Overview:
Jellybooks offers readers the ability to sample 10% of an ebook and then forward the sample to her/his friends via email, Twitter, and other networking services. Registration is not required, but is encouraged through discounts to purchase ebooks at third-party retailers (including Amazon KDP Shop and Apple Tunes store). Membership is free. Jellybooks claims it won't allow onsite advertising.
Benefits to Registering (from Jellybooks' Help pages):
Jellybooks states it's only interested in publishing partners that list 50 or more titles (http://www.linkedin.com/company/jellybooks).
Check out Don Bodie's overview of both Jellybooks and Bilbary:
http://www.killerstartups.com/startup-spotlight/jellybooks-and-bilbary-startups-are-hot-off-the-press/
interesting. Had not heard of them yet! Off to check out the blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the summary was useful. It would be great if you're able to grow your base via Jellybooks. Let me know how it all plays out. Unfortunately, I haven't met the 50-books requirement in order to promote my titles on JB's site. I'm getting a "wait and see" from some publishers and authors. They want to see if Jellybooks can grow beyond the beta phase.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
LC