In this issue: BookExpo / Spring Webinar Tech Series / KEP /Library Promotions / Kobo Promotions / Google Summer Sale
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Team INscribe


Limited Support During BookExpo / bookcon

It's that time of year again! The annual BookExpo is fast approaching and we're getting ready to learn from the best in the publishing industry.

The BookExpo will take place May 30th - June 1st. Please note, support will be limited during this time. We will be giving priority to urgent tickets, so you may experience longer resolution times for lower priority tickets.

If you do have an urgent issue during this time, please email help@inscribedigital.com or place a ticket at help.inscribedigital.com. We appreciate your patience! 

Spring Webinar Tech Series


Our next webinar will be TOMORROW, Friday May 18th, at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 pm EST:

Print: Basics of INdemand 
hosted by Alli Davis
 
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/5593629078
Or Telephone:    Dial: +1 (773) 231 9226  
Meeting ID: 559 362 9078    
International numbers available: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/teleconference   

Check out our Spring Webinar Calendar in our Help Desk Knowledge Base. We'll also send weekly reminders for you to register for the series. If you'd like to be added to our calendar for any webinar, please let us know by email help@inscribedigital.com or placing a ticket at help.inscribedigital.com.

KEP and New Metadata Sheet


Kindle Enterprise Publishing (KEP), Amazon's platform designed for larger independent publishers, is now live in Athena. Please download the new Bulk Metadata sheet which includes KEP from our resources page here

If you are planning to send your content to KEP, you must opt out of P2K (AMZ) and vice versa. KEP is an all-in opportunity, meaning you won't be able to split your catalog between P2K and KEP, as we've done in the past. This is a new requirement from Amazon. Publishers can choose to be entirely in KEP or P2K, no exceptions.

We will be posting another update next week with more information on the program. 


Library Promotions


INscribe will be sending the following themes to our library retailers for the full month of June. Please submit any titles relevant to these themes with the form below no later than Monday, May 21st.

You may choose to submit individual titles or your full catalog, where relevant. If you are submitting your full catalog, or more than 10 titles, please email help@inscribedigital.com with the list of titles, the appropriate theme, and discount in a Price Campaign sheet.

Discount: 20-50% off

Themes:
Read Trip Across America 

  • Local books, National Parks, etc.
Fathers Day
  • Sports, history, mystery/thriller
LGBT Pride Month
  • Adult fiction & nonfiction, children's/YA fiction & nonfiction
Beach Reads
  • hot romance, fiction & literature, mystery/thriller, etc.
Kids Summer Reading
  • children's fiction & nonfiction
Library Promotions

Kobo ANZ: Mother's Day

Just in case you haven’t got your fill of royals yet, it’s time to select terrific titles for the Queen’s Birthday sale! Please see below for further details on Kobo's upcoming Queen’s birthday price promotion, occurring in both Australia and New Zealand from May 10-17 (inclusive).

Dates: June 8 – June 11 (Inclusive)
Price Point: $4.99 & under (excluding free)
Genre: All genres
Due: Wednesday May 30th

If you plan to submit more than 10 titles, please include your submissions on the price campaign sheet, so long as you note which promotions and categories you're submitting for. You can email your Price Campaign / Submissions to help@inscribedigital.com.

Kobo ANZ: Mother's Day

Kobo CA & US: Father's Day Sale

With Mother’s Day behind us, it’s now time to turn our attention to our favorite fathers. From June 14 – 18th (inclusive), Kobo CA and US will be running their Father’s Day sale. All titles must be promotionally priced at $4.99 & under (excluding free) for the duration of the sale.

Dates: June 14th - 18th
Price Point: $4.99 & under (excluding free)
Genre: All genres, with a focus on “books for dad”
Due: Wednesday May 23rd

If you plan to submit more than 10 titles, please include your submissions on the price campaign sheet, so long as you note which promotions and categories you're submitting for. You can email your Price Campaign / Submissions to help@inscribedigital.com.

Kobo CA & US: Father's Day

Kobo CA & US: First in Series Sale

To help their customers kick off the summer months, Kobo CA + US will be running the First in Series Sale, from June 6 - June 13 (inclusive). This sale will exclusively feature first-in-series titles, promotionally priced at $3.99 & under (excluding free).

Dates: June 6 - June 13
Price Point: $3.99 & under (excluding free)
Genre: Titles from all genres
Due: Friday May 25th

If you plan to submit more than 10 titles, please include your submissions on the price campaign sheet, so long as you note which promotions and categories you're submitting for. You can email your Price Campaign / Submissions to help@inscribedigital.com.

Kobo CA & US: First in Series

Google Play Summer Sale

Google Play will be running a Summer Sale collection featuring top-selling new releases and great backlist titles on sale. Please submit your best-discounted titles for this promotion.

Dates: June 28 - July 12
Price Point: $5 and under
Genre: Adult, YA and Children's titles across all genres
Due: Friday, June 15th

Please use Google's direct form to nominate titles for consideration. They are only accepting a maximum of five submissions per publisher, so please be sure to nominate your most relevant titles.

You will receive confirmation from INscribe if your title is chosen for this promotion.

Google Summer Sale
Submit titles for ongoing marketing opportunities below!

Look at the Marketing Calendar for upcoming due dates.
Marketing Calendar
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Kelly Peterson
Director, Client Services

kelly@inscribedigital.com
415.489.1468
For any escalated question/issues, and retailer management/marketing concerns.     

Alli Davis
Client Services Representative, International & Academic

adavis@inscribedigital.com
415.489.2690
Alli is your client representative. Please contact her for your client questions and needs.

Ana Szaky
Client Services Representative, Children's

aszaky@inscribedigital.com
415.489.7512
Ana is your client representative. Please contact her for your client questions and needs.

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