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The compliance checklist
A review program is on the right side of the line when:
- Payment is for the service, not the review. You pay for matching, delivery and reporting, and the price does not change with the number of reviews or the star ratings.
- Reviews are voluntary. Readers can decline to review, give private feedback or stop reading.
- No positive-review requests. Reader-facing copy invites an honest review without asking for a rating or favourable wording.
- No rewards to readers for reviewing. No cash, gift cards, bonuses or prize draws tied to a review.
- No guaranteed review numbers. A program that promises a count of reviews is selling outcomes.
- Reader privacy. Authors do not get readers' contact details, so there is no follow-up pressure.
- Distribution rights. The author confirms they may give away the copy, which matters for Kindle Unlimited and KDP Select ebooks and for limited audiobook codes.
Check each retailer's own review policy too, because the rules for posting reviews belong to the site where the review appears.
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How Review Copy Club applies each rule
- What authors pay for: reader matching, review-copy delivery, reminder timing, claim tracking, review-link collection and private feedback reporting. Pricing is based on book credits and reader claims, not review outcomes.
- What readers control: whether to claim, whether to finish and whether to post a public review. They can send private feedback or close a claim without reviewing.
- Privacy: reader identities and emails are private by default. Messages, reminders, review links and feedback stay inside Review Copy Club.
- KU-sensitive books: for Kindle Unlimited or KDP Select ebooks, Review Copy Club prefers approved delivery such as Amazon promo links, print copies, audiobook codes or author-confirmed permitted access.
- Review before going live: every campaign gets a short admin review, usually within one business day, and is returned with a note if anything needs fixing.
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Pricing
- Book credits: Single $29 for one book, Author $99 for 10 books ($9.90 each), Pro $199 for 25 books ($7.96 each). Credits do not expire and there is no subscription.
- Reader claims: $2.50 for each reader who claims your book. You set the cap, up to 100 readers per book.
- Example: one Single credit ($29) and a 10-reader cap ($25) costs at most $54. Unused claim budget stays in your account for another campaign.
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What you get
- Matched readers who chose your genre and format
- Watermarked ebook delivery (EPUB or PDF), or your chosen method for audiobooks and paperbacks
- Reminders to readers at about two weeks and about one month
- A live campaign report with every review link submitted, its platform and date, plus private feedback
- A weekly progress email, and a wrap-up report about two months after the cap fills
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Formats and books supported
Launch ARCs, new releases, backlist books, series starters, audiobooks and paperbacks.
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Getting started
Set up your book first and choose a plan when you publish it. If you are unsure about cap size or delivery rights, the free Campaign Fit Check recommends a setup first. The full rules are on the compliance page and prices on the pricing page.
