What is ReaderScout?
ReaderScout is a amazon extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 2,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.20 from 20 rated user, last update is 514 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.2?
ReaderScout notifies you when Amazon books get new reviews or change in price. Every twenty four hours, ReaderScout checks for updates in the background - and if a change is found, adds an alert to your toolbar in Chrome.
With Reader Scout, you:
- Save time from regularly checking books
- Notice changes quickly so you can take the necessary action
- Don’t miss out on price opportunities
- Can react to negative reviews
- See new positive reviews as they arrive in the store
For help getting Reader Scout set up, watch our tutorial here: https://readerscout.com/getting_started/
Reader Scout also helps authors fight back against Amazon spammers, who can hijack books and change the price. You can read more about how that particular spam occurs here: https://kindlepreneur.com/amazon-printing-scams/
Reader Scout Limitations:
Reader Scout is limited to 5 books per author for the time being because the more users and books we have, the higher the operational costs will go up. However, it is our goal to keep this Reader Scout free - this way, more authors will be able to use it and see if/when they are scammed.
The faster an author picks up on scammers, the sooner they can stop them, and thus the less profitable it becomes for the scammers. If this happens enough, scammers will give up. By limiting to 5 books, we are able to serve more authors in this fight against spammers.
At the moment, Reader Scout is only available for Amazon US. We're investigating how to make it available for international markets, but wanted to make Reader Scout available as fast as possible to help authors fight against spammers. Stay tuned... we're excited to hopefully offer international options in the future.
How to install ReaderScout?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of ReaderScout
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.2
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
- Author: ReaderScout
ReaderScout Available languages:
English (United States).
FAQ
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What about others talk about readerscout chrome extension?
53% user give 5-star rating, 12% user give 4-star rating, 29% user give 3-star rating, 6% user give 2-star rating. Read reviews of readerscout
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with readerscout chrome extension?
You could find more help information from readerscout support page.
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How could i contact the developer of readerscout chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What privacy data readerscout chrome extension collect?
- Personally identifiable information
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- activeTab
- notifications
- alarms
- tabs
- identity
- identity.email
- https://wcn5h43pgd.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
More about manifest_file of readerscout.
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How could i report abuse of readerscout chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of readerscout.
Reviews of readerscout:
Great tool
Some of my books have an illustrator or foreword and instead of listing my name as the author, ReaderScout lists the secondary contributor on the page it generates. This would be far more useful if it showed the actual price and number of reviews instead of having users click a button to see the Amazon book page. The limit of five books may serve some people, but I have more than five I want to check, so not so useful.
Downloaded as instructed, went to book on Amazon I want to monitor, instructions say click on icon, but no icon appears.