Thread: Advice for Ethical Requests of Amazon Reviews?
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Old 07-24-2015, 12:09 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
Vis-a-vis free books, etc.: the smart thing would be to GIFT the book. I know that there's a lot of kerfuffle about this out there, but you can GIFT the book, via Amazon, to the reviewer. Now, they can turn right around and use that $0.99 or $2.99 or whatever for something ELSE, if they choose--they are under zero obligation to buy YOUR book. BUT, assuming that they're remotely honest, and they do, the book then shows up as a "verified purchase," rather than an arbitrary review. Offered FWIW.
That's not necessarily the smart thing anymore, apparently - Amazon has tightened review acceptances, and people have had their reviews rejected because Amazon have decided that a gift certificate means that author & reviewer have a "personal connection".
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