Preview · Early Access
ARC@ matches your book with reviewers who have a real, verifiable history on Amazon and Goodreads — and you only pay once a review actually posts.
The incumbent map
Upfront cost with no guarantee, unverified reviewers, or a fully manual DIY process.
| Platform | Price | Real completion | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetGalley | $350–599 | ~33% (indie titles) | High upfront cost, no guarantee it converts to reviews |
| BookSprout | Free–$$ | ~79% | Reviewers aren't verified; you source them yourself |
| BookSirens | $$ | ~75% | Genre-matched, but still no pay-for-proof model |
| StoryOrigin | Free | DIY | No guarantee — you manage the entire process by hand |
| ARC@ | Pay per verified review | 80%+ target | You're charged only for reviews that actually post |
Six ways this is different
You're charged only once a review is verified as posted on Amazon or Goodreads — never upfront, never for a listing that goes nowhere.
Every reviewer has a provable track record of earlier, genuine reviews. No bots, no paid-star manipulation.
Reviewers opt into the genres they actually read. We're targeting 80%+ completion against a market where 30–75% is typical.
Spoiler filters, verbosity checks, and anti-abuse rules push toward genuine feedback instead of star spam.
Every review is routed to Amazon, Goodreads, and BookBub with the required FTC disclosure, plus a follow-up reminder if it stalls.
Bundled with the broader Authors@ toolset, so reviewers and the author-side market cross-feed into better-priced packages over time.
How it works
Genre, launch date, and how many verified reviews you want.
Genre-matched readers with a provable Amazon or Goodreads history.
Spoiler-checked, disclosure-compliant, and routed straight to the platform.
No charge for any review that doesn't actually go live.
Pricing
Larger packages lower the per-review rate. Nothing here is charged automatically — this is an estimate to plan against, and we follow up by email before anything is billed.
For reviewers
Get compensated for the verification and posting work on free ARCs — never for the star rating or content of a review. Genre-matched, disclosure-compliant, on your own schedule.
For authors
Tell us about your book and we'll match it against reviewers in your genre. Early-access submissions help shape which genres and packages launch first.
Launch roadmap
Recruit 500–1,000 verified reviewers across two seed genres
Build the verification layer — reviewer profiles, bot detection, a reputation ledger
Open the author side — ARC upload, genre targeting, pay-per-verified pricing
Auto-route every posted review to Amazon and Goodreads with follow-up reminders
Ship a live proof dashboard so authors can track provenance in real time
Let reviewer spend and genre-matching data drive per-review cost down over time