Over the past few weeks, we've been aiming to share information on this blog that we hope is helpful to our author and publisher partners as they navigate the evolving COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the publishing industry. One question partners have been asking us is how … [Read more...]
Q&A with a BookBub Editor on Our Selection Process
We often get questions from our partners about the Featured Deal selection process. We have a team of in-house editors who review every book that gets submitted to BookBub, and I interviewed one of these editors to give our partners some more insight into her … [Read more...]
11 BookBub Myths Busted
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there about how BookBub works — from how we select books to feature to what kind of behavior will get authors on a “blacklist” (this one baffles us!). We wanted to put some of the rumors we hear about most often to rest. … [Read more...]
BookBub by the Numbers in 2015 [Infographic]
Over 7 million members, 12.3K ebook deals, and 20 million ebooks sold — that's just a taste of what the BookBub community of authors, publishers, and readers achieved in 2015. To highlight these and other accomplishments from last year, we created the infographic below. … [Read more...]
Will You Sell More Books on a Holiday?
Timing plays a crucial role in any ebook marketing strategy, and knowing when to discount your book can mean the difference between a successful promotion and one that doesn’t meet expectations. With the winter holidays fast approaching, we were curious to find out how … [Read more...]
Tips on Optimizing Your Submission for a BookBub Featured Deal
The selection process for a BookBub Featured Deal is highly competitive. We receive between 100 and 300 submissions per day, and we’re only able to select 10%–20% of them for Featured Deals. We’ve always limited the number of books we feature in order to avoid overwhelming … [Read more...]
Introducing the #AskBookBub Weekly Twitter Chat!
Do you have questions for us at BookBub Partners? Join us Thursdays at 3pm EST for a 60-minute long #AskBookBub Twitter chat! If you have questions on book marketing, increasing book sales, running price promotions, or submitting to BookBub, simply ask your question and … [Read more...]
How BookBub’s Selection Process Works
We often get questions from our partners about how the BookBub curation process works: Why are some books selected for a Featured Deal and not others? Do we have a minimum review requirement? What can you do to guarantee your book will be featured in the BookBub … [Read more...]
BookBub Raises $7 Million in New Funding for Continued Expansion
Dear BookBub Partners, Today I have an exciting milestone to share with you. We recently closed $7 million in new equity and debt financing for BookBub. Now we have even more resources to pursue our two core goals — to make it easier for readers to discover great books, … [Read more...]
Meet One of BookBub’s Engineers
Jonathan Kolnik is one of BookBub’s software engineers. After graduating from Boston University College of Engineering in May 2014 and growing up just outside of the city, he jokes that “naturally I would end up working in Boston.” But despite his hometown roots, he likes to … [Read more...]