Welcome to Booksie Premium!
Hi, welcome to Booksie Premium. This guide will provide you with information on how to take advantage of the various features that come with your Premium account. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
Features:
Premium Boost Spot
What it does:
The Premium Boost spot is designed to showcase the
work of Premium members across the site. There are sections
on the public homepage, the logged in homepage, at the bottom
of posted content, and at the top of the Read pages. In
addition, boosted work is cycled through and shown on
several special pages that have been created and promoted
across sites like Facebook and Instagram.
How to Select work for the Premium Boost:
The very first work featured in your Portfolio what will
be chosen to be boosted. You can change the order by dragging
and dropping the items in your portfolio (this can only be
done via a desktop or laptop computer). You can also read
more information about generic Boosts are well as Premium
Boosts.
More information on Boosts.
BOB AI Reviewer
What it does:
BOB (Booksie Online Bot) is an AI-powered review of any piece of content you
wish to have feedback on. The AI has been optimized for creative writing and
can provide you with an idea of how compelling your books, short stories, poems,
articles and more are as well as providing concrete steps you can take to make it
better. Premium members receive five AI reviews per month.
How to do a BOB AI Review:
In your portfolio,
click the AI Review button
that corresponds to the content you want
reviewed. In seconds, BOB will get to work
reading
and providing feedback on your content.
Discounts on Contest Entries, Pro Reviews and More
What it does:
Premium Membership provides 15% discounts on all contest entry
fees and 20% discount on Pro Reviewer services.
How to get discounts:
Once you become a Premium Member, the discount will automatically
be included whenever you enter a contest on Booksie or
purchase a Pro Review.
Display your books in the Booksie Bookstore.
Promote Your Published Books Using Booksie Preview
What it does:
You published a book using Amazon or some other
publishing service and now want to promote it on
your Booksie pages. BooksieLink allows you to place
ads for your book(s) on your content page, in the
Booksie bookstore, and on your profile.
Read more
information about the program.
How add a book:
To add your published book to your pages across Booksie
and the bookstore,
please follow these directions.
Note that although we use Amazon as an example, you
can promote books that can be purchased anywhere,
including B&N, Smashwords, or your own website.
Detailed Reader Stats
What it does:
Provides information on your visitors including
read and reader trends, information on where your
visitors come from, and data on what they have read.
There are also stats on how many people have visited
your profile page.
How to access Booksie Premium Stats:
There are several ways to access stats. On your logged
in homepage, you can click the See more stats link
under your reads counter. Or, you can click the blue
Stats option from the blue menu bar on your homepage.
Or, you can simply click this link.
BoB - Booksie Bot Online Writing and Publishing Coach
What it does:
An AI powered Bot that provides you with advice
on writing, publishing, and using Booksie.
You can ask it an unlimited number of questions.
How to access Booksie Bot:
On your personal, logged-in homepage, you’ll see
BoB in the bottom, right-hand corner. Just click
on BoB’s avatar to start a conversation.
Ask BoB anything you want but realize it is designed
to answer your writing and publishing questions.
Booksie Donate - Receive Donations via PayPal
What it does:
Booksie Donate allows you to receive donations via PayPal
from your readers and fans. All payments go directly
into your PayPal account and you receive 100% of the
donated amount. Donate buttons are put on your content
as well as your profile.
Learn more about Booksie Donate.
How to install Booksie Donate:
To add Booksie Donate, go to your Profile, and scroll
down to the Donation Center. Once there, follow these
instructions to connect your PayPal account. Don’t have
a PayPal account? They are free to set up.
Data on how many people visited your profile
Insight into Who Shelved Your Content
What it does:
You can see who has Shelved your content.
How to see:
On your homepage, click the Shelves link
found in the Notifications bar. It will light
up and indicate when one of your pieces of content
has been Shelved.
Generate Different Formats of your Content
What it does:
As a Premium member, you can convert the content you’ve
uploaded to Booksie into several different formats
to download - .html, .pdf, .ebook. These different
formats can be used to print your book, upload it
to Amazon or a different site, or send it to a
friend or store on your hard drive.
How to generate these formats:
Go to your Portfolio, click the More button, and
then choose the format you would like to generate
and download.
Generation of an .epub version of your book that can be loaded to Amazon or read on a mobile device
The ability to create a print-friendly format for
your book
Upload Audio Versions of Your Writing
What it does:
You can upload audio versions of your work to Booksie
either as standalone or as a complement to written
content. Some users have uploaded original songs.
Be creative and have fun with it. See what we’ve done!
How to upload audio:
For new writing:
1. Go to your Portfolio
2. Click the Add New Content button
3. Fill out the Basic Information and Cover sections
4. On the Content section, insert any written content you want to include and then scroll down until you see the green Add Audio File button. Click and then follow the steps to upload your audio file.
5. Click the Update Changes button at the bottom
For existing writing:
1. Go to your Portfolio
2. Click on the work you want to add audio to
3. Go to the Content section
4. On the Content section, scroll down until you see the green Add Audio File button. Click and then follow the steps to upload your audio file.
5. Click the Update Changes button at the bottom
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Choose which Reader Reviews to Feature
What it does:
This allows you to choose feature reviews given to you
by readers at the top of your content.
Read more about
Featured Reviews.
How to feature a review:
Read the article on Featured Reviews to learn more.
Assign a Beneficiary to Your Account
What it does:
Your writing is an asset that can be passed down from
generation to generation. Beneficiaries allow you to
specify who should have access to your writing and
content should something unfortunate happen to you.
The Beneficiary form facilitates this process.
How to designate a Beneficiary: Go to the Beneficiary page and fill in the form. As long as you are a Premium member, the data will be retained. Those interested in ensuring this information is passed along can sign up for the Booksie Legacy program.
Create Your Own Writing House
What it does:
Premium Members have the ability to create one House. A
House is a writing community which can be centered
around your book, an idea, a writing topic, or more.
View some of the Houses others have created. Once
your House reached 50 members and is active, you’ll
receive free Premium membership
How to create a House:
To create a House, go to
House page and click the Create House button.
A created House is a separate micro-site within Booksie and allows
users to post there and chat in a built-in forum. You will also
have moderator ability. You can also make a House private or
invite only. More information on creating a House.
Here are some tips for building your Booksie House.
Premium Membership is as low as $4/month.
