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This blog does not currently accept unsolicited requests for features. Authors and their books are featured in conjunction with select blog tour
companies or by invite, with a primary focus on historical fiction/romance, but the blog also features an occasional contemporary book. We are unable to accept review requests.
If you are an author who has been featured on this blog in the past, and would like us to update a website link, author photo, or buy link(s), please email us and we'll make the update as soon as possible.
Post Links
Because this blog has been around since 2012, you might at some point come across a broken link or outdated information. It's impossible for us to go through every post to update info as needed. Some authors may stop writing, others may switch pen names, and publishers may no longer hold the rights to books, which can cause broken buy links. If you come across a book that you really want to read, but the link to get where you want no longer exists, I hope you will dig a little deeper (or at least search on Amazon) for the book.
Giveaways
All print book giveaways hosted by MK McClintock are currently restricted to the United States and/or Canada. International winners participating in book giveaways will receive books in e-book format. All gift cards are delivered digitally. (see FTC Disclosure page)
Guest author giveaways: Shipping information will be provided at the time of the giveaway, and will be determined by the visiting author or tour company.
Copyright
Preferably, I would ask that anyone wanting to use content
from this blog, simply send an email asking for permission—very
simple.
This blog is not disabled from content being
copied. That said, if you feel the need, or have the desire to copy
content, I ask that you respect the rights of myself and of the visiting
authors. Authors always appreciate sharing.
I do ask that any content copied have a link back to the original post and a proper citing to the author.
Comments
Comments are moderated. If a comment is deemed inappropriate or spam it will be removed,
and all subsequent comments by the spammer will be removed. Comments
with live links will be considered spam and removed (with the exception of visiting authors sharing follow-up post links).
FTC Info.
FTC Disclosure for Reviews and Giveaways
Please
be aware that at this time all books reviewed here are purchased by
me, one of the reviewers, or copies are provided by the author or
publisher. Critiques are to inform the reader about the story read
and no payment was received by us or this blog in exchange for the
review, nor was there an obligation to write a positive one. All
opinions expressed here are entirely our own and may not necessarily
agree with those of the author, the author's agent, the book's publisher
and publicist or the readers of this review.
Any book reviewed on this site has been read by me or a guest reviewer. Most reviews can be found at www.booksandbenches.com.
Book
giveaways through this blog are done with either a book I authored or
by a guest author who wrote the book and has the rights to give away
that book. Some giveaways may be for books not authored by me or
directly by the author, however these books are purchased new by me for the direct purpose of the giveaway.
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:
Books & Benches is a member of various virtual book tour companies and copies of books may
be provided to us by authors on tours. Although payment may have been
received by these virtual tour companies, no payment was received by me,
the reviewers, or this blog, in exchange for reviews nor was there an
obligation to write positive reviews. All opinions expressed here are
entirely our own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author,
the book's publisher and publicist or the readers of this review.
DMCA Information (Digital Millenium Copyright Act)
All images used on this blog are either taken/owned by me, purchased
royalty-free, hold a Creative Commons license where proper credit/link
is provided, or express written permission was obtained
from the source and/or photographer. If it is a guest post or author
interview, images have been provided by the guest or tour host. Book
image covers are all used lawfully and/or with permission.
Any
copy infringement found on this blog is not intentional, and I will take
down anything inappropriate if brought to my attention.
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