ARCs (or Advance Reader Copies) are critical to any author’s success. A book launched with 100, 50, or even 10 reviews will perform better than one launched with none at all. Today I’ll be going over 4 methods commonly used by bestselling authors to distribute and manage their ARC team. If you’re not already providing […]
Distributing ARCs with Bookfunnel
The Bookfunnel method is a paid method with no free trial. They do offer a 30 day money back guarantee at the time of writing. It will save you time distributing your ARC files when compared with doing it manually. Commonly used by authors that don’t feel the need to keep tabs on who is […]
Distributing ARCs with InstaFreebie
Our fourth and final method for authors to distribute their ARC (Advance Reader Copy) files to readers is with InstaFreebie. The InstaFreebie method is a paid option with a free trial. It will save you some time on distributing the ARC files when compared to doing it manually. It’s commonly used by authors that don’t […]
Distributing and Managing ARCs on Booksprout
The Booksprout method is a paid option that you can try for free. It’s best for authors who want a full featured ARC Assistant that can take care of book distribution, review reminders, and blacklisting certain reviewers depending on your preferences (for example, if they don’t leave reviews). Step 1: Create a Booksprout account If […]
Running ARCs with the Spreadsheet Method
This is the cheapest but most time consuming method. Commonly used by authors that have smaller ARC teams or authors with a personal assistant. If your time is valuable, you may be more inclined to try the Booksprout method since it automates this entire process. Step 1: Inform your ARC team The first step in […]
Should Authors Issue DCMA Takedowns?
Every single day tens of thousands of ebooks are downloaded illegally. A single reader can upload them to a file sharing website where other readers can then go to download it. To combat this, authors are trying to protect their ebooks with DRM and issuing DCMA takedown notices to these file sharing websites. But, is it […]