Can Authors review books on Amazon?
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Can Authors review books on Amazon?
“I spoke with an Amazon rep on May 26th to clarify their policy, and he stated clearly: “Authors are allowed to review any book they wish to review, as long as it is not their own book.” Amazon states this on their site as well: “Authors are welcome to submit Customer Reviews, unless the reviewing author has a personal …
Do you have to buy a book on Amazon to leave a review?
Yes, provided the buyer has made at least one purchase using their Amazon account. They can review any product on Amazon, regardless of where they purchased that product. However, if a reviewer did not buy the product on Amazon, their review will not be marked as an Amazon Verified Purchase.
Why did Amazon reject my book review?
If a review is taken down by Amazon, keep these posted rules in mind: If your review is removed or rejected because it does not comply with our guidelines concerning promotional content, you may not resubmit a review on the same product, even if the resubmitted review includes different content.
Can I rate my own book on Amazon?
Anyone can submit a review for nearly any product sold on Amazon, even if you haven’t personally purchased that product. You can also submit reviews on Amazon if you bought the product elsewhere.
Do you have to return review copies of books?
Luckily, some of them have started being restored, but it’s still scary. It’s not exactly *new* since it’s been going on for awhile, but every “review-gate” affects more authors. So it’s fine to give copies of books or ARCs away as long as you don’t require a review in exchange.
Why reviews are important for authors?
Greater Visibility, Greater Chance of Getting Found Book reviews give books greater visibility and a greater chance of getting found by more readers. On some websites, books that have more book reviews are more likely to be shown to prospective readers and buyers as compared to books with few or no book reviews.
Why did Amazon take down my review?
Amazon usually removed reviews that they suspect that is written to manipulate the review system and sometime it does delete legitimate reviews that seems illegitimate. They are still updating their system and logic (hopefully they are). Amazon sometimes will have a restriction for product reviews.
How do you get book proofs?
How do I order a proof copy? A proof copy is just a single copy of your book so place the book in your cart and set the quantity to one. Once you receive and review that printed copy you can make changes before ordering additional copies.
Why Amazon book reviews are important?
Other things you can do to help boost reviews – make sure your publisher puts your book on NetGalley (or your country’s equivalent) so that it’s up early and can get some early buzz, be pro-active and send out your manuscript to authors in advance if they’ve been kind enough to say they’ll read and potentially endorse …
What is the best way to return an item to Amazon?
Amazon.com offers free returns on most items delivered to an address in the 50 United States. Look for “Free returns” next to the price to confirm that the item qualifies for free returns.
What is Amazon’s policy on returns?
Amazon.com offers free returns on most items delivered to an address in the 50 United States. Look for “Free returns” next to the price to confirm that the item qualifies for free returns. Learn more about Free Returns
What do authors need to know about Amazon Publishing?
They have an Amazon-centric view of the book world, and expect authors to conform to how Amazon does things. The note here for you, authors, is to take advantage of this by using and exploiting Amazon’s resources, but work with your publisher; don’t work around them.
An author I work with recently told me that 50 is the magic number of reviews that triggers Amazon to start paying more attention to your book. After you hit 50, you get more visibility on Amazon. I’m just relaying what I heard, but since Amazon operates on logarithms, this makes sense to me.