How to Get Verified Reviews for Print Books on Amazon KDP (BookBounty HUGE Update)

About this video

Sean, who says he has self-published for over 10 years, explains BookBounty’s new verified purchase print option for paperback books. He contrasts verified reviews, which show a Verified Purchase badge after a purchase or free download on Amazon, with unverified reviews. He claims verified reviews weigh more for ranking, are stickier and less likely to be deleted, show across all marketplaces, and are safer for the reviewer’s account. Print-only books such as journals, coloring books, activity books and workbooks were previously hard to get verified reviews for because readers could not download them free like Kindle ebooks. With BookBounty, the publisher uploads the final PDF, picks a random page and its first word (his example is page 11, first word ‘freedom’), adds the paperback ASIN, cover and description, then requests a bounty at the book’s price and turnaround. A reader buys the paperback, confirms receipt by answering the page question, reads it and reviews it. Sean says the process takes about 2 weeks, typically 12 days, and can be combined with geo bounties for other marketplaces. He also notes ebook verified bounties now go up to $9.99, up from $4.99.

Key takeaways

• Verified reviews require a purchase or free download on Amazon and, Sean claims, rank more strongly, delete less often, and appear across marketplaces
• BookBounty’s verified print flow verifies receipt by asking the reader for the first word on a publisher-chosen random page
• Sean says turnaround is typically 12 days and about 2 weeks overall, with multiple bounties possible simultaneously
• Other updates Sean cites are ebook verified bounties up to $9.99 and geo bounties for marketplaces such as the UK, Germany and Spain
• Sean says he aims for 5 to 10 reviews per week per book, has used BookBounty for over a year without issues, and notes a free 15-day trial, but urges viewers to do their own due diligence on compliance

Episode details: published June 26, 2026 · 9:01 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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