{"id":7516,"date":"2012-04-03T17:49:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T12:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/?p=7516"},"modified":"2014-12-23T18:35:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T13:05:03","slug":"how-to-market-your-book-during-the-hunger-games-festival-on-freado-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/how-to-market-your-book-during-the-hunger-games-festival-on-freado-com\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Market Your Book During the Hunger Games Festival on Freado.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height: 200px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hungergames\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7468\" title=\"hungergamesfest\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/hungergamesfest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Hunger Games Festival on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freado.com<\/a> is an online book festival for fans of the Hunger Games trilogy with over 30 prizes to be won in 21 days. The festival is being conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbuzzr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr<\/a> to draw the attention of fans of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins\/dp\/0439023483?tag=freado0c-20\" target=\"_blank\">Hunger Games<\/a> universe and showcase the books of our participating authors in a fun environment. If you are targeting the Young Adult, Mysteries and Thrillers, General Fiction and Romance markets this is an excellent book marketing opportunity for you.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbuzzr.com\/plans.php\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr subscriber<\/a>, you can market your book during this festival in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Create QuickQuizzes About the Hunger Games<\/strong>\n<div style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/users\/quiz-create.php\" target=\"_blank\">Create a QuickQuiz<\/a> about the Hunger Games. Your message (ex: \u201cIf you liked the Hunger Games, you will enjoy reading my book.\u201d) will appear at strategic points in the game. Readers will also be creating Hunger Games QuickQuizzes. Your book details will also appear automatically in these games but you will get a higher number of impressions when you create your own games.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"frmNanoq\" style=\"border: 0px solid; margin-top: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/QuickQuiz\/game\/308\/hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins\" name=\"frmNanoq\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\">Sorry, your browser does not support iframes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/QuickQuiz\/308\/hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to continue.<\/a><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Create Hangman Games About the Hunger Games<\/strong>\n<div style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/users\/hangmanCreate.php\" target=\"_blank\">Create Hangman Games<\/a> about the series. Ask readers to guess names, places and words from the books. When they play these games, your book details appear alongside the questions.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"frmHangman\" style=\"border: 3px solid #FD9500; background-color: #f9f8f0; margin-top: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hangman\/game\/1115\/hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins-questions-and-answers\" name=\"frmHangman\" width=\"490\" height=\"530\" scrolling=\"auto\">This message is displayed if your browser does not support iframes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hangman\/1115\/hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins-questions-and-answers\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to continue.<\/a><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Setup a Book Giveaway During the Festival<\/strong>\n<div style=\"font-weight: normal;\">You can also setup your book as a prize during the festival. The festival participants play games, earn points and use those points to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/prizes.php\" target=\"_blank\">bid for prizes<\/a>. If your book shows up as a prize, during this period, they may participate in an auction for your book. And this may translate into book reviews and buzz for your book.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><strong>Advertise Your Book During the Hunger Games Festival (and Beyond)<\/strong>\n<div style=\"font-weight: normal;\">We\u2019ve also brought back the BookBuzzr Author Pro Plus subscriptions which show your book in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/covermatcher.php\" target=\"_blank\">CoverMatcher game<\/a>, on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/users\/31703\/maria-e-monteiro\" target=\"_blank\">Freado.com <\/a>and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr blog<\/a> (see the right column.) This is a slightly higher priced option ($20 per month) but completely worth it in terms of the additional exposure that your book receives.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blogImage1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7594\" title=\"blogImage\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blogImage1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you are a BookBuzzr subscriber, please get started right away. There is no additional charge for you to participate in the festival. If you have not yet subscribed to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbuzzr.com\/plans.php\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr DIY Pro subscription<\/a>, please try it now. It costs $5 per month and offers a broad range of additional benefits (including a Facebook Fan page widget, landing page widgets and much, much more.) If you are looking for option 4 above (additional advertising for your book in the CoverMatcher game, on Freado.com and on the BookBuzzr blog) we recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbuzzr.com\/plans.php\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr Author Pro Plus<\/a> plan which costs $19.99 per month. You can cancel your plans at any time.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Bonus for Authors \u2013 Tweet About the Contest and Win a Prize!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px; border: 3px solid grey; background-color: #f1f1f1; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px;\">RT 4 chance to win #HungerGames Collectors Edition. #HungerGamesFestival on www.Freado.com \u2013 10th to 30th Apr.<\/div>\n<p>Win the first \u201cpre-festival\u201d prize given away via lucky draw on April 10th by simply tweeting the line above. You can tweet as many times as you like. Each tweet gives you one entry. The prize package is:<br \/>\n1. A 12 month subscription to <a href=\"http:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/plans.php\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr DIY Pro<\/a> for one book (Approximate Retail Value &#8211; $60)<br \/>\n2. A copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Hunger-Games-Collectors-Edition\/dp\/0545405777\/?tag=freado0c-20\" target=\"_blank\">The Hunger Games Collectors Edition<\/a> (Approximate Retail Value &#8211; $15)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/The-Hunger-Games-Collectors-Edition.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7475\" title=\"The Hunger Games - Collector's Edition\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/The-Hunger-Games-Collectors-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hunger Games Festival on Freado.com is an online book festival for fans of the Hunger Games trilogy with over 30 prizes to be won in 21 days. 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