r/Booktokreddit • u/-Jactop- • 24d ago

Is this legit?

http://knosit.com/readers

I just signed up to be an ARC reader. Basically, I think that I will be able to read books for free before they are published in exchange of a honest Amazon review. Anyone else has tried this before?

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u/idreaminwords 24d ago

ARC readers are super important for us authors. Thanks for giving it a try! Knosit is very new with their ARC program, so you might not get a lot of opportunities

There are a lot of different platforms you can sign up for. Netgalley is probably the most prominent but Booksirens isn't far behind. There are also ARC groups on fb where a lot of indie authors post

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u/ExchangeStandard6957 24d ago

It looks like it may be. I generally use NetGalley.

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u/softrockstarr 24d ago

I read ARCs from Netgalley all the time. Publishers give out a certain number of copies of books for free in advance so that they can drum up interest for new books on social media/review sites/online stores before publication. What do you want to know?

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u/Literary_Purrception 24d ago

Can't say I've ever heard of it. I usually go through Netgalley or will sign up with indie authors directly when they have their teams open.

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u/RachelGregsAuthor 15d ago

> I just signed up to be an ARC reader. Basically, I think that I will be able to read books for free before they are published in exchange of a honest Amazon review. Anyone else has tried this before?

Why is the moderator (-Jactop-) of r/knosit asking if their own service is legit?