authors but it may be a fun way to gain some publication experience. This publication may appeal to those wishing to write book reviews on books that interest them, or who want to flex their readers\u2019 advisory skills.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the website, this online magazine is distributed to more than 125,000 readers in 70 countries.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong> Based in the United States but distributed globally via online subscriptions and website. American English is the language used, and content appears to be geared towards a US audience.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0As this site is directed towards small and indie publishers, books and authors selected will come from these publishers. Specific characteristics regarding the demographics of readers could not be located.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0None can be assumed.<\/p>\n Avid readers are always searching for the next good book and tend to read on a variety of subjects. This site appears to be a fun place in which to explore indie books on just about any topic.<\/p>\n Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>September 29, 2020<\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Shelf Unbound ISSN:\u00a0N\/A Website:\u00a0Shelf Unbound Home Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201cShelf Unbound\u00a0indie book review magazine features the best of small press and self-published books.\u201d1 Target audience:\u00a0\u201cAvid readers.\u201d2 Publisher:\u00a0Shelf Media Group.3 Peer reviewed?\u00a0No.4 Type:\u00a0Civilian publication. Medium:\u00a0Online Magazine.5 Content:\u00a0Book reviews and author interviews.6 Frequency of publication:\u00a0Bimonthly.7 About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines Location […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2017,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2670","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2670"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3341,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2670\/revisions\/3341"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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