🚨 Review Like a Pro & Keep Amazon Happy! 🚨
At Book Bounty, we do everything we can to protect you and keep things Amazon-compliant, but we can only do so much—you’ve gotta play it smart too! Your reviewing privileges are in your hands, and trust us, you don’t want Amazon hitting you with the ban hammer! 😱
The Golden Rule: Don’t Go Overboard!
We get it—everyone wants Bounty Points, and want them NOW. But slamming out too many free PDF download reviews too fast is a big no-no. Amazon tracks patterns, and if they see a flood of unverified reviews from you, they might think something shady is going on. And guess what? They don’t ask questions—they just take away your ability to review. 😬
Also, not reading your ebooks or flying through the pages and leaving reviews will also get you flagged as suspicious and not being genuine in you're reviewing. When using your Kindle Unlimited subscription to read on the Kindle web or app and not leaving a review through the Kindle, Amazon may question your review behavior. You need to do things right and honestly. This includes verified purchase ebooks too, Amazon is checking to see if you're reading and not just reviewing.
Why Does Amazon Care?
Amazon is all about making that $$$, and they don’t make a dime from Free Downloads. If you ONLY review free books, they notice—and not in a good way, they think that you are trying to game the system. They love Verified Purchases because they can track every step of the process. Even Kindle Unlimited (while usually unverified) still counts because it's part of a paid subscription.
How to Stay Safe & Keep Reviewing Like a Boss:
✅ First and foremost - Read the books you get. Review honestly and genuinely. If you try to trick or beat the Amazon system by going fast and not doing your part, it's only a matter of time before they will catch you and possibly shut you down.
✅ Limit Free Download Reviews – Stick to one, maybe two per week, unless you have a solid mix of paid reviews (Verified Purchases & Kindle Unlimited) to balance them out.
Note: Amazon just dropped a new rule: reviewers can now only leave 5 Standard (non-Verified Purchase) reviews per week.
That means if you didn’t grab the book directly from Amazon, you’ve got a weekly cap.
The good news? Verified Purchase (VP) and Kindle Unlimited (KU) reviews are still wide open—no limits!
✅ Remember, you're being watched - Amazon tracks and knows reading habits. They know people can't or normally don't read 3 books in 24 hours. When you read ebooks on their platform, they're watching your reading speed, how much of the book is read, whether you're starting from the beginning and going to the end, or making it at least 30 - 50% through the book. If you're trying to rush reviewing, you will more than likely get flagged. Amazon (and Book Bounty) wants genuine reviews, and if Amazon doesn't think you're being genuine and trying to beat the system, it's only a matter of time before they catch up with you. Don't bet against the house; the house always wins. This goes for Kindle Unlimited and Verified Purchase ebooks.
✅ Kindle Unlimited - We recommend staying under 5 Kindle Unlimited reviews in a week, mostly because of the bullet above (You're being watched to see if you're being genuine).
✅ Kindle Unlimited - If you're using your Kindle to read the book, leave the review through the Kindle; don't go back to the website and leave a review on the website. Normally, readers who read the book on Kindle will leave their review through the Kindle app, not the website. On occasion, you can leave a review through the website if the Kindle app is not functioning properly. Like when you try to leave a review at the end of the book and can't. But mostly you want to do it through the Kindle app.
✅ Be a real consumer. Buy and review other products—not just books!
✅ Keep it natural. If you're ONLY reviewing free books, that could be suspicious since these are untrackable by Amazon. Amazon prefers reviews made with purchases or with the Kindle App.
✅ Don't use AI to write your reviews.
✅ Don’t rush. We understand that getting points to get reviews as fast as possible is what everyone wants, but if you push it, you could harm your overall efforts. This is a long game; you have time.
✅ It doesn't hurt to be a real shopper. Buy other products than just books on Amazon now and then and review them.
Note to remember:
If you're switching from a platform that is like Book Bounty or you're using more than one platform that is like Book Bounty. Book Bounty does not know what books or publishers you've reviewed in the past. We can only protect review swapping in our own system. It's best to choose one platform and stick with it. This doesn't mean you can't ever change, just know that the longer you stay with one platform, the better the review swapping protection will be.
Amazon is like a big brother that never sleeps—so be smart, keep your reviewing legit, and enjoy racking up those sweet, sweet Bounty Points safely! 🚀📚