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How can an author put the book online when the publisher owns the rights?

You will only be putting up an extract of your book (for readers to sample), not the whole book. This will allow potential readers to discover and “taste” your book. You are in total control of the pages (and the number of pages) that you want displayed.
Of course, you can and should inform your publishers about this, just to keep them in the loop. As you know, extracts are a critical part of the book marketing effort and publishers are aware of this, and hence typically have no objections. Further, the easy sharing option in BookBuzzr allows you to promote … Continue Reading

Do the fReado Terms of Service require me to give away my copyright on the documents I upload to fReado?

No. Under U.S. law, every written work is covered by a copyright. You own the copyright to a work by creating the work or otherwise acquiring the copyright to the work from the creator of the work. When you sign up for a fReado account, you agree to adhere to the fReado Terms of Service. In order to upload a work onto fReado in compliance with the Terms of Service, you must either (i) own the copyright to the work you are uploading or (ii) have authority from the copyright owner to upload the work and grant a license to … Continue Reading

What format do you want excerpts for fReado?

The required format is PDF format.

I don’t have a PDF version of my book. What are my options?

No problem. You can go to a site such as Zamzar (www.zamzar.com) which supports free, online file conversion and convert from any format to PDF. Please note that Zamzar is not affiliated with fReado in any way. But we’ve used the service and it’s quite useful.

Are publishers using your service to promote their author’s books?

Yes. We’re making it easier for publishers to mass upload their books and author information with just a few clicks. We’ve got about 280 Publishers who have begun using fReado and BookBuzzr.

Why is fReado spelt with a small f?

We wanted to emphasize the “Read” element. Plus, it looks different.

How I can get the Widget onto my own website?

In order to put the widget on your website, please do the following.

1. Go to your book profile.
2. You can see the widget on the left side of the screen.
3. Click on “share” option in the widget.
4. You will get the embed code there.
5. Click on copy.
6. Paste the copied code in your website.

How to change login email for Freado?

Changing your email address is easy!

1. Go to www.freado.com or www.bookbuzzr.com
2. Click on Login
3. Login to the website, Your profile page will appear
4. Click on “Edit” link on the right hand side, “Edit Profile” page will appear
5. There you can change your Email Address.

Can you guarantee that if I supply DRM free, the books will not be able to be copied by others?

We cannot guarantee that it cannot be copied by others. A determined hacker can break most systems that are considered secure. Hence, we do not want to make any such express commitments.
However, please be advised that BookBuzzr streams images and does not store images on the accessing computer. This means that a reader CANNOT copy the pages easily.

I already have my book on Google Books. Isn’t this sufficient to market my book online?

Here are some reasons why Google Books alone is not sufficient to market your book and why BookBuzzr is an outstanding complement to Google Books.

  • The BookBuzzr book-widget flips the first six pages and provokes the curiosity of site visitors into sampling your book
  • You and fans of your book (possibly consultants providing SEO / Consulting services) can share your book on Linked-In (with just a few clicks by clicking on the Share button)
  • You can bundle important information about your book into the book widget (including links to your white papers and reports, links to any websites that you may

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