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Book promos: Bargains | Discovery | Spotlight | Series | Box Set | Audiobook

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#1 ·
We'd like to open up some promo opps for our authors through our blog and our Facebook page, which now has 60,000 fans.

We're making available the following promos for your book:

- Bargain Book promo - $20 - this gets your book (if priced at $4.99 or less) included in our popular Free and Bargain Books posts on Facebook. More info here: http://kboards.com/bargain-book-promo

- Book Discovery - $15 - if your book has few reviews, or has an Amazon ranking greater than 10,000, you can have it added to our weekly Book Discovery post. More info here: http://kboards.com/book-discovery-promo

- Spotlight Book promo - $50 - this gives you a post dedicated to only your book, and includes optional info like a customer review window, online sample, author bio, and clickable book covers for up to four additional books. More info: http://kboards.com/blog-ads

- Book Series promo - $50 - similar to the spotlight post, but showcases an entire series of books. Puts emphasis on readers signing up for author e-mail newsletters, and visiting author website. More info: http://kboards.com/book-series-promo

- Box Set promo - $50 - similar to the spotlight post, but showcases a box set. Puts emphasis on extra-large boxset image, a tagline to describe the theme of the box set, list of authors, and value proposition for readers. More info: http://kboards.com/box-set-promo

- Audiobook - $19 - similar to the spotlight post, but showcases an audiobook. Includes an interactive player set to play a sample of your audiobook. More info: http://kboards.com/audiobook-promo

These links, as well as our forum banner ad and Featured Book promos, are also available at the bottom of any KBoards forum page.

If you do sign up, kindly post in here so we have a double-check on your order. Thanks! And thank you for supporting KBoards by using our free as well as our paid promotional features.

-Harvey

P.S. While no one's results are guaranteed, here are some testimonials:

FROM READERS

"Thank you so much. Through your wonderful books I am able to read books that I would have never chosen before, and I love them!!! You have expanded my world."

"I just want to thank whoever finds the deals on kindle and shares them with us here! It saves me a ton of time searching through reviews when i just want to pick up something new to read quickly. You obviously enjoy what you do and I thank you for it!"

FROM AUTHORS

"Thank you very much for featuring [my novel]. The response has been amazing!"

"Thank you so very much! What a great write-up!! We are now #9 in Mystery/Thriller/Suspense and #2 in Mystery/Mystery/series. You are the BEST!!!"

"One day with your promotion. 700 downloads. Shared your link on facebook and email. #3 in Men's Adventure on .co.uk & .com; #15 Action & Adventure on .com; #17 Action & Adventure on .co.uk. Even with the massive amount of book releases and other free work out there. Thanks for the support, much appreciated."

"It was a good day. The book jumped from 8,800 to 4,800 in Amazon's rankings. Looking forward to the next promo on the 19th!"

"Thanks again for the free listing! We hit #5 this past Saturday on the Romantic Suspense List!"

"I don't know where to thank you for the fabulous blogpost feature for my free book promotion today. None of the big blogs picked me up so all those yummy downloads (I've almost cracked the top 100--107 as of typing) must be down to you!!! Thank you so so much!!"

"Thank you very much for helping me spread the word about my recent promotion for my novel! It was a great success. Over 3,200 readers downloaded my novel, which topped two genre categories in the US and the UK. UK: #1 in Contemporary Fantasy, #2 in Science Fiction, 377 Free in Kindle Store! US: #2 in Science Fiction, #95 Free in Kindle Store! These milestones could not have been achieved without your help. I deeply appreciate it!"

"I just wanted thank you for supporting my free run this last week. I had a great run (23K, which exceeded expectations for me) and I attribute a lot of it to the boost you gave me in the blog and on Facebook. Thanks for all your support of us hard-scrabblin' indies!"

"Thanks for having me on Kindleboards for my FREE day. Today (Oct 10) is the last day free and more than 13,000 people have downloaded."

"Thank you Kindle Boards! Ravenscraig is listed at #1 in free historical fiction on Amazon's Kindle store AND is now in the top 100 overall, currently at #63. Thank you for helping authors change the literary landscape."

"KindleBoards, thanks for your support. [My novel] is now #1 in Amazon US & UK #mystery series."

"So awesome - thank you very much. I've been giddy all day. I truly don't believe [my novel] would have become the book it is if not for the people I've met here on KindleBoards. Thanx again and also thank you for making KindleBoards available."

"Have had over 400 downloads since your email went out. I'm really pleased with that - thanks again!"

"We've gotten over 250 downloads so far. It feels good so we are happy - certainly more then we were expecting. Thanks for your help and for the great resource you provide!"

"Thanks for highlighting the book promo on the blog and elsewhere. It was very well done, and the promo is going well (well over 200 given away so far and the book has moved into the top 20 free epic fantasies). I appreciate all you've done for me and others as we try to get our books noticed!"

FROM APP DEVELOPERS

"Looks like it's an effective ad campaign and I can't thank you enough. I'll definitely try to arrange ads in your FB page again."
 
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#178 ·
Harvey,

Being new at this I think I need some direction.

I paid the $20 for my promotion After Midnight, B009CGO8N8 and received the PayPal receipt email.

But I got no links or forms to actually do the posting.  How do I do this?  I
 
#179 ·
Bob Kat said:
Harvey,

Being new at this I think I need some direction.

I paid the $20 for my promotion After Midnight, B009CGO8N8 and received the PayPal receipt email.

But I got no links or forms to actually do the posting. How do I do this? I
We have you scheduled for March 28th. We prepare the post, so no need for action on your part.

We sent a confirmation e-mail to the gmail e-mail address associated with your PayPal account.

Thanks for ordering!
 
#182 ·
Because of the recent changes in Amazon policy, we have discontinued the free book promo submissions. We will still promote free books, but much less frequently, and only through the other types of promotions we offer (Spotlight, bargain book, etc).

Sorry about that, I know it throws a wrench into your KDP Select promotions. If we're able to change this in the future, I'll post in this thread about it.
 
#188 ·
Thanks for the opportunity Harvey! This is great. I booked a promo for the bargain book section. I'm also happy to see the free book hype is dying out a bit now that Amazon changed the rules again. Of course, it's wonderful to draw people in with free books and promote them everywhere, but on the other hand, 99 cents might become the new 'free' (and there's still something in it for us authors!).
 
#190 ·
FYI, effective today our Bargain Book promos include links to Amazon stores worldwide. I believe we're the first Kindle book blog to incorporate that, out of the mid-size to larger book blogs.

You can see the links (with the country flags) here: http://kboards.blogspot.com
 
#193 ·
FYI, I'll be on vacation for the next six days. Shouldn't affect anything here, but you might see a slowdown in our e-mail confirmations for ad orders during that time. Please bear with us - we'll process them in the order received, and in a few days you will get your confirmation. Thanks!

 
#198 ·
Hi! I paid $20 through my paypal account for your promotion of APART FROM LOVE , asin B006WPITP0 . So far it is the second day, and I did not get an email confirmation from you. The paypal Transaction ID: 8V012319EX829001A.

Please contact me at @ uvi@uviart.com -- I will have to move the dates for the promotion, or cancel my payment to you.
 
#199 ·
Hello!
I just booked a spotlight for An Eternity of Roses (ASIN: B00AXLAUMO). PayPal transaction - 2FN31636P57261426. I'll be away between April 26 and May 6, so feel free to slot me in before or after these dates, whatever works best for you. Thank you and hope you've had a great vacation! :) Nat
 
#201 ·
Uvi Poznansky said:
Hi! I paid $20 through my paypal account for your promotion of APART FROM LOVE , asin B006WPITP0 . So far it is the second day, and I did not get an email confirmation from you. The paypal Transaction ID: 8V012319EX829001A.

Please contact me at @ uvi@uviart.com -- I will have to move the dates for the promotion, or cancel my payment to you.
Hi, Uvi--

Harvey & Celeste have been out of town for the last week; I'm sure one of them will be in touch with you soon. It won't be a problem if you need a refund because the dates won't work.

Betsy
 
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