Readers
I didn’t sign up for sub-genre [x] but I got an email recommending a book in sub-genre [x], why?
Many books legitimately belong in all kinds of different categories. So, for example, while you may not have signed up for “rough sex” books, you may have signed up for “breeding” books. An author can only submit their book in one category, so they may have decided to put their rough sex + breeding story in the “breeding” category, which would mean it would get sent out to you. Authors are permitted to do this, so long as the breeding aspect of the story is real and it’s not just put in the breeding category because there was a space available. If you believe a book has been mis-categorized, then please use the contact page to let us know. I will warn and blacklist authors to make sure our service remains as high-quality as possible for you if I need to.
Also, Shameless Book Deals allows authors/publishers to advertise books priced as free or to request they be a “featured” deal, in either case the books are sent to all subscribers, but the spaces available for these books are limited.
How often do you send out newsletters?
Once a day. Occasionally a newsletter may be sent out regarding news about the website in addition to the daily deals.
Where do I download the free stories? What is the password? It’s not working aaaarrrrhghghgh!
When you first sign up with Shameless Book Deals, you are sent an email with a link to confirm your email address. When you click on that link, you are taken to a page where you will be thanked most profusely for subscribing and then sent an email with the password and link for the free story archive. The link and current password will also appear in every Shameless Book Deals newsletter from here on out, starting yesterday.
Authors/Publishers
My book is a trailblazer that spans lots of sub-genres, which one do I pick?
Whichever one you like, as long as your book truly does represent that sub-genre and you’re not just choosing it because it’s cheaper or there’s a space available. Miscategorising stories will make me very sad.
What is a featured listing?
If your book is selected for a featured listing, it will go at the top of the newsletter and it will also go out to all subscribers regardless of their sub-genre selections. Since there is only one of these per newsletter, the competition is heavy. Only the books that are presented to the highest possible standard will be selected for this feature, so keep that in mind when making the request. If you request the featured listing, but are only accepted for a regular listing, the invoice you paid will be refunded to you and a new invoice, if applicable, will be generated.
My book was scheduled to be promoted today but I don’t see it in the newsletter
The most common reason for this, assuming your book was accepted, is that you are not subscribed to the sub-genre your book was promoted in with the email address you are using to check the newsletter. There is a link at the bottom of each newsletter where you can click to manage your preferences and double-check this.
Dates on the calendar are completely blanked out, not showing any availability level
The most likely cause of this is that you are running into one of our ‘cool-down period’ policies where we don’t allow promotions on the same pen name within 7 days and on the same book within 30 days. So if the same pen name or same book is already scheduled within 7 days or 30 days before or after the date(s) you are looking at, they will be greyed out.
Is there a separate newsletter for authors/publishers?
There sure is! We usually send it out once a month with interesting stats from the previous month, erotica news and any author/publisher specific promotions we may have organised or been made aware of. You can sign up here