Thread: Advice for Ethical Requests of Amazon Reviews?
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Old 07-31-2015, 04:04 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
If that's right--about the purchases--then something else is occurring. You gifted them when they were actual paid purchases, right? (As opposed to free days?). I ask because when I review books that I've received as gifts--and redeemed them in the usual way--it shows up as a verified purchase. And no, before anyone asks, these aren't reviews for clients, Indy authors, etc. These happen to be reviews of books on my Xmas wishlists for which I receive gift certs, for THAT specific book, which I've redeemed on Amazon.

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Nothing else is occurring. My latest book has never been offered for FREE on Amazon, yet the reviewers who received gifted copies didn't get the Verified Purchase label. Maybe your experience was a fluke or Amazon's policies have changed.
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