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Can we cross-post our book reviews to Amazon?

Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 21:23
by lemming
Is there any problem if we post reviews that we write for onlinebookclub review team to Amazon? It takes me a while to read and review a book, so would like to take the opportunity to boost my Amazon review count if I can.

Re: Can we cross-post our book reviews to Amazon?

Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 23:30
by gali
You aren't allowed to do so. The guidelines clearly state that we can't: "The review is exclusive to OnlineBookClub.org, meaning you cannot post it on another website". You can only write a different review of the book or summarize the review in different words.

Re: Can we cross-post our book reviews to Amazon?

Posted: 12 Feb 2014, 00:12
by lemming
gali wrote:You aren't allowed to do so. The guidelines clearly state that we can't: "The review is exclusive to OnlineBookClub.org, meaning you cannot post it on another website". You can only write a different review of the book or summarize the review in different words.
Ah OK, maybe I should learn to read before writing book reviews. :) thank you for taking the time to reply.

Re: Can we cross-post our book reviews to Amazon?

Posted: 12 Feb 2014, 00:20
by gali
lemming wrote:
gali wrote:You aren't allowed to do so. The guidelines clearly state that we can't: "The review is exclusive to OnlineBookClub.org, meaning you cannot post it on another website". You can only write a different review of the book or summarize the review in different words.
Ah OK, maybe I should learn to read before writing book reviews. :) thank you for taking the time to reply.
You are welcome. :)

Re: Can we cross-post our book reviews to Amazon?

Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 14:18
by Scott
Yes, please don't cross-post the review to Amazon. However, I greatly encourage you to post a quick blurb in new words to Amazon as well as it helps the author get more of what they were looking for by sending us a free review copy of their book. If you mention you reviewed the book officially at Online Book Club (I doubt Amazon would let you put an actual link though), then that's great for the site too.