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Thanks for the heads up on that Net Galley Bargain.
You can also do a librarything.com "Member Giveaway" where you post you cover and a blurb and people request it for review. You can offer up to a 100 copies. When I did it a couple of years ago, a 100 people received it and I got maybe 4 or five reviews out of it.
I don't know anything about Kindle Scout, but I was picked up by Thomas & Mercer which is an Amazon imprint(Mystery/Thriller). Judging from my experience and that of other T&M authors the reason you would sign up is this:- "Featured Amazon marketing . . . eligible for targeted email campaigns and promotions." If they do it the way the Amazon imprints do it, you will sell books. If you are a fast writer and can churn out quality sequels/series, you will sell a a ton of books. But I of course have no way of knowing if it will even be similar.
On the financial side, that's a way better deal than you are likely to get from a major publisher. As a new author you might get a bigger advance to the tune of the current debut author standard of $5,000 but the e-book royalties are normally 8% to 25%. Also, many times publishers don't do audio books for new authors, but demand the rights in case the book is a big hit. The same with foreign rights.
Can I swear Amazon won't screw you? Of course not. All I can say is that they've treated me great and none of the other T&M authors I interact with have any complaints, but Kindle Scout many be a different beast entirely.
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