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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prest0" data-source="post: 1520206" data-attributes="member: 13621">Just in case the point hasn't hit home yet, we don't mind "late" reviews nor do we fear bad reviews. We just want you to be honest. As a small publisher, each review means a LOT to us. One of our adventures has been out since last November and despite fair sales still hasn't been reviewed here (and I'm sure this isn't unusual).Unfortunately, we've also been burned on giving away review copies and either not receiving a review at all or getting a non-review. Although we've been reviewed elsewhere, to date we only have 2 reviews here on EN World and one of them is a "non-review".That puts us in an awkward position because we WANT our stuff reviewed but we don't want to hand out free product for no result. And even though it's common practice in music/movies/publishing, there's still the ethical question of whether we're "buying" a good review by giving away product. (For the record, we like to think we have high production values and thus our good reviews are earned.) As a result of getting burned by freeloaders, we've pulled back to only distributing product to established gaming/review sites. I suppose if a "freelance" reviewer with an established track record approached us we'd gladly provide a review copy--but thus far that hasn't come up.So what's the solution? What else can we (as publishers) do to encourage honest reviews, without giving up the farm?</blockquote>