Self-Published Authors: Gain Exposure And Sell Your Books With A Free Author Page
The Challenge of Being Self-Published Authors
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of writers who are frustrated with trying to get exposure for the literary work you were so inspired to write? If so, don't lose hope. Where there's a will, there's a way. Self-published authors, marketing your self-published books is an extremely difficult task that can sometimes seem impossible if you are not wealthy enough to run large advertisements in prestigious newspapers with a circulation into the millions. Also, we firmly believe writers must market online and offline, locally and internationally. So, how can Heavenly Manna help you with the daunting process of getting very affordable exposure for your book?
Get a FREE Author Page Here!
Those of you who are Christian writers will find a welcoming platform here...something which can be a unique challenge to believers in Jesus who self-publish books. What are the advantages for you as the author, and for us as the store? You are allotted an entire author page in our store to showcase your books. On your personal author page you may include your photograph (.jpg), an author biography, endorsements and reviews, a thumbnail image of your books (.jpg or .gif), a full description of the work, a sneak inside the book (sample chapters), a direct link to where your book may be purchased, a seven-minute video, a ten-minute audio file for readings, and the option to promote up to three books. Readers may leave comments, ask questions, and interact with you through the feedback form at the end of all our content. When comments reach the maximum number, we will move them to the foot of your author page, allowing for more feedback to be provided.
We do NOT take a percentage of your sales no matter how many sales you make. That's right. We take ZERO percent of your sales. What will this service cost you? At present, absolutely zero. So what's in it for us? We take pride in publishing content that is truly helpful, beneficial, eye-opening, encouraging, and entertaining when it comes to stories. This is evidenced by the more than 1,000 indepth pieces of free content we have already published, and will continue to publish. By the way, we love true inspirational stories of triumph and indepth Bible studies.
We receive 24,000 - 27,000 hits to our site per month, and we are growing! But that's not all. We realize how important it is for self-published authors to gain ample exposure for their works. This is a highly competitive business even in the world of self-published Christian authors. In other words, having your book in an online store where hundreds of thousands of other authors are vying for exposure causes your book to become lost and virtually invisible to readers and potential buyers.
Self-published authors, when you elect to promote your book in our store, you will not have that to worry about. At present, we have decided to limit the number of books we will accept in any given section of the store to one hundred. That means your book will compete with only ninety-nine other books, not hundreds of thousands! We keep the genres broad, which works for us, considering the fact that we only feature works in a few genres. And what's more is that our system randomizes the display of books in each genre. This means that your self-published books maintain a very high probability of appearing at the top of the FIRST page of books for sale within the genre in question! That is the level of exposure self-published authors need.
Requirements for an Author Page
First of all, there are no contracts for recurring payments with us and no registration. To promote your self-published books through your Author Page here at HeavenlyManna.net, you understand, and agree to the following:
1. All books must be approved by the HeavenlyManna.net team prior to publishing your author page.
2. Your self-published books must be well written, edited, and free of statements that contradict the Bible.
Note: We strongly encourage you to read our statement of faith BEFORE contacting us. Please scroll to the bottom of this or any page on this site to access the link to the statement.
3. Your self-published book must be in a language the HeavenlyManna.net team can understand. Currently, those languages are English, Spanish, and French.
Note: We have a team of professional translators in Spanish and English. Our translation rates are among the lowest in the industry, yet our quality is among the best. Your book must be available for purchase at a reputable website such as TheBookNook.com, Lulu.com, SmashWords.com, GoodReads.com etc. This is a requirement, because we need to be sure fulfillment of orders will be promptly and professionally handled. By the way, we will take Amazon.com seller ratings as well as feedback at other sites into consideration, because your author page is a reflection of our image. If you do not know how to obtain and / or sell from your own website or social media page, please contact us through the feedback form below. In rare cases, we allow selling directly from our site.
4. We do not have requirements for the length of your book. We do not require ISBN or ASIN numbers, though they might be required by the sites where your books may be purchased.
5. Please keep in mind that we will not publish an author page for works in the following genres / subgenres:
-Fantasy
-Erotica
-Dark / Horror
-Collections of free-verse poetry.
Note: All collections of poetry must consist of poetry with rhyme schemes.
-Historical Fiction
-Creative Non-Fiction
-Religious / Spiritual works promoting the practice of magic, the development of psychic abilities, belief in reincarnation, and other practices "endorsed" by New Age thought.
-We have a strong preference for inspirational stories of triumph as well as in-depth books tackling hard questions of life from a biblical perspective. We love Christian content of an apologetic nature!
-We reserve the right to search engine optimize your author page to ensure the highest placement possible in search results.
-Once we have published your author page promoting your self-published books, we reserve the right to keep it published as long as your books are for sale. We also reserve the right to remove your author page with or without notice and / or reason. We like, however, to take things in six-month increments. If we receive negative reviews, or if we feel you are not helping to promote your author page, we may deem it necessary to remove it.
-We do not accept duplicate content. This simply means you cannot copy and paste previously written and published promotional write-ups. Send us your original content written to promote you as a self-published author and your books.
-Your books must be within the "standard" price range for self-published authors who are not well known. That range is $2.99 - $4.99
Note: This is to help to encourage sales.
We invite you to use the contact form below to approach us regarding your self-published books and free author page. Please provide us with a very brief synopsis, a link to where we may go to read more, and a valid email address where we can reach you. If your email settings send our email to your junk folder, we will not be able to communicate with you. We will reach out to you ONLY if we'd like to know more before requesting the files we'll need to publish your author page here at HeavenlyManna.net.
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Comments/Comentarios:
Where do i sign up for my author page?-Dennis
by: Dennis L Binder Jr
Posted on 2018-06-09 16:35:01
Dear Mr. Binder Jr:
Instructions for applying for a free author page appear at the end of the promotional page above. Thank you for your interest.
by: Heavenly Manna
Posted on 2018-06-10 08:56:21
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