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Turn your book cover into an Electronic Book Card!
For a fraction of the cost of sending paper cards by snailmail, send as many book cards as you have e-mail
addresses on your mailing list. Has a new fan joined your list? Send that fan a book card with the cover of your latest
book, a quote from your best review, an excerpt of up to 1000 words from the book, and the URL where your book can be
purchased.
You're not spamming, for you are using the opt-in mailing list of your fans who want to hear your latest
news. But a book card is better than a form e-mail because it's a greeting card. Add a personal message--different for
each recipient if you wish--and your choice of music.
But the biggest advantage a book card has over either snailmail or a plain e-mail comes when the receivers
pick up their cards at simegen.com. They are encouraged to send them on to friends they think might enjoy your book.
Can you imagine the recipient of a snailmail greeting card making the effort to copy it and send the copy
to a friend? Unlike snailmail, each book card you send has the potential to reach not only the intended recipient, but
several other people. Your fans themselves help to increase your fan base!
Another advantage to sending your book cover and excerpt as a book card instead of as an attachment or in
an HTML e-mail is that everyone can access a book card. It doesn't overflow anyone's mailbox. Every e-mail system can
read the notice, and unlike email attachments, BookCards are always virus free!
See the authors' book cards currently available in our gallery to the left.. Try sending yourself
one, to test how easy it is to personalize the message, and how convenient it is for your recipient to claim the card.
There is no limit to the number of times you or your fans may send out your book card during the time it
is displayed. Serious spamming isn't possible through our system, as the cards cannot be mass-mailed. If we receive
complaints we will have to investigate, and possibly remove your card from display, but otherwise the sky is the limit,
and the cost is incredibly low:
One month $15.00
Three months $35.00
Six months $60.00
For authors with more than one book available, there is a 10% discount for further book cards while your
first one is still running. How about adding a banner running in our simegen.com carousel while your book card is
available?
Special combination rate for book card and banner in our carousel:
One month $25.00
Three months $45.00
Six months $80.00
There is the same 10% discount for more than one combination book card and banner running at the same
time.
This deal assumes you supply a standard 468x60 banner. If we make the banner for
you there is a one-time fee of from $15 to $25, depending on the complexity of the banner. If we make the banner,
it will also take a bit longer to get it into the carousel than if you provide it.
We accept checks, money orders, or payment via
Paypal.
Fill out the form to start the process of setting up your book card. If your cover art is available on
the Internet, you know what message you want to send with every card, you have your excerpt ready to submit in plain
text format, and you pay via PayPal, it may take as little as 48 hours for your card to be up and ready for you to begin
sending. Payment by snailmail will delay your order by approximately seven to ten days.
Ready to create your own Book Card? Click here!
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