FAQ for Authors and Publishers

There are many advantages to readers being able to choose the level of heat, violence, and other content. We’ve found that there are many great books offered . . .

Every time you submit a book for a promotion, we save it on the “My Books” tab in your account. That way, if you would like to submit the book in the future . . .

We will send your discounted, content-rated book deal to our subscribers on the first day of your promotion with us. Often readers will save . . .

Think of our content ratings like movie ratings. Generally, to compared to a movie rating, All Ages is equal to a G rating,  So if you have swearing or . . .

When you submit a book on Book Cave, you certify on your honor that you have submitted an accurate rating. That means if you are submitting as . . .

For our retailer promotions, adult, YA, and teen books, the story itself (not including front and back matter) should be at least 170 pages long. We prefer books that are . . .

We promote series, but not serials. The difference is that in a series there is some kind of satisfying closure in the novel, even though . . .

Star ratings definitely affect our decision about whether or not to feature your book. But you can change that. For instance, if you have low ratings that . . .

For our retailer promotions, we do not allow extra spacing between paragraphs. Our goal is reader satisfaction, and having a extra space between . . .

If your book is rejected for promotion on Book Cave, don’t give up. There are a lot of things you can do to help your book be accepted . . .

Here are some common submission problems for our retailer deals, including promotion frequency, price, length, and reviews.

We do not promote books until they are actually released and after they have some reviews. We wait to review and schedule new releases until after they are released.

Yes, we will consider all books in a series for our retailer deals. When we send them to our list . . .

If you are an author with several other highly rated books with a large number of reviews, we may consider your recently published title . . .

If your book has religious elements, please choose either the Religious and Inspirational or Christian Fiction when submitting . . .

Book Cave does not accept poetry for our retailer promotions. There are also more specific genres . . .

If your book is LGBT-themed, please choose the LGBT genre so you can reach the most readers who are looking for . . .

Absolutely. Our author pages went live in July 2017. You can now put in your books, bio, and status, plus receive . . .

Creating an Author Page is a straightforward process. The first step is to log into Book Cave, then select My Profiles from the Account menu . . .

A subscriber or reader magnet is where you choose an ebook or sample to give readers in exchange for them joining your newsletter . . .

To find your MailerLite API key, first login to MailerLite and go to Integrations on the account menu. Read on for more instructions.

To find your ConvertKit API key, first login to ConvertKit and go to Account Settings on the account menu. Read on for more instructions.