This app can help with many tasks Indie authors face, but it’s a yearly fee. Another subscription can be problematic. Many apps now require a monthly or yearly fee to use. I understand developers want to continue to update and improve their products. At ten subscriptions, I know where my profits are going. (Well, I’m just reinvesting in the business, right?)
Anyway…
Book Funnel can help with tasks such as ARC distribution, gifting books, newsletter promotions, newsletter subscriptions, and reader magnet delivery.
ARCs—If you have a beta team, or a critique group, Book Funnel allows you to deliver a secure copy of the title to your readers. The links are personal and not reusable. Readers can obtain their copies but cannot gift the link to anyone else. It keeps advanced copies secure and secret. No one wants their huge cliffhanger solution revealed early. You can use the same function to send things to distant critiques or before an in-person meeting.
Gifting Books—Many of us still do take-overs or run giveaways on our own pages. Gifting books can be tricky–getting emails, finding out the format the reader needs, basically—communication. With a gift link, you can send them the book without hassle. I did this for a family member, limiting the download to one. It worked perfectly.
Newsletter Development—Book Funnel is a perfect way to deliver reader magnets. You can set up links with 5000 downloads and put them in your newsletter or add it to subscription pages when you get new readers. It allows you to not only deliver the book, but the reader gets to choose what type of file to link to. You don’t have to scramble to format for various e-readers. You can attach your Book Funnel account to an email newsletter service such as Mail Chimp for an extra fee. The app also assists you in adding to your subscriber numbers through promotions with other authors. Newsletter swaps and promotions get your words in front of new readers. Then either your email provided or Book Funnel can collect those emails for you. It’s a great way to grab readers who want to read your books!
Sales—If you are completely Indie or still with booksellers, the app can help direct readers to places to buy your book. It can bridge a gap between your website and the bookseller. Or just help get readers to your webpage for purchases. Either way, you can learn to sell your books on your site! Perhaps you have autographed copies to deliver or sell. Book Funnel can direct readers and limit the links when you have limited inventory.
Print Codes—Have an in-person event and need to sell digital books? Book Funnel can help you with Print Codes. You can create codes for links to your books on the site. You choose how you charge for them. Readers use the code to download from the site once before it expires. Print these up on bookmarks or cards to give away or sell at events.
Last (for now) Book Funnel can connect you with other authors. Perhaps you get into a promotion with a newsletter swap/share. You can discover other authors in your genre to team up with. Maybe you’re in the same subgenre and can cross-promote, do a giveaway of each other books, etc. Book Funnel can generate links for giveaways and sales.
Book Funnel is a powerful site with many options. Check it out!
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