BookShout! by Rethink Books


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Social Reading Platform: A new way for readers to experience your books

Would you like to build a community of readers around your book or brand? Would you like to message them, let them sell books to one another, and allow them to virally share their excitement about your books? Now you can with Bookshout!

Bookshout! is an innovative social and group reading platform. It currently works on iPhones and iPads, and will soon be available for Android devices and web browsers. Upon signing up, users are connected with friends and encouraged to buy books together and create reading circles. Users can read books with their small group, friends from school, people from church, and even the author. They are also encouraged to share their thoughts and notes to sites like Facebook and Twitter to facilitate additional book sales.

Bookshout is more than just a creative sales outlet. It is a platform for you to build your voice, brand, and tribe.

Create a Following

As an author, you can CREATE A FOLLOWING around any and all books you write or read to communicate directly with your followers. It is easy for you to see who is reading your book, leaving notes, and having discussions. You also have the ability to invite other authors or influencers to join and add their commentary.

Build a Community

As an author, you can BUILD A COMMUNITY by creating a Bookshout! “reading circle.” A reading circle can be a small group, a ministry, a book club, a class or just about anything. It can be a virtual group or one with a physical location.

Create Buzz

Readers and authors can share their thoughts, likes, and recommendations to Facebook and Twitter. You can also use our innovative social tools to deploy other creative marketing and promotional efforts, including partnering with churches and ministries to read your book in small groups.

Interact With Your Readers

As an author, you can message and interact with readers inside your own books or other books you like. You can see what readers comment on and then engage them with our multi-colored highlight and note system. Most importantly, you can interact as little or as much as you like depending on the book and your time commitment.

Target Key Influencers

For the first time, you can review all the comments and highlights of your readers, especially those of key influencers. By engaging your biggest fans with additional thoughts and insights, you can encourage them to share with their friends and associated groups, ultimately increasing book sales.

Get Started

If you want to leverage the innovative Bookshout! platform to control your own future, we’ve made it as easy as possible. Here are 3 quick steps:

1. Email us at info@bookshout.com and let us know what books you’ve written and would like on the platform. We’ll set you up to make sure anyone who buys your book also has the opportunity to connect with you.

2. We’ll help you build reading circles to engage small groups, churches, ministries, and your fans. We’ll also give you a few quick tips to increase engagement on your books.

3. Encourage your friends through Facebook, Twitter, and email to read and engage with you on Bookshout! This is the fastest way to build your following.

That’s it! Look forward to seeing your book on the bestseller list soon!