Readers Wanted: Receive a Free Copy of The Source of The Wind!
A call to anyone who wants to read a free copy of my debut novel, in exchange for an honest review.
Hey everyone!
So, I’m at the stage where I’m really gearing up for the launch and trying to pave the runway in front of me.
For a book to do well on its publication date, it needs to prove that people are purchasing it. That, in turn, helps the algorithms take note that the book is interesting for people, and then want to suggest it to others.
A book needs to be purchased by customers, to prove to the algorithms that it’s a product worth showcasing to more customers. But… customers purchase a product, when they see it has good reviews.
For a new book, fresh out of the publication gate, that has no customers and no reviews, it can be a bit of a Catch 22. I need readers to buy the book and leave reviews. But I also need reviews to attract readers to buy the book.
However, there is a solution to this predicament. The solution is called: ARC readers.
What is an ARC?
Short for Advanced Reader Copy, ARCs are copies of the book that are given to a team of readers for free, in exchange for an honest review. Anyone can become an ARC reader, as long as they’re interested in reading and reviewing the book.
These copies are given prior to the book launch and a review is left on Amazon, Goodreads and/or other sites, right as the book is launched.
With the reviews from ARC readers, potential customers can see the book and trust it's worth it to buy a copy.
So, this newsletter is me humbly asking my little community on Substack…
Who wants to read my novel ‘The Source of The Wind’ FOR FREE, in exchange for an honest review?
The Story:
Raphi Cohen is a twenty-four year old preschool teacher, who just got broken up with for the fourth time by the same girl. It’s a torturous loop she’s stuck in. But that’s what love is, right?
When Raphi's best friend Jeremiah forces her into therapy for her relationship woes, she finally finds the courage to follow her gut, leave London and end her relationship for good. But it's when Raphi discovers a disturbing truth about one of her students, that she's got no choice but to confront her own traumatic childhood.
What Raphi doesn't know, as she embarks on a journey to help her student and herself, is that there’s always help available. There are always sources of support, who will provide her with what she needs. Including those that are more, let’s say, magical.
An uplifting and heartwarming novel about one young woman’s journey to learn how to transmute her pain into her greatest gift.
Perfect For Lovers Of… :
👩🏼☀️ Uplifting women’s fiction that gives you the warm fuzzies.
✨📚 Spiritual stories that reveal the mind-blowing magic behind grounded reality.
🧠🧘♀️ Emotionally intelligent explorations of mental health issues.
👥💗 The found family trope - friends are the family we choose.
🌈👭 An array of diverse and lively characters.
💪🏻🗣️ Coming of age stories - when an insecure, but passionate introvert finds their voice.
What You’ll Get:
A free eBook copy of The Source of The Wind. You don't need a Kindle to read, but you definitely can use your Kindle, if you want.
You will choose whether to receive the book as an ePub or PDF file.
What You’ll Do:
Sign up to be an ARC reader.
Read “The Source of the Wind” for free.
Leave an honest review.
Get notified to copy that review to Amazon (and other sites), once the novel is live :)
Would you like to become one of my ARC readers? :)
If the answer is yes, I invite you to click the “Yes, please! :)” button to sign up!
If you know of someone who would love to read this novel for free and leave a review, please share with them this post, by clicking the share button below! I can’t tell you how much I would appreciate it!
Feel free to ask me any questions you may have! And once again… thank you, so very much. It means so much to me, that you're even reading these words and are perhaps already following or subscribed to this newsletter.
Speak soon,
Love, Ella x
So proud of you! Yesss!