Please carefully read the Editorial Requirements before submitting a book. We highly recommend submitting this form on a computer rather than a mobile device.
Editorial Requirements (READ BEFORE SUBMISSION)
- Be priced at $4.99 or less on your PROMO DAY
- Be a minimum of 2,500 words (unless it's a children's book, graphic novel, or other visually-focused work)
- Books with FEWER than 15,000 words Require the following:
- At least three reviews on Amazon
- A 4.0 or higher average Amazon Rating
- Please Note: If your book has MORE than 15,000 words, there is NOT a minimum reviews or ratings requirement.
- Have a well-designed, attractive cover
- Be well written without significant spelling errors, grammatical problems, or structure issues
- Be properly formatted for promoted reading devices
- NOT be written to denigrate specific groups
- NOT be designed to promote hate or to further false narratives or debunked theories
- NOT be designed to encourage violence against individuals or specific groups of people
Not sure when you last promoted your book with Best Book Monkey? You can search for your book by CLICKING HERE (opens a new tab).
We reserve the right to reject any book. If you are unsure whether your book would be rejected, please CONTACT US, and we will review your book.
Please ensure that your book’s promotional price is live by 5:00 AM Pacific Time on the day of your promotion with Best Book Money. If your book’s promotional price is not in place by 5:00 AM Pacific Time, we reserve the right to update your promotional pricing with Best Book Monkey or CANCEL your promotion.
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Book Promotion Submission Form
Let's Start The Process
If this is the first time you’ve promoted your book with Best Book Monkey, begin the promotion order process by choosing the day that you want to promote your book and the genre of your book.
If you’ve previously promoted your book with Best Book Monkey, please see THESE INSTRUCTIONS for a quick and easy method of re-promoting your book.
About Your PROMO DAY
This is the date that Best Book Monkey will promote your book.
About Your Book Genre
Please select the genre that most closely matches your book. This is the genre in which Best Book Monkey will promote your book.
Tell Us About You
Tell us about the person who is submitting this book promotion order.
Tell Us About the Book
Please be sure to check your input. The details you submit here will be displayed on our website.
Check your spelling, grammar, and capitalizations.
If you’d like to note that the book is part a of series, please be sure to include the series name and number in parentheses, e.g. The Betrayal of Ka (The Transprophetics – Book 1)
This is the name that is listed as the author of the book. We’ll use the same name on our website, email newsletter, and social media.
Book Description*
This is all about the book. You can copy your description from Amazon or create a new one.
Please be sure to check your spelling, grammar, spacing, and capitalizations.
180-Character Book Teaser*
THIS IS NOT YOUR BOOK DESCRIPTION. This is a 180-CHARACTER pitch for your book.
- Encourage readers to snag a copy of your book by writing a short, catchy teaser that grabs readers’ attention and entices them to want to read your book.
- We use this pitch on social media, on the book cards on our website, and in the email newsletter.
- Please do NOT use carriage returns (hitting the Return or Enter key). You may use multiple sentences, but please do not add paragraph breaks.
⬆︎ Proofread your 180-Character Book Teaser again ⬆︎
This is the most common place for us to find spelling and grammatical errors.
- Go to the book’s KINDLE page (NOT the paperback or hardback or Audiobook)
- Scroll down to the “Product Details” section and copy the ASIN.
- An ASIN looks something like: B015D3W2YK (Of course, your ASIN will be different letters and numbers)
- Paste it into this form field
Additional eBook Links
We can include links to your book at other bookstores if your promotion pricing is the same on ALL sites. Please do NOT use link shorteners or universal book links. We need the direct link to your eBook.
Be Sure To Use Your eBook Link — NOT your paperback, hardcover, or profile
🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Kobo. This is a Kobo search page. 🛑
🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Smashwords. This is your profile page. 🛑
🛑 Please include the link to your book’s page on Goodreads. This is your profile page. 🛑
- Go to the video page on YouTube
- Click on the “Share” button below the video
- Click the “Copy” button in the popup
- Paste it into this form field
About Your Book Promotion
A few items to remember:
- Your book must be priced at $4.99 or less on your Best Book Monkey PROMOTION DATE
- Your PROMO DAY PRICE must be in place by 5:00 AM Pacific Time
- We do not require Kindle Free Book Promotions or Kindle Countdown Deals, but we do recommend it
- If you are running a Kindle Free Book Promotion or Kindle Countdown Deal, you must select a PROMOTION DATE at least one day before the end of your Kindle promotion. For example, if you are running a Kindle Countdown Deal from June 3 to June 6, you may select June 3, June 4, or June 5 as your PROMOTION DATE.
Complete the following statement
KDP Select
This is the program from Amazon that enables your book to be included in KindleUnlimited. A book in KDP Select is eligible for Kindle Free Book Promotions and Kindle Countdown Deals.
Perma-Free
Your book is “permanently free” on Amazon. To be Perma-Free you have dealt with Amazon’s customer service to set your book’s price to $0.00
We love promoting FREE books, but please note that if you are promoting your book as FREE, you must be running a Kindle Free Book Promotion. A book enrolled in KDP Select does not automatically count as a FREE book.
If your book is NOT priced at FREE on your Promo Day, your book will not be included in our reader newsletter.
Regular Kindle eBook Digital Price
This is the book’s normal Amazon.com Kindle price. If your eBook Price is greater than $9.99, please input $0.01 and note the greater price in the Questions or Comments field at the bottom of this form.
Regular Kindle Price for Perma-Free Books
This is the Digital List Price as shown on Amazon.
PROMO DAY PRICE
Your PROMO DAY PRICE must be $4.99 or less.
Please note that your PROMO DAY PRICE must be in place by 5:00 am Pacific Time on your selected PROMO DATE.
Please note that your Promotion End Date must be at least one day after your PROMO DAY.
In other words, please do not schedule your promotion for the same day that your discount pricing ends.
Social Media Details & Author Links
On your promotion date, we will share your book on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram. We will tag you on Instagram if you include your Instagram Username below.
🛑 Please input your Username.
Do NOT include the @
- Go to instagram.com and log into your account
- Click on the Profile picture in the upper right corner, and select “Profile” from the dropdown.
- Your username is in two places:
- in the URL after instagram.com/
- at the top of the page, below the navigation
- Copy your username
- Paste it into the field to the left
If the URL of your Instagram profile is https://instagram.com/sheaoliver then copy and paste sheaoliver
Add Some Descriptive Hashtags
You may add up to seven hashtags for your book to help social media users find it.
Any more than seven will be deleted.
Hashtag Tips and Rules PLEASE READ
- Hashtags can be genre-focused such as #scifinovel #thriller #WesternRomance
- Hashtags can also be topically focused, such as #dystopianbook #psychological #weird
- Hashtags can also be generally focused, such as #amreading #bookpromo #freebook
- Hashtags do NOT have spaces within the tag
- Hashtags are only letters and numbers
- Please add one space in between hashtags
- Please include the # sign with your hashtags
- Improperly formatted hashtags will be deleted
Social Media Profile Links
You may include up to three additional social media links on your book page on BestBookMonkey.com.
Your Instagram will be included automatically.
Please include the full URL to your profile.
We support the following social media platforms. Other URLs will be deleted.
| Social Platforms We Support | Example Full URL |
| Facebook Page, Group, or Profile | https://www.facebook.com/shea.oliver.author |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheaoliver/ | |
| https://www.pinterest.com/bestbookmonkey/ | |
| https://www.reddit.com/user/ColoradoShea | |
| TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@shearoliver |
| https://twitter.com/sheaoliver | |
| Tumbler | https://www.tumblr.com/blog/bestbookmonkey |
| YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@shea.oliver.author |
Additional Author Links
Submit Your Book Promotion
You’ve made it to the final step! We’re looking forward to seeing your book promotion order.
Questions or Comments
If you have any questions or comments about your book promotion order, please add them here.
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