Running an ebook price promotion is a great way to drive revenue, maximize unit sales, and connect with new readers. And if you want to run a Featured Deal to reach BookBub’s audience of millions of power readers, you’ll need to run a limited-time discount (between $0.99 and … [Read more...]
BookBub Featured Deals
We have plenty of tips on how to run a successful price promotion! By discounting an ebook and promoting it with a BookBub Featured Deal, you can boost book sales, hit bestseller lists, and get new power readers. Here are a few of our top posts on running Featured Deals:
How to Launch a New Book Using BookBub’s Marketing Tools
Are you gearing up for a book launch? It might seem like there’s an endless number of book marketing ideas you could incorporate into your promotional plan. But if you’re looking for proven ways to drive sales with ROI-positive results, BookBub offers a full suite of … [Read more...]
How I Boosted Print Sales by Discounting My Ebooks
After struggling for more than a decade to establish myself in a writing and publishing career, I knew I wanted to give back to the community that had consistently helped me. Years of giving advice in online forums and in-person events led me to publish the Paper Hearts book … [Read more...]
How to Boost Your Chances of Getting a BookBub Featured Deal
In the past, we’ve posted tips and busted myths about getting accepted for a BookBub Featured Deal, and we’ve even listed the top reasons a book is rejected! Since we still get questions on how to bolster one’s chances of getting selected for a Featured Deal, we decided to … [Read more...]
From a BookBub Featured Deal to a Traditional Publishing Deal
Before Intisar Khanani self-published her YA fantasy Thorn in 2012, she’d queried literary agents, but was eager to get her book into readers hands. Five years, four BookBub Featured Deals, and 1,400+ reader reviews later, Intisar not only has a literary agent, but also a … [Read more...]
How I Rocked an International-Only BookBub Deal
Getting selected for an international-only BookBub Featured Deal might elicit a sigh at first, and it did from me, but there are powerful reasons why an author should be excited about the opportunity. I was, and the promotion paid off! I changed up my strategy a little, … [Read more...]
How I Became a Bestseller Using BookBub’s Marketing Tools
While I was on summer vacation with my family, my box set The War Planners Series was selected for a BookBub Featured Deal. Seeing the preview of the acceptance email on my phone’s screen, I was unable to continue the conversation I was having. “Andrew... Andrew...” my wife … [Read more...]
How We Created a Box Set to Boost Ebook Sales 350%
There is a challenge to drawing readers into a series after several books have been released. In March, Lila Dubois and I released Delicate Ties, book eight in our Trinity Masters series. The series has been very successful, yet our sales numbers weren’t growing. Readers who … [Read more...]
9 Reasons a Book Was Rejected for a BookBub Featured Deal
BookBub editors get on average 300 Featured Deal submissions per day and are only able to accept 10-20% of them. Why might we select one book above another? What criteria do we look at? In this post, we’ll reveal some of the most common reasons why a book is rejected for … [Read more...]
Q&A with a BookBub Editor on Launching New Categories
At BookBub, we regularly test and launch new categories to include in our daily Featured Deals email. This helps our partners run more targeted and effective book marketing campaigns. Since we just launched two new categories — Psychological Thrillers and American … [Read more...]
