Read 4 Review discussion

Do you have a question or suggestion? Please post here.

Do the author/publishers send print copies or Kindle books? Because I currently don't have a Kindle and would still be interested in participating.

I have the same question as Rhianna above, I also wonder if it's possible to receive a printed copy of a book if you live in a country that's not US or UK? (I live in Sweden)

can someone help me out to learn the ropes as to hoe to go about this whole process. huge bookworm here and want to start branching out

Hi Stephanie, reviews are gold to authors. The more reviews they have usually helps with both sales and getting the word out there about the book.
When the is a call out for reviews, you can request an electronic version ( I have epub - Kobo, mobi - Kindle or pdf for anything else.
The author will send you a copy and expects that you will read it and post an honest review.
I review for authors, publishers who request, but I also review my own selections.
I post on Goodreads, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and my own blog.
I put out a lot of reviews because, as an author I know how important they are.
If interested, I write thrillers and I'm always looking for reviews for and and all my novels. We both win - I get a review and you get a free book.

Rhianna wrote: "Do the author/publishers send print copies or Kindle books? Because I currently don't have a Kindle and would still be interested in participating."

I can only answer for myself. I know some authors do post physical copies. I don't, simply due to cost. I'm self-published. For example, for every one hundred email requests, I send out I receive on average 2 reviews. I can't possibly afford the cost of posting books to everyone.

You don't need an actual kindle to read an ebook. I read ebooks on my laptop but then I quickly flick through them on the kindle app on my phone. When you get to the last page you get the option to leave a review. This review will post on Amazon and Goodreads so you don't need to post twice.

As Dave says authors are grateful to receive requests. Just make it clear in your posts what genre you will and will not review and prepare to be spammed by requests.

Vanessa wrote: "Do you have a question or suggestion? Please post here."
I have a question re: ARC reviews.
Are there any recommendations on how to start the review? For example, I have seen the first line of and ARC reviews say "I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review".
I just want to do it correctly.
I appreciate any and all tips/advice.
~Jenette

Hi, I'm an author and I just joined this group. I'm fairly new to GR (as an author and reader), and still trying to sus out the etiquette. My books are multi-genre (romance/sci-fi/suspense thriller). For now, I just picked the romance folder to post my most recent available ARC. Should I also post in other applicable folders? Or is that too spammy? I don't want to spam, I just want to make sure readers who might enjoy it are able to see the opportunity for a free book! Thanks!!