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Summary

The website content discusses an unconventional method for authors without significant website traffic to generate email subscribers by offering free books through platforms other than their own blog or website.

Abstract

The article titled "A Little Known Way To Generate Email Subscribers With Free Books" reveals a strategy for emerging authors to build their email lists without relying on their own blogs or technical infrastructure. It emphasizes the effectiveness of free books as a tool for attracting new subscribers and suggests that authors who are just starting out can leverage this method by outsourcing the distribution and collection process. The content directs readers to a more detailed article on the subject, which discusses how authors can use free content to build their mailing lists, a practice that is already popular in the blogger community for maintaining and expanding readership.

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  • The author posits that offering free books is a proven method for attracting new email subscribers.
  • There is an implied challenge for new authors with minimal website traffic to collect email subscribers effectively.
  • The article suggests that there are platforms or services available that can facilitate the distribution of free books and the collection of email subscribers for authors who lack their own blog or website.
  • The author, René Junge, is presented as an authority on the subject, being a published author contributing to the ILLUMINATION publication on Medium.

A Little Known Way To Generate Email Subscribers With Free Books

Free books have been proven to be a great way to attract new email subscribers. But how do readers get the books if we don’t have our own blog or other technical infrastructure?

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Most authors collect email subscribers through a form on their blog or website.

But what do authors who are just starting and have little traffic on their website do?

There is a relatively unknown way to outsource the collection of new subscribers. If you don’t have a website where you can offer your book for download, read my article Marketing for authors who are still in their infancy: Build your mailing list with free content, without having your own blog.

René Junge a published author writing on ILLUMINATION.

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