The Boring Nitty-Gritty
Also known as disclaimers, FTC requirements, and other stuff no one wants to read.
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Review Process Info.
Review Process: This is simple—a reviewer reads the book and offers their opinion. As of our relaunch in 2020, we do not post ratings, and only recommend books the reviewer enjoyed. All reviews are the opinion of the reviewer and in no way reflect the opinion(s) of anyone else, or anyone at Books & Benche.
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Your Book Copy for Review Disclaimer
Books & Benche reviewers are made up of book readers who simply love to read and help authors by providing honest reviews without spoilers. Reviews are free, and neither Books & Benche or the reviewer is any way compensated for a review.
There is no way to 100% guarantee anything in this world, which is why for the author’s peace of mind, we provide options to submit one of four book formats: print (paperback or hardcover), a ready-to-go e-book that can be uploaded, Kindle Gift Code, and linking to the book on NetGalley. Whichever option the author chooses is entirely up to them. The reviewer is always listed on the review page of a submitted book so the author knows who read and reviewed their book.
Your book goes to one reviewer only. If we happen to have more than one reviewer (always a good thing) who wants to read your book, we ask the author's permission before sending it out again. Books & Benche guarantees that we will not share your book with anyone other than the intended reviewer. However, we cannot guarantee what is done with a book once it is provided to the reviewer. Many reviewers like to donate print copies to libraries or share with friends and family. Reviewers make a promise and guarantee when they become a reviewer that they will in no way copy, share, duplicate, or otherwise distribute a provided e-book in any way, but Books & Benche is not responsible for any book, in any format, once it is provided to the reviewer.
FTC Disclosure for Reviews and Giveaways
All books reviewed for this site are purchased by one of the reviewers or copies are provided by the author or publisher. Our reviews, or opinions, are to inform the reader about the story read, and no payment was received by us or this website in exchange for the review, nor was there an obligation to write a positive review or a review of any kind. All opinions expressed here are entirely those of the individual reviewer and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the author's agent, the book's publisher and publicist, or the readers of the review(s).
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These disclosures are in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
From ftc.gov: Text of Revised Endorsement and Testimonial Guides
FTC Endorsement Guides
Disclosure of Material Connection for Book Tours:
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http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/hr2281.pdf
http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/
We review and feature books in the following genres:
Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, Historical Fiction, Mysteries, Suspense, & Thrillers, Inspirational Romance, Inspirational Fiction (non-romance/non-religious), Historical/Contemporary Western Romance, Western, Historical Mystery, Historical or Contemporary with some Paranormal/Fantasy elements, Time Travel Romance, Women's Fiction.
We do not review poetry collections, poems, and journals on our blog. We may from time to time post a book review outside of one of the listed genres, but those are only from the reviewer's personal library.
We do not review and feature books in the following genres:
We do not review or feature Chick-Lit, New Adult, Young Adult, Horror, Paranormal (non-romance), Children's books, erotica, erotic romance, or Non-Fiction.
This is a family-friendly site and our reviewers reserve the right not to review any book. While we do read books that may feature some steamy scenes and swearing (we have a rating system), we do have some limitations based on content. We do not review or feature erotica, erotic romance, BDSM, or books which contain or promote incest, pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality, rape, cruelty to animals, racial intolerance, or sexual encounters with minors. We also do not feature books with heavy/explicit language (think erotica in language form).