Once you have uploaded your book to BookFunnel, you can create a landing page for the book to share with readers.
A landing page can require a reader to provide a valid email address before allowing them to download your book, or not. If you have direct integration on your account and want BookFunnel to add new subscribers to your mailing list automatically, create a page that does collect emails.
Create a Landing Page That Does Not Collect Emails
Need a more detailed step-by-step or looking for answers to specific questions about this form? Find that here.
- Click the Add button at the top of your dashboard and select Add New Page.
- Select the book you want to send to readers from the drop-down menu.
- Select “A simple download page without email collection“.
- Complete the form and click Save And Close when you are finished.
- You can find the link to share with readers by clicking Books on your BookFunnel dashboard, then clicking the book title. Click Copy in the Link For Readers column to copy the reader link to your clipboard.
Create a Landing Page That Collects Emails
You can create a landing page that collects a reader’s email address before allowing them to download your book. Need a more detailed step-by-step or looking for answers to specific questions about this form? Find that here.
- Click the Add button at the top of your dashboard and select Add New Page.
- Select the book you want to send to readers from the drop-down menu.
- Select “An email signup page to collect new readers“.
- Complete the form.
- Mailing List Integration: If you have direct integration on your account, BookFunnel can add your new subscribers to your mailing list automatically. Without integration, we will store any subscribers in a CSV for you. Learn more about direct integration with your mailing list provider.
- Preview your landing page and thank-you page, then click Save And Close
- You can find the link to share with readers by clicking Books on your BookFunnel dashboard, then clicking the book title. Click Copy in the Link For Readers column to copy the reader link to your clipboard.
Use Italics and Bold Text To Add Emphasis To Your Headings
You can add emphasis to certain words or phrases in your heading1 and heading2.
To use italics, add a * before and after the text in your headings or book description. Italics example:
She *desperately* scanned the horizon.
To bold certain words or phrases, add ** before and after the text. Bold example:
This baby needs a nap **right now**.
(The characters are only shown here to make clear how you should add them to your heading. They will not be displayed on the book page.)
Center Your Headings
To center your heading1 or heading2, use -= at the beginning of your heading and =- at the end. Center example:
-=This heading is now centered!=-
Edit an Existing Landing Page
You can edit an existing landing page without interrupting your downloads. To edit an existing page:
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to edit.
- Select Edit Page.
- Make any necessary changes.
- Click Save And Close.
Add Expiration Date or Download Limit to Existing Page
You can add an expiration date and/or download limit to an existing page, without interrupting your downloads.
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to edit.
- Select Edit Page.
- Add or edit the expiration date or download limit. A download limit is the total number of times the book can be downloaded. Example: A download limit of 2 means that the book can only be downloaded on two IP addresses before the page becomes inactive. Learn more about how we count downloads.
- Click Save And Close.
Duplicate an Existing Page
You can duplicate an existing page, and copy your mailing list settings, layout designs, and headings to a new page with ease. To duplicate an existing page:
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to edit.
- Select Duplicate Page.
- The new page will appear!
- Click the new page name to make any additional edits.
- Remember to save your changes.
Expire a Page
You can expire a landing page if you want to make it inactive.
Readers will see an “expired” message if they stumble upon your link. You can customize that expired message if you like and point readers to your website or Amazon sales page, or leave the default text in place.
An expired page can always be reactivated in the future.
To expire a download page:
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to expire.
- Select Expire Page.
- If you want to customize the expiration message, click Edit Page in the Action button and click Advanced Settings near the bottom of the screen. There you can customize the expire message.
- Click Save and Close to save your new expiration message.
Reactivate An Expired Page
Have an expired page that you want to make active again? It’s easy!
To reactivate an expired landing page:
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Expired pages will be shown with a line through the page name.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to activate.
- Select Edit Page.
- Delete the expiration date or change it to a date in the future.
- Click Save And Close.
Delete a Page
WAIT! If you delete a landing page, a reader will see an error if they click its link after it has been deleted.
It is better to expire your landing page and add a message to the expired page which points readers to your website or Amazon sales page. Why send them away empty-handed when you could sell them something?!
If you REALLY want to delete your download page:
- Click Books on your BookFunnel dashboard.
- Click the book title.
- Click the Action button next to page you want to delete.
- Select Delete Page.
- Confirm you want to delete the landing page.