Frequently Asked Questions For BookDaily Emerging Authors
BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign- How Does It Work? Getting Started: Welcome to the BookDaily Emerging Author Program. We're excited that you choose BookDaily to promote your book! Here's how your campaign works: 1. Submit your book to BookDaily: Easily claim your book in your author account. 2. Prepaid Monthly Promotion: Once your payment has been properly processed and received from PayPal, your book s promotional status will change from None to Active and your book will be listed in the Emerging Authors Section of the site. Check your "Promotional Log" to view your credits. Each time you are featured, the email count will be deducted from your prepayment. 3. BookDaily Author Team Review: Next, your book is reviewed by a member of the BookDaily Author Team to ensure that your listing is complete and meets our criteria to be featured. 4. Getting Featured: Then, you re scheduled to be featured in one of our 30 newsletters based on the genres that your book can be promoted in. Each time that your book is scheduled to be featured, we'll send you a note letting you know the details. 5. View Your Custom Stats: We provide data concerning the number of emails sent on your behalf, number of emails opened, and number of times your book has been accessed on the website. Watch as BookDaily helps increase your book exposure via word of mouth. If You Have Questions, We Have Answers: What is the BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign? You are now a BookDaily Emerging Author. Emerging Authors are writers with featured titles on BookDaily.com and ArcaMax.com. Each month, BookDaily distributes Emerging Authors' books to 50,000 readers by email as well as on the BookDaily home page on the day that you are promoted. Throughout your entire campaign, you are spotlighted in the Emerging Authors section of the site and in our Top Five Emerging Author Title widget in the right navigation bar of the site. 2
I ve paid for my BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign, but the promotional status of my book is listed as None. Some payments via PayPal require 5 to 10 business days to be processed. Please allow 48 hours for your promotional status to be updated. If you have any concerns let us know- authorservices@bookdaily.com. I ve paid for my BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign what should I do now? Make your book description simple and concise in less than 600 characters. Be sure to target your audience by including your book(s) genre(s). Ensure that your author profile is complete by including your website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube videos, short biography and photo. Always test your Buy Now icon to ensure that it redirects properly. How do I update my book s description? 1. Go to www.bookdaily.com and log in. 2. Click the Profile icon in the upper right corner. 3. Select the My Books icon. 4. Click on the purple Edit Book Listing icon across from your book. 5. Enter your book s description in less than 600 characters. 6. Select the orange Update Book icon. Changes will be reflected on the site in about 15 minutes. How do I update my book s excerpt? 1. Go to www.bookdaily.com and log in. 2. Click the Profile icon in the upper right corner. 3. Select the My Books icon. 4. Click on the purple Edit Book Listing icon across from your book. 5. Copy your sample, then paste it into the chapter excerpt field. Your sample can not contain images or symbols and must be less than 10,000 text characters. 6. Select the orange Update Book icon. Changes will be reflected on the site in about 15 minutes. How do I update my book's cover image? 1. Go to www.bookdaily.com and log in. 2. Click the Profile icon in the upper right corner. 3. Select the My Books icon. 3
4. Click on the purple Edit Book Listing icon across from your book. You can upload a JPG, GIF or PNG file. Images should be a minimum of 200 pixels wide by 200 high. 5. Select the "Browse" icon to select a cover image from your computer. 6. Select the orange Update Book icon. Changes will be reflected on the site in about 15 minutes. My Buy Now icon is not redirecting properly. What should I do? Send a note to the BookDaily Author Team authorservices@bookdaily.com and we ll update it for you. I want to change my Buy Now icon. What should I do? Send a note to the BookDaily Author Team authorservices@bookdaily.com and we ll update it for you. I made a change to my book s description, excerpt, or cover image. Why is it not showing? Give us 15 minutes to update the site with your changes plus 24 hours before it appear in the search results. If you are still having trouble updating your book, let us know at authorservices@bookdaily.com and we ll check it out. How often can I update my book listing? As much as you would like. Any changes to your book s description or excerpt must be approved by the BookDaily Author Team before it can be featured. Why was my book excerpt or description reformatted when it was featured? Our system automatically reformatted your excerpt to remove all illegible characters and then aligned the text to the left. The intent is to make your book chapter as easy to read as possible online. Why were my hyperlinks removed from my book excerpt or description when it was featured? Our system automatically reformatted your excerpt to remove all active hyperlinks. Readers allow us to email chapters directly into their inboxes and unapproved hyperlinks can have a detrimental effect on delivery. 4
When will my BookDaily Emerging Author s Campaign begin? Once your payment has been properly processed and received from PayPal, your book s promotional status will change from None to Active and your book will be listed in the Emerging Authors Section of the site. Next, your book is reviewed by a member of the BookDaily Author Team to ensure that your listing is complete. Then, you re scheduled to be featured in one of our 30 newsletters based on the genres that your book can be promoted in. Each time that your book is featured, you will receive email notification 24 hours in advance of your promotion. When will my book be featured? Each time that your book is featured, you will receive email notification 24 hours in advance telling you the following information: What newsletter your title will be featured in The date that your title will be featured What time the email will be sent to readers How many readers it will be sent to How many times will my book be featured? The number of times that you are featured varies from month to month and depends on how many genres we can feature you in. (The more genres, the better). However, you will always be featured in at least 50,000 emails. Why are there only 30 genre newsletters that my book can be featured in when there are hundreds of genres on BookDaily? We have a few hundred categories that we can add to your book listing. You can find them here: http://www.bookdaily.com/browse. However, we only have email newsletters for about 30 of these genres. Below is a list of all of the genre newsletters that are available. The BookDaily Author Team can update your promotional genres and/or the categories on your book listing so you receive as much cross promotion as possible. Arts & Photography - BookDaily: Art Bestsellers - ArcaMax: Automotive - ArcaMax: Business Success - ArcaMax: Celebrity Travel - ArcaMax: Daily News and Features Digest - ArcaMax: Featured Ebooks - ArcaMax: Jackie Glass - ArcaMax: Jeff Rugg - ArcaMax: Parents - ArcaMax: Rat Race Rebellion - ArcaMax: Science & Technology - ArcaMax: Sean Conway 5
- ArcaMax: Social Security and You - ArcaMax: Steve Dale - - My Pet World - ArcaMax: Sunday News and Features Digest - ArcaMax: Taking The Kids - ArcaMax: Tom Rosshirt - ArcaMax: Travel - BookDaily: Today's Featured Books Biographies & Memoirs - BookDaily: Biography and Autobiography Business & Investing - ArcaMax: At Work - ArcaMax: Real Estate with Edith Lank - ArcaMax: Succeeding in Your Business - BookDaily: Business and Economics Christian Books & Bibles - ArcaMax: Bible Verses Cooking, Food & Wine - ArcaMax: The Variety Menu - ArcaMax: The Variety Menu - ArcaMax: The Variety Menu Entertainment - ArcaMax: Entertainment News - ArcaMax: Jokes - ArcaMax: The Hollywood Exclusive - ArcaMax: Trivia - BookDaily: Games - BookDaily: Humor - BookDaily: Music Health, Mind & Body - ArcaMax: Carolyn Hax - ArcaMax: Dear Abby - ArcaMax: Drs. Oz and Roizen - ArcaMax: Health and Fitness - BookDaily: Body, Mind & Spirit History - BookDaily: History Home & Garden - ArcaMax: After- Work Gourmet - ArcaMax: Cats & Dogs - ArcaMax: Decor Score - ArcaMax: Home and Consumer - ArcaMax: Small Spaces - BookDaily: Gardening - BookDaily: House and Home Improvement Literature & Fiction - ArcaMax: Washington Post Book Reviews - BookDaily: Fiction - BookDaily: Literary Collections - BookDaily: Literature & Fiction/Poetry Mystery & Thrillers - BookDaily: Mystery & Thriller Nonfiction - ArcaMax: Current News - ArcaMax: Lifelong Health - ArcaMax: Mona Charen - ArcaMax: Sylvia Rimm's Parenting Advice - BookDaily: Philosophy - BookDaily: Political Science and Government Outdoors & Nature - BookDaily: Nature Parenting & Families - ArcaMax: Focus on the Family - BookDaily: Family & Relationships Reference - ArcaMax: The Word Guy - ArcaMax: Vocabulary - BookDaily: Foreign Language Study Religion & Spirituality - ArcaMax: Billy Graham - ArcaMax: God Squad - ArcaMax: Horoscopes - ArcaMax: Zig Ziglar Message for Daily Living - BookDaily: Religion - BookDaily: Religion & Spirituality/Fiction Romance - ArcaMax: Soaps by Lynda Hirsch - BookDaily: Romance Science - BookDaily: Mathematics - BookDaily: Science Science Fiction & Fantasy - BookDaily: Science Fiction Self- Help - ArcaMax: Annie's Mailbox Sports - BookDaily: Sports and Recreation Teens & Children - BookDaily: Teens and Children Travel - ArcaMax: Around the World - BookDaily: Travel and Travel Guides 6
How can I update my book s promotional genres? By sending the BookDaily Author Team a note with your desired promotional genres: authorservices@bookdaily.com. How will my book be featured? Your book details and sample excerpt will be distributed by email to BookDaily and ArcaMax subscribers. The book is also featured on the either the BookDaily.com or ArcaMax.com website on the day that it is distributed by email, and in various promotional areas throughout the website. I just began my BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign, how long will it take until my book is featured on the site? Once your payment has been properly processed and received from PayPal, your book s promotional status will change from None to Active and your book will be listed in the Emerging Authors Section of the site. I just started the BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign, how long will it take until my book is featured via newsletter? Approximately three to five days. A member of the BookDaily Author Team must review your book to ensure that your listing is complete. Then, you re scheduled to be featured in one of the ArcaMax newsletters based on your target audience. How many books can I promote with my Emerging Authors campaign? Only one dedicated book may be promoted under each agreement. An additional agreement must be exercised for each additional book. However, you can change your promoted title at any time. Can I change the promoted title in my BookDaily Emerging Authors Promotional Campaign? Of course. Be sure that your new title is listed on BookDaily.com, and then send the BookDaily Author Team a note- authorservices@bookdaily.com. 7
What will my promotional newsletter look like? There are two versions of our most popular newsletters. Here's what they look like: Figure 1: Featured Ebooks of the Day Figure 2: Today's Featured Book of the Day What should I do if I missed a feature? Please click on the View Promotion Logs link in the My Books section of your author account to view information on your past featured newsletter promotions. Here s a direct link: http://www.bookdaily.com/account/promologs Does BookDaily provide empirical data concerning my Emerging Authors campaign? 8
Of course! Simply click on the My Books icon in your account. Then select Book Statistics across from your title. We provide data concerning the number of emails sent on your behalf, number of emails opened, and number of times your book has been accessed on the website. How can I view my book s sales? Most BookDaily Buy Now icons are redirected to Amazon. If you are an Amazon affiliate, you can check your sales in our Order Report. If you have a customized Buy Now icon, please check with that distributor. BookDaily does not facilitate or fulfill book orders. What can I expect from my BookDaily Emerging Author Promotional Campaign? Guaranteed exposure in at least 50,000 emails as an Emerging Author to BookDaily and ArcaMax s loyal readers. Typically 5,000 or more open and read their daily sample chapter email. Your title will also receive featured placement during your promotional campaign on BookDaily.com and ArcaMax.com, driving additional exposure and engaged readership. My book was being featured frequently for a while. But in the last few days, it was not featured very much. What happened? Our site runs on with intricate algorithm to determine which books are featured and when. To prevent readers from getting book fatigue, we will not feature your book in the same newsletter more than once every 30 days. However, we will always feature your book in at least 50,000 emails to our readers. Check your BookDaily Author account to see how many emails are due to you and if you missed a feature. Please click on the View Promotion Logs link in the My Books section of your author account to view information on your past featured newsletter promotions. Here s a direct link: http://www.bookdaily.com/account/promologs How does billing work? BookDaily Emerging Authors are billed monthly via secure PayPal payment. When will I be billed again? Thirty days after you submitted your first month s payment. Please check your PayPal account for specific details regarding when your account will be billed again. 9
Customer Service Please send us your questions or concerns at authorservices@bookdaily.com. We appreciate your participation and will do our best to make sure you re satisfied with this decision. You may cancel your campaign by notifying us at authorservices@bookdaily.com. In the event that PayPal charges your account or credit card after BookDaily has received your notice of cancellation due to insufficient processing time, BookDaily may refund your payment or provide promotional services for the month at its discretion. 10