The Amazon Vine program is an invitation only reviewer’s opportunity to get free products (mostly books) from Amazon.com in exchange for providing a review. I’ve been a member for several years now.
Amazon gives away a lot of stuff through this program. I’ve recieved software, food products and lots of books over the years. Some people get expensive electronic items (I’m never fast enough). For some reason, Amazon doesn’t include electronic books in the Vine reviews program. I’m surprised by this.
Maybe another Vine reviewer can explain why the world’s largest bookseller wouldn’t want its top reviewers downloading some of their review materials? It only makes sense that a company that is at the forefront of pushing e-books would want its reviewers to be reviewing e-books. Maybe the retailer has some sort of complex deals going on that preclude it from including electronic versions of its books in the Vine program. I don’t know but I’m scratching my head here in Afghanistan wishing I could download the stuff I’m slated to review.
Now that I have Kindle software on every device I own from my tablet to my various laptops I really want the Vine program included in the e-book revolution. I cannot imagine how I would have lugged more than 150 e-books around with me in this godforsaken land.