Getting Started on the Bestseller Plan

On the Bestseller Author plan, there are three basic steps to getting your book ready to send to readers: first you will add your pen name, then you will upload your file(s), and finally you’ll create a download page to share with your readers so they can download your book! Each of these steps is outlined below to get you started.

Learn how to navigate your dashboard here.

Add Your Pen Name(s)

1. Click Pen Names on your BookFunnel dashboard.
2. Click Add Pen Name and complete the short form.

Need more details? Learn more about adding or editing your pen names.

Upload Your Book

1. Click Add New at the top of your BookFunnel dashboard and select Add New Book.
2. Fill in your book’s details like title and description.
3. Upload your book cover image and at least one book file (EPUB, MOBI, PDF). Click Save and Close.

Need more details? Learn more about adding and editing books.

Share Your Book With Readers

On the Bestseller plan, there are three ways to share your free book with readers.

1. Create a download page, where readers can download your book without first providing their email address.
2. Create a giveaway page, where readers must submit their email address before they can download your book.
3. Create a Certified Mail campaign to send your ARC to each member of your review team.

Which option is right for you?

Download Page

Pros: Readers have immediate access to the download without any additional steps.

Cons: BookFunnel does not collect any reader data, so there is no record of who has downloaded your book.

Giveaway Page

Pros: You can use BookFunnel as your landing page, saving you time and saving your readers extra clicks and emails.

Cons: If you are using your own website to host your landing page and collecting email addresses on your own, requiring readers to type in their email address a second time can annoy them.

Certified Mail Campaign

Pros: Too many to list! Learn why Certified Mail is delightful.

Cons: Certified Mail is limited to 500 emails per month, and must only be sent to vetted and engaged reviewers.

Create a Download (or Giveaway) Page

Once you have figured out which page is right for you, create one! Then you can share the link to the page you created so that readers can find and download your book on BookFunnel.

1. Click the Add button at the top of your dashboard and select Add New Page
2. Select the book you want to send to readers from the drop-down menu
3. Select whether or not you want to collect the reader’s email address before they can download the book.
4. Complete the form (Very detailed instructions can be found here)
5. Click Save And Close.
6. Your Link For Readers will be at the top of the screen after saving the new page. If you have trouble finding the Link For Readers after creating your page, this article will walk you through it.

Need more details on how to create a download or giveaway page? Learn more about adding and editing download pages.

Share Your Link with Readers

Now that you have your link, you can send it to readers. Here are some examples of how you might send your link to readers:

• Include the link in your mailing list “welcome email”
• Post it on social media for your fans to download
• Join a group author promotion. Find current promos.

Create a Certified Mail Campaign

If you are using Certified Mail to send a book to your review team, you do not need to create a download or giveaway page. Instead, BookFunnel will send a unique link to each member of your review team. Learn how to create a Certified Mail campaign.

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