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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Why accept books for review at all? Why not just buy the books you want to review? There seems to be a lot of "all the cool kids are reviewing advance copies they got got for free" going on at Goodreads. I know it's great for the authors, but there's no huge benefit for the reader, in my opinion. No one really buys a book on release day unless it's written by an author they already like anyway. So why the rush to read/review the book before anyone else? I would think a hobby reviewer who took pride in their reviews would want to remove any taint of bias (free book bias, anyway) and simply buy the books they're interested in reviewing. The other stuff is just a weird game people get wrapped up in.
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Part of that is "I got it free and you have to pay. The author likes me" on Goodreads.
Yes, books can get expensive. So getting a free book from a favorite author is a help.
Now I have received books for review, proofreading and beta reading.
All three get to be a job unless the story or stories are really good.