The Real Story: Amazon Bans Free Review Samples Which Compete With Its Amazon Vine Program
Here's a different take from Nate:
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Many sites are reporting that Amazon is banning the dastardly practice of giving away free samples in exchange for reviews, but they are missing about two-thirds of the story.
This is about eliminating the competition, not cleaning up the reviews section.
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That said, one detail that most if not all of the stories missed is that this policy is hypocritical. Amazon gives out free Fire tablet, Echo, and Kindle review units all the time, and does not plan to stop.
Furthermore, here's something else that everyone may have missed:
Amazon charges manufacturers for access to the Amazon Vine program.
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