@Owen Bergman Unfortunately, yes, you do—here are the terms! But if someone doesn't qualify to review on Amazon, they can still support you by posting their review elsewhere 😊 Most sites do require users to create accounts or validate their identity in some way, but it really is just to keep out bots, like you say. Barnes & Noble has users confirm their emails, for instance, but as far as I recall, it doesn't subscribe them to an email list or anything—or if it does, it's super easy to unsubscribe! As for how to get reviews on different platforms...exactly the same way you get them on Amazon! If you do want to encourage people to post reviews to a specific platform, you can share the link to your book's pages on Goodreads, Storygraph, etc. the same way you would share your book's Amazon link. :)

@Cynthia Moore Amazon does display Goodreads ratings now, yes! That's specifically the numerical/star ratings a book has received. They do NOT currently display reviews across platforms, so if you want Goodreads reviews to appear on Amazon or vice versa, readers have to post them to both sites (which is allowed, by the way!). 😊

@Sharon Foster That particular clause in KDP's rules is a great flag, but according to ALLi (who contacted KDP to clarify the rule), it's just intended to prevent bad actors from releasing books that are intentionally missing content and directing readers to exchange their personal information to receive the remaining content. It's possible that was what the user you saw had done! If you find the comment again, though, glad to look into it further. Here's the ALLi article with more information: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/amazon-rules-for-authors/ Hope that helps! 😊

I love it!!

In my opinion, with this much text, it's hard for the eye to know where to go, especially with this many images as well. I'm definitely on team simplify! To me, there's a lot of repetition on this cover: • Coffee in the mug, in the drawing on the notepaper, on the checklist, and in the coffee stain (also, why are the rings leaving a coffee stain?) • I love the hearts, but I count...18 of them? We have hearts above the title and below the rings, then a heart in the middle of the title, one below the title, one on the coffee cup, one on the notepad, one on the sticky note, and one under your name. That's a lot of hearts, my friend. • "Grace" and "Love" are both included in the title and on the checklist, which isn't a huge deal, but it has the potential to create a complicated narrative—why are there five checklist items if only two were important enough to include in the title? • Some of the images may have deeper meaning, but as an outsider, many seem to be conveying the same things. To me, the church, the rings, and the repeated word "marriage" all express, well, marriage. (Also—focusing so much on marriage made me miss until now that this book isn't just about marriage, but marriage and family!) Similarly, I'm not seeing how the pen is a necessary inclusion when it's already clear that the notes are written by hand. I love how COZY this cover feels (even just visually, with the glow of the church lights, the steam of the coffee, and the cover scheme you chose) and how it makes me chuckle. But I'd love to see you keep those aspects with a simpler cover, and I think that would be absolutely doable! Is there a way, say, you could show a marriage outtake or family blooper with just the coffee image? Maybe the cute little heart mug is spilled or cracked—maybe it's even spilled over the checklist, if you feel the checklist is an essential inclusion. I'm curious—you said in an earlier comment that you don't want the reader to be misled at all once they pick up the book. Is there something specific you're worried about? Often you can address concerns like that with the book description as well—the cover doesn't have to do all the work on its own!

@Kevin Hall That's such a lovely concept! Keep us updated 😊

Is there something specific you're looking for that you're not finding on those platforms? There are a fair number of options out there, but they're very different, so it really depends on what you're looking for!

@Mary Catherine Liscinski That's so exciting to hear! I hope it works out well 😊