{"id":738,"date":"2016-06-06T09:51:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mooberrydreams.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2016-06-04T09:55:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T13:55:34","slug":"solution-for-self-publishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooberrydreams.com\/solution-for-self-publishers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: A Solution to a Common Problem Self-Publishers Face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fourth and final Mooberry Book Manager extension that is launching this week is called MBM Retail Links Redirect<\/strong>. I have to admit, I\u2019m pretty excited about this extension. I came up with the idea while helping a friend of mine launch her book. It’s a little different than the other ones and takes longer to explain\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0it\u2019s a big help to indie authors than to explain how<\/em> to use it.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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The Problem<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re a self-publishing author, you\u2019ve probably had this experience:<\/p>\n

You want to include links in your e-books that take the reader directly to the retailer they purchased the book from, to encourage them to leave a review. The easier you can make it for the reader, the better. But there\u2019s a catch-22. How can you put a link to your book page on Amazon (for example), if you haven\u2019t listed your book on Amazon yet?<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t. Your book doesn\u2019t exist on Amazon yet.<\/p>\n

So you have to upload your book without the link.<\/p>\n

Then wait the 24-72 hrs for the link to actually be live and usable.<\/p>\n

Now you have to edit your published, already-for-sale book to add the link.<\/p>\n

On every retailer.<\/p>\n

What. A. Pain.<\/p>\n

The Solution<\/h3>\n

MBM Retail Links<\/strong> Redirect\u00a0<\/strong>solves this catch-22!<\/p>\n

MBM Retail Links Redirect gives you links you can put into your books before<\/em> you\u2019ve uploaded them to the retailer. So here\u2019s your new process:<\/p>\n

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  1. Copy the link from the MBM Retail Links Redirect Settings page<\/strong> and paste it into your book.<\/li>\n
  2. Upload your book to the retailer.<\/li>\n
  3. When the book goes live, add the link as a Retailer Link in Mooberry Book Manager, just like always.<\/li>\n
  4. That\u2019s it; you\u2019re done.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How does it work?<\/h3>\n

    When the reader clicks on the link in your book, they are brought to a special link on your website. MBM Retail Links Redirect decodes\u00a0that link to figure out which book and retailer the reader is looking for.<\/p>\n

    If you\u2019ve entered a Retailer Link in Mooberry Book Manager that matches that book and retailer, the reader is redirected to that book\u2019s page on that retailer\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

    If the Retailer Link isn\u2019t entered in Mooberry Book Manager yet, the reader is redirected to another page that you\u2019ve chosen. It could be that book\u2019s page on your website, a special \u201cComing Soon\u201d page, a landing page, a sign up page for your mailing list. The choice is yours.<\/p>\n

    The best part is, this all happens so quickly, the reader isn\u2019t even aware of it. <\/strong>A simple solution for both author and reader.<\/p>\n

    What do you think?<\/p>\n

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