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I am a very new reviewer to this place. When I find a book I wish to review I often see "free book +$x" or something along the lines.
However when I follow links to receive said free book, I end up having to pay money for it. Am I missing a part where it's actually free? Or do they say it's free if there's no compensation or something?
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying a few dollars for a book. But when I see "free" that's what I'm expecting.
Thanks for the input!
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Could you please post a screenshot of what you see when you follow a link and are required to pay money?

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I used Stolen Redemption written by R. B. Alonso for an example. It is listed as free book only, available via PDF (C/T/H/M category if that helps). I follow links where it has me go to Amazon to purchase the book. But at the bottom there is a link that says review this book. Should that be what I click on to access the review opportunity instead of following the public purchase link?
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Savanah Warner wrote: 11 Mar 2023, 15:30 I used Stolen Redemption written by R. B. Alonso for an example. It is listed as free book only, available via PDF (C/T/H/M category if that helps). I follow links where it has me go to Amazon to purchase the book. But at the bottom there is a link that says review this book. Should that be what I click on to access the review opportunity instead of following the public purchase link?
Hi,

Thank you for reaching out. If the format available says PDF, this means that if you choose to select it for review, you will be given a link to download a PDF file of this book to review. In this case, you are not required to purchase the book on your own.

I hope this helps!
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Savanah Warner wrote: 11 Mar 2023, 15:30 I used Stolen Redemption written by R. B. Alonso for an example. It is listed as free book only, available via PDF (C/T/H/M category if that helps). I follow links where it has me go to Amazon to purchase the book. But at the bottom there is a link that says review this book. Should that be what I click on to access the review opportunity instead of following the public purchase link?
Yes, exactly - click on the review opportunity link, then you can download the pdf from the site.
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