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Originally Posted by Blossom
Yeah I've read up on it since mentioned but I don't think ARC ebooks can count. You don't own a ARC ebook it's like a Library copy once you read it you must return it. Now I could see if it was a paperback version you could keep it then it would be compensation. I don't get to keep ARCs they expire after I post my review.
It's just like going to one of Amazon's event playing with the new Kindle and giving a video review. There is no compensation going on unless you get one to keep one.
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I agree to disagree. If a company is asking you to review a product (which sending an ARC be it electronic or paperback is) then it is not the same as picking up a book off your own back and reviewing it. In the first case a disclosure should be made but in the second case there is no need. Companies don't send ARCs to be nice, they send them with the hope/expectation that you will review them which will encourage others to read the book. I personally just put an [ARC provided by x] at the end of my reviews to avoid any issues (as unlikely as they may be).
I guess this is why it is discussed so much in book reviewing circles, as there are different interpretations.