Hi all:
Some of you might remember that a few months back I brought you something I had come across in Twitter, called Seebooks (click here for a reminder of the post). I told you at the time that I had been exchanging information with Rosa Sala, the CEO, and I hoped to meet her in person in Barcelona.
Well, we met in September, and since I’ve been trying to give them a hand to bring the product to the UK (and hopefully many other places).
There are working on other products (including museum guides, audios…) and continuously renovating. And happy to hear new ideas.
Let me explain a bit more….
Seebooks look like a postcard and have the book cover at the front, at the back similar information to the back of the book (blurb, author picture if you like, and information about the author) and inside a code and QR for the book to be downloaded in a variety of formats. You can of course sign it or add a personal dedication to it. And, you can add bonus content (another story about the same characters, a video, a bit of audio, deleted chapters, PDFs with extra information… anything). You can send them to reviewers, readers, gift them as part of giveaways and take them with you to book launches or signings (and that way you can offer a less expensive alternative to your paperbacks). (Of course if you know bookshops or gift shops that might be willing to sell them there, they don’t take up a lot of space so… I’m wondering about card shops too.)
Here is a video (I just like the guy!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fm6rwJ-0KU
And they’ve just in introduced ‘Seebookmarks’ a bookmark that has the cover of the book at the front and a snippet of information about it (the author logo if you want, too), and at the back the QR and code that allows for the 33% of the book to be downloaded. When the readers get to the end of the sample, they get the links to buy it in all the shops where they’re available. You can use them like you’d use a personal card, with the advantage that it contains a gift and can hook the reader! I have talked to the local library where I live and they’re happy to have them there and to send them to the other branches. In Spain Seebook have a deal with the libraries in Barcelona and they‘re distributing Seebookmarks there (and exploring other places too).
Here is a presentation with a bit more detail about Seebookmarks:
http://bit.ly/1QCzGrG
Seebook have a virtual shop, and they collect information (about downloads: who, times, where, etc.), produce very detailed reports that they will send to you, and are happy to e-mail people who have already downloaded your books for future campaigns.
After chatting to them and working with them, they produced some Seebooks for me. Let me show them to you:
And Seebookmarks:
As I was saying they are keen on seeing what authors in other places think about it, and have ask me to investigate (they call me their UK representative, but that’s only a big name). What it means is that if you’re interested in the product (check their website here) I can chat to you about it, send you samples, and offer you discounts.
You can leave you comments here, or contact me via e-mail:
or
And readers, I’m giving away five of my own Seebooks (and I’ll throw bookmarks in too) to five of you, in advance to the official publication of the single volume version of my YA series (due the 15th of December). Just contact me! (I’ll need addresses!)
Thanks so much to Rosa and Seebook for the Seebooks and for this opportunity, thanks to you all for reading, and you know, you can like, share, comment and CLICK!
38 replies on “#Seebooks (@seebookindie, @seebookUK) #Bookpromo you can touch and give away! And #giveaway”
Great idea. (I like the pet fish on a lead!)
Good luck with your giveaways, Olga. I am sure that things like this are the future of marketing literature.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, Pete. I’ll keep you posted. Have a great day.
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Olga, both products are great ideas. It was helpful to see your examples too.
Megs hugs!
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Thanks, Teagan. It’s always worth trying new things.
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Olga, I have been a marketing man through out and headed my banks marketing department as AGM but this seems to be novel idea and many more to follow. Everytime you enter the market, you find a new idea coming up for promotion of the product.. Its the always the frist who gets the advantage in this highly competitive market. All the best
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Thanks so much, Parveen. You’re right. Discovering new markets or new options within a market make it easier. Best of luck to you too.
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Thanks.just love ur commrnts
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Thank you! 🙂
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This looks so interesting. I curious to see how it works for you. Thanks for keeping us up to date. Good luck with your new book 🙂
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Thank you, Diana. I’ll keep you posted, although my feeling is that this is like any other marketing and promotional material, each person will find their own way to do it, and it will work in different ways for different people. Be well. 🙂
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I’m always a little intimidated by new technology, so I love it when the brave souls dive in and share what they discover. 🙂
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I’m trying to help them work out the little kinks, Diana, as it’ s difficult for them to get a sense of how the page looks from here. But they’re very committed people.
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Great idea.
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Thanks so much, Rosie. 🙂
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Good morning, Olga. What a fantastic idea….and I love the little video. Definitely makes me want to know a lot more. Thank you…Janet:)
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Thanks so much, Janet. They keep coming up with more ideas and expanding. I’ll keep you posted. Have a magical week.
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Thanks for this. Looks really interesting!
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Thanks,Christoph. If you want to see some samples live, I’m happy to send them to you. I had hoped to come along to the Kensington Book Fair this Saturday but I have to be elsewhere (if it was nearer I would have dropped by for a bit, but it’s a bit too far and I won’t have time). I hope it goes very well!
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It is a brilliant idea, Olga! Hope it works as intended. It should.
Have a wonderful, productive and joyful week – don’t think of Christmas 😉 xx
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Thanks, Inessa! I’m sure it’s a busy time for you too. I’m editing some translations and there are some social things I can’t put off any longer. Mind you, they should make a nice change. Be well and as inspired as usual.♥
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Wish you best of luck in everything you do! Hugs!
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And you. And hopefully we’ll be sharing it. Big hugs!
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Wow! What a terrific idea. I’m loving Seebook and Seebookmarks. This is something That I’d love to do for my Fantasy Angels Series. Thanks for the info., Olga! 😀
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Thanks, Vashti. Keep me posted if you decide to do it. I’m sure we can sort something out. 🙂
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Thanks for the update, Olga. I think there’s terrific potential for this product.
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I think so too. The sky is the limit. Thanks so much, JP!
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What a brilliant idea, Olga. It sounds great. Will we see the kind of prices they charge on the website?
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Thanks, Mary. Yes, those should be OK. I know they were working on finding the best way to send them over to ensure the cost of sending them wasn’t too high (and it’s possible that in the future if there is a good option to print them here that might be lower). As I mention in the post as a special launch promotion I have very interesting discounts to offer (apart from discounts for packages, like ordering a Seebook and the Seebookmarks at the same time).
Let me know if you’d like to see a sample.
Be well and thanks for your interest!
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Looks great, Olga! I wish you much success on your series.
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Thanks so much, Lorna. So far most of my readers have been adults and they seem to enjoy it. If you’d like to have a look at it, let me know!
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Will do!👍
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Great information, Olga!! Thanks! I wonder if you are on KDP though if it would be possible?
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Hi Patrick. It depends if you’re in KDP Select or not, (anybody who self-publishes through Amazon is in KDP) although if you chose not to sell in their on-line store and advertise there, I’m not sure it would be a problem, as it would be you distributing them and doing the selling (and with the Seebookmarks you can add the links to whichever store you choose, so you could just add the links to Amazon). And of course, you might choose to use them as promotion tools rather than sell them, and send them to reviewers or people who buy paperback versions of your books, complimentary, or take them to books signings… (But perhaps it would be best to check. I’m not in KDP Select any longer and haven’t been for a while, so I’m not worried about that side of things, but I understand how you might be anxious if that’s the case for you). Seebookmarks, as they are not for sale, I’m sure would be OK (especially as you only give away a part of the book). They are also working on a physical way of distributing audiobooks, also in a postcard format. At the moment only in Spanish but looking at expanding it to English.
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