Improved
If a book hasn't been released yet, move it to the "Pending Publishing" tab automatically
Readers have been requesting this feature for a while, and we've finally implemented it! This should help readers manage their due books and not have to check back constantly to see if a book has been released.
Changes we've made for authors:
Changes we've made for authors:
- Added a "Print ASIN/ISBN" field.
- Added a warning when the review due date is before the release date. You can still select a date before the release date, but we'll let you know that readers might not be able to review on time.
Changes we've made for readers:
- If the book is due before the release date, it will move automatically to the "Pending Publishing" tab until release day.
- If there is a Print ASIN/ISBN provided by the author, the book will be moved back to the "Due" tab and we'll send readers to the print version of the book to review.
- After the release date, we'll send all readers to the eBook ASIN/ISBN only.
Improved
Ability to review both the ebook and audiobook versions of a book
Hey everyone!
After being quite heavily requested from both authors and readers, we have officially updated the site so that readers can claim both the ebook and audiobook versions of a book. It will only be possible to claim a specific version (ebook or audiobook) once. But this will give you the option to review both the ebook and audiobook versions!
Hope you like this change and let us know at [email protected] if you run into any issues.
After being quite heavily requested from both authors and readers, we have officially updated the site so that readers can claim both the ebook and audiobook versions of a book. It will only be possible to claim a specific version (ebook or audiobook) once. But this will give you the option to review both the ebook and audiobook versions!
Hope you like this change and let us know at [email protected] if you run into any issues.
Improved
July 27th update
Author Side
- Opened up the ability to create a review campaign for Top Reviewers only.
- Updated the layout of the Manage Team page.
- Fixed an issue with some readers still being able to claim books even when they had outstanding reviews for a team.
Reader Side
- Republished the Booksprout reviewer app.
- Opened up books in the "Exclusive" tab.
- Converted version 2 EPUBs to version 3 so that Send to Kindle is more consistent.
- Changed the way that Send to Kindle works. We're now sending our emails from your primary email address.
- Added the ability to use the Send to Kindle functionality for files up to 50MB large.
Improved
June 15th update
Author Side
- Fixed tax error when trying to upgrade in various locations.
- Fixed an issue with some elements duplicating during the creation process.
- Changed the layout of the billing tab when a payment has failed with the option to retry the payment.
Reader Side
- Lower the limit to 15 weekly claims for the Reviewer rank.
- Added an overdue day indicator to the "Due" tab.
- For endless review campaigns, display the same review date in the reader dashboard as well as the review copy page.
- Fixed an issue with re-applying to the Top Reviewer program.
General Update
- Added the ability to delete notifications.
Improved
June 2nd update
Author Side
- Fixed an issue that sometimes happened when clicking the "Request Support" button in messages.
- Fixed the count of the review reminder emails to better reflect which emails have been sent.
- If there is an error generating the preview, prevent it from loading endlessly and instead show an error message.
Reader Side
- Reduced weekly download limit to 20 for the Reviewer rank.
- Fixed an issue when trying to leave the review link for Audible.
- Fixed some due dates showing Dec. 31st, 1969.
- Fixed some review reminders sending 3 days early instead of 2.
- Updated the layout of the store boxes when leaving your review.
- Updated the process to follow a team when the user is not logged in.
- Updated the Amazon URL on a book page to send to the .com store instead of the .ca store.
General Update
- Added the ability to log in using secondary email addresses.
- Fixed email notifications for Booksprout messages.
Improved
Improved Feature - New Calendar
We have a great new improved feature to announce today! On top of being simpler to use, the new calendar also allows you to select a different end date and review date.
That means that you can decide:
That means that you can decide:
- When the book will stop being available on Booksprout.
- When the reviews are due.
Those dates are now going to be separate, giving you the ability to close your review campaign early while still giving time for your readers to leave their reviews.
If you run into any issues with the calendar, please send us an email at [email protected]. And if you have any questions about how the new calendar works, please let us know! 💚
Improved
May 23rd update
Author Side
- Changed how Reviewer Reminders are displayed in a Review Campaign dashboard.
- Fixed an error when trying to upgrade by clicking an upgrade button on review campaigns.
- Fixed an issue when trying to grant review exemptions.
Reader Side
- Fixed an issue with some books with 0 required/optional links not showing in the reader dashboard.
- Fixed the length and rating on book pages to display correctly.
Improved
May 5th update
Author Side
- Added more social options on pen names.
- Added an option to filter by pen name on the "Reviews" tab.
- Fixed issues when granting a review exemption.
- Fixed an issue with auto-rotating images.
- Removed the checkmark on books when there isn't a file uploaded.
Reader Side
- Changed the rank of "Valued Reviewer" to simply "Reviewer".
- Fixed a timezone issue on the "Due" tab.
