# BookLife

BookLife is Publishers Weekly's site for self-published authors, with free guides plus paid reviews, a contest and promotion options.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/booklife/
- Official site: https://booklife.com
- Categories: Courses, Blogs & Channels
- Price: Free tier (BookLife Review $399 ($499 over 100,000 words), expedite $150; PW review consideration $25; BookLife Prize entry $119.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: Not stated
- Touches your KDP account: Not stated
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

BookLife is run by Publishers Weekly. A free account lets self-published authors list books and submit them for Publishers Weekly review consideration, which now costs $25 and is not guaranteed; the site also has Self-Pub 101 articles. Its main business is paid services: guaranteed BookLife Reviews, the BookLife Prize and paid listings, so much of its content leads to those products.

## Pros

- Route to a Publishers Weekly review for self-published books
- Paid fees and turnaround times are published

## Cons

- The paid review is guaranteed, but a PW review is not
- Paid reviews are a cost with no sales guarantee

## Alternatives

- [BookBub Partners Blog](https://kdp123.com/t/bookbub-insights/)
- [Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)](https://kdp123.com/t/alli/)
- [Reedsy Blog](https://kdp123.com/t/reedsy-blog/)

## Sources

- https://booklife.com/
- https://booklife.com/about-us/publishers-weekly-reviews-and-booklife-reviews.html
- https://booklife.com/about-us/the-booklife-prize.html