Book Funnel for Authors

 

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!