Question 1

How pre-selling works

Author Freely's pre-sales project allows the author to gather more book sales before they send it to print, generating funds for an initial print run while taking advantage of exclusive discounts and earnings.

How it works:

Every author can put their book on pre-sale only 3 times.
The pre-sale will last 30 days; All impressions will begin as soon as the 30 days are over.
During the pre-sale phase, the book cannot be altered or removed from the platform.
During the pre-sale phase, the book will be discounted up to approx. 10% (this may vary depending on the book); the specified royalty amount will not be impacted by any discount and will be paid in full.
In addition to the royalty per sale, the author will receive the following bonuses per amount of books sold via Author Freely's website. Important: the bonuses refer only to sales that occurred on Author Freely's website, and are not applied to sales on alternate channels.

The bonuses for sales are:

Between 100 – 199 copies: bonus of AU$ 0.30 per copy sold
Between 200 – 299 copies: bonus of AU$ 0.60 per copy sold
Between 300 – 399 copies: bonus of AU$ 0.90 per copy sold
Between 400 – 499 copies: bonus of AU$ 1.25 per copy sold
Over 500 copies: bonus of AU$ 1.50 per copy sold

For example: if the book sells 300 copies, the author will receive $ 900.00 in addition to royalties.

In other words: during the pre-sale, your book will be cheaper for readers yet you will earn more for each sale.

Question 2

Benefits of pre-selling with Author Freely

Your reader will get an exclusive discount during the pre-sale, enticing them to make the purchase then and there. The pre-sale doesn't just benefit the customer, though. You as the author will get bonuses per book from the 10th book sold and can more than double your earnings from sales!
Unlike a pre-sale organised by yourself, Author Freely will handle the delivery of your books for you. You won't have to worry about anything!
Once your pre-sale has come to a close, the discount will be automatically removed from your book and your page will be turned into a conventional sales page. We will continue to sell your book and you will continue to receive your royalties as sales occur.

Question 3

How to run an efficient pre-sale

Promote your sale! If you do not do marketing to promote your pre-sale, you will hardly achieve good results.
Use your social networks. Host lives, make reels, and post on all of your networks.
Use the countdown timer on your book's pre-order page to your advantage and promote the deadline.

Question 4

How to put your book up on pre-sale?

If you're in the process of publishing, simply select the "Pre-order" option at the end of the process
If your book is already published, log in to your account and go to Your Publications > Published Books, click the actions and select the option "Publish to pre-order"