He's come up with a unique marketing idea for his book.
Take it away Kurt!
Title: I'm Giving Away 100% of my Royalties
Yes, I really did say I am giving away 100%
of the royalties of my book to anyone who wants it. Not only am I going to give
you ALL my royalties, I'm also going to make it as easy as I can for you to
collect them with a step-by-step guide on how to do it. It really is that easy!
Whoever signs up to be an affiliate vendor within the next 3 months will get
100% of the royalties. At the end of this period, I may extend this to even
longer depending on how successful it is, but I will still be offering a
generous percentage of at least 50% so the faster you act, the more money you
could make. This is an opportunity you really don't want to miss.
If this is something that would interest
you, then please read on...
How Is This Even Possible?
Okay, by now you probably think I have lost
all my senses, but you would be wrong. I have spent the last eight years of my
life working on writing, editing and publishing a series of children's fantasy
novels. The first book in the series, Truth Teller, was published last year and
is already an award winning novel. The second book in the series, The Wrath of
Siren, is due out this year. My mission as an author is to reach as many
readers as I can. One popular way of doing this is to give your first book away
for free as an incentive, but a lot of people in the writing community frown
upon this, claiming it devalues the price of books and all the work an author
has put into it. I can understand this being an author myself and knowing how
much work this involves.
I want to find an alternative way of
reaching my target audience that would benefit everyone, especially my readers.
As an author, my reading public are the most important people to me, so why not
offer them a slice of the action. A huge slice, in this case. 100% of my
royalties. After all, if you as a reader are prepared to help me promote my
book, then what else could I offer you in return that is better than cold hard
cash? Money talks, right?
Is This Something I Can Do?
The simple answer to this is yes! Because I
am going to make it very easy for you. All you need is a link that you can post
on your website, whether that be a blog, your personal site, or even your Facebook
page. You can even send this link to friends in an email. You can promote it in
any way you want. Anyone who clicks on this link and buys my book will be
paying YOU 100% of my royalties. It is as simple as that.
How Do I Get My Link?
Here are the technical details. In order
for you to take up this amazing offer, there are two sites you need to sign up
with if you are not already a member. Both are completely free and easy to set
up. First is the site where my book is being sold, Smashwords (linked) Unlike
Amazon, Smashwords offers readers e-books in any format for whatever portable
device they use as an e-reader. When you sign up as a member, you are
automatically registered as an affiliate member and ready to accept my royalty
payments. Smashwords pay all their payments through PayPal (linked) This is the
other site where you need to make an account so you can accept payment. You
need to add your PayPal account to your Smashwords account which is easily done
by clicking the 'Account' tab on Smashwords and choosing the ' Edit/update
payee information' link and filling in the form.
Now you have your two accounts, you just
need your promotion link.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/119775?ref=yourScreenName
This is the link you need. All you have to
do is replace the yourScreenName with your Smashwords screen name and
you are ready to go.
To locate your screen name, click to your
My Smashwords page, and look in the web browser address bar. You'll see an
address where the last characters after "...view/" are your screen
name. Example: My screen name is KurtChambers
"https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/KurtChambers " So my link
would be...
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/119775?ref=KurtChambers
What Do I Do Next?
The rest is easy! You use your link to
promote my book in any way of your choosing. Post the link on your website, or
send it in an email. I have set my Smashwords settings to pay 100% of the
royalties to the affiliate (YOU). That is 81.5% of the book price after
Smashwords have taken their cut. Each books sells for $2.99. When someone
clicks your link and buys the book, you get paid the royalties.
Please see Smashwords Affiliate Marketing
Program Documentation for full details.
Promotion Material
Now all you need is some promotional
material that you can use to promote this fantastic book, and I will provide
this for you also. You can use your link to attach to a simple image on your
site, or you can do a whole page dedicated to it, it's up to you how you choose
to promote it. Do what you think is most effective. Remember, the more books
you sell, the more money you make. Below, I will provide you with pictures and
posts you can use to promote this novel. You can simply copy and paste any of
this straight into your website or email. Use as much or as little of the
information as you wish. Remember to use YOUR LINK when you send a potential
buyer to purchase the book.
Example: Buy Truth Teller now at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/119775?ref=yourScreenName
Pictures
Book covers:
Author:
Truth Teller Award:
Preditors & Editors Award Winner
Best cover artwork of 2012
Truth Teller Synopsis:
How could a modern day girl like Charlotte
ever envisage that magic really exists? Even with her own vivid imagination,
the place for other realms belonged in a child’s fairy tale. Or so she thought,
until she stumbled across a hidden curio shop and an even stranger shopkeeper.
He gives her a gift that resembles an antique snow dome, but this is not an
ordinary globe. The world Charlotte has always known disappears as she’s
spirited away into a mystical land.
This is the beginning of a lifelong
friendship that changes Charlotte’s life forever. Discovered by a young elf alone
in the forest, she embarks on a journey in search of a group of travelling
Entertainers. She encounters heart-stopping dangers and real life monsters, but
a far greater threat shadows her every move. Even the strength and skill of her
new found companions cannot protect her against a ruthless druid assassin.
But in this realm, Charlotte is not the
vulnerable little girl she thought she was.
Author Links:
Truth Teller Fan Club Page:
http://dutchhillnews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/truth-teller-fan-club-page.html
You
can connect with the author at:
Author’s Web page http://kurtchambers.net/
Author’s Blog http://geniusborderinginsanity.blogspot.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/emailmanROCKS
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kurt-Chambers/296957780317055
If you have any questions or would like
further information, please feel free to contact me or leave your question in
the comments section below. I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can.
Good luck!
Thanks Kurt! And best of luck to you with this project. Do pop back sometime and let us know how it all worked out for you.
Thank you so much for letting me on your blog, Kate :) You're an absolute star!
ReplyDeleteWow, Kurt, you're a great advertizing copywriter. Good luck on your new idea! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Lexa :) I hope it works! lol
DeleteVery innovative idea. Good luck with your project.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
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