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Originally Posted by meeera
One is supposed to, if one operates under your FTC's jurisdiction.
I don't.
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It is my opinion that no Average Jo Amateur (non-sponsored) Book Reviewer needs to overly concern themselves with the FTC (with regard to reviews of ARCs--purchased, won, or given). The FTC freely admits that their Endorsement Guidelines carry no force of law. It is only after a significant number of consumers feel deceived, that any investigation would result. I find the idea that a Goodreads amateur reviewer's ARC-based review would ever be deemed a paid endorsement to be astronomically unlikely. They (the FTC) freely admit they're not monitoring bloggers, so why would they give your (a rhetorical 'your,' by the way) Goodreads review a glance?
Mention you received an ARC in exchange for review only if you actually HAVE (contest giveaways don't count, IMO). But do so because it's the polite thing to do. Not because you think the FTC is going to come knocking--they're not.