I've heard so much talk about whether or not an Indie writer should invest money in getting a Kirkus Review. It seems the main concern is the fact that Kirkus charges Indie writers for the privilege and some people think that reeks of something. Here's my take. With the onrush of literally millions of Indie writers, there is no way that any reviewer can service them all. That's the first thing. Secondly, if you have a publishing deal, that company is vouching for you to the potential readers. They're saying I know this guy. When you're an Indie writer, particularly an unknown one, no one is vouching for you. Kirkus gives you an opportunity to have someone vouch for you, provided of course that the work is good. Now for Kirkus, since there are as I say millions of Indie writers, they can't review everyone, so wouldn't a good filter system be to accept writers who believe enough in their own works to put their money where their mouth is?