Happy New Year, Bounty Hunters! As we begin 2026, we want to first thank all our Book Bounty members for the incredible support and community spirit you shared throughout 2025. We are heading into 2026 hitting the ground running. We are excited about the features and innovations we have planned for the year ahead. First, we are in the final stages of launching our new and improved safety, security, and advanced bad actor protections that began rolling out last month.

As always, our first priority is you. Which is why we consistently watch Amazon guidelines and adapt to them as needed to get the genuine reviews you want. We would like to remind everyone Book Bounty is NOT a review farm or made for speed. The goal is to help generate genuine reviews. Publishing is not a race, it's a journey. Book Bounty was created because we have a passion for publishing. Book Bounty is a Book Club created for aspiring authors and publishers to have a fun place where we can share our work to each other, support each other and if you wish, post a review for the books you choose to read.

We are excited about how the new analyzer features we launched last month has been performing. Our new review analyzer and bad actor algorithms track and block bad actors even faster than before, and we are not done yet. We are weeks away from launching even more superior algorithms to what we've already launched.

You will notice some changes in the process when you submit your bounties. You will now follow a step-by-step workflow that includes a draft check using our enhanced analyzer, which will provide even better feedback before submission.

We are excited to be launching a new confirmation tool that you can add to your browser. When we had to change our confirmation process due to Amazon updates a few months ago, forwarding the Amazon confirmation email was a quick solution. Since then, we have been hard at work building an even better, more streamlined experience that will also allow us to roll out even cooler features in the future.

In the next few weeks, you will be able to install our confirmation tool as a browser extension. The process will be simple, all you will need to do is visit your review page and click a button to confirm that your review is live on Amazon. There will be no need to forward emails or copy and paste URLs back into your bounty. The confirmation tool will take care of everything for you.

Even with everything already rolling out, we are just getting started. Our team is excited and fully focused on making Book Bounty even more powerful. Here are some things that are coming very soon.

Last month, we sent out reminders about responsible reviewing, and we feel it is important to continue staying vigilant on this topic. If you missed it, or would like to review it again, here is a quick link to last month’s newsletter, which covers many helpful tips and suggestions.
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We understand that everyone wants to move quickly and collect reviews as fast as possible, but how Amazon has changed you want to do this the right way. Remember, publishing is not a sprint, it is a marathon. Getting consistent engagement over time is far more powerful approach. You want to build a strong foundation of reviews and engagement for your books, and that takes time.

With Amazon’s recent changes, we have been closely analyzing the data and have seen that Amazon is becoming more critical of Free Promotion days. Because of this, we'll be adding new alerts and guardrails for Free Promotion bounties. These bounties tend to move faster than other bounty types. A controlled pace helps build a healthier, more sustainable review foundation. This is why we have controls in place and are continually evaluating and adjusting them to achieve the best results possible. Remember, you can also control how many reviews you receive at a time by pacing how many bounties you create. Sometimes bounties can take a little longer to be picked up, and that is not a bad thing.

We are also increasing bounty turn-in times. We understand that some books can be read more quickly than others, but we do not want anyone to feel rushed. We encourage everyone to take the time to read the book you choose and avoid submitting reviews immediately after adding the ebook to your library. Amazon’s systems monitors and tracks your activity closely, and submitting reviews too quickly or without proper reading can put your reviewing privileges at risk. We want to ensure everyone stays safe and compliant by following best practices.

We would like to share a few additional strategies that can be helpful when launching your book or reigniting interest in an existing title.

Remember, Amazon favors traffic that comes from outside sources, such as social media, newsletters, and even your own books.

Social Media:

Facebook groups are a great way to generate social media traffic. Search for groups that align with your book’s niche. You can reach out to group admins and ask if they would allow you to share your book with their community. Becoming an active member and engaging with the group can help you build relationships, so when you launch your book, you will have a supportive network you can ask to help spread the word and, if they choose, leave an honest review.

Pro Tip: If you are in the launch phase, you can offer your book as a free Advance Reader Copy (ARC). When your book officially launches, you can politely ask if they would be willing to support you by leaving an honest review.

If you have an ebook and are running Free Promotion days, you can also let them know that your book is available for free on Amazon and invite them to download it. If they enjoy it, you can ask if they would consider leaving an honest review to get another verified purchase review. Just be sure that leaving a review is never a requirement for receiving a free copy of your book.

TikTok:

We have heard and seen that TikTok is a fantastic platform for promoting your book and generating additional sales. You do not always need to send TikTok traffic directly to Amazon. You can also sell directly through TikTok by working with influencers to promote your books.

Whether readers purchase through the TikTok Shop or discover your book on TikTok and later buy it on Amazon, the marketing potential is tremendous. Sean Dollwet and Emeka Ossai have some great videos that explain these strategies in more detail.

(Go To Emeka's Video)
(Go To Sean Dollwet's Video)

Your Book's Front Matter... matters

Do not underestimate the power of your own book to generate reviews and customer leads. You can add a page in your front matter, back matter, or even within the body of your book, inviting readers who enjoyed it to help support you by leaving a review on Amazon. Including a short message, direct URL, and QR code that links straight to your book’s review page can make it easy and convenient for readers to leave feedback. Even if your books is already published you can add these pages to your book and update your book file on Amazon.

Pro Tip: Creating a lead magnet offering a free download of some sort that your customers can get is a great way to build a mailing list. You can create a simple webpage so that when your customer enters their email, it sends them a PDF for digital download you provide as a value add to your product. There are a lot of webpage creators and email systems out there, I like using mailerlite.com because it's simple, inexpensive, and easy to use. I can do it all, build a webpage, collect emails and send out emails all within the platform. But, you can find what systems work best for you.

Pro Tip: You can use a service like bitly.com or Canva to create short URLs for your books or lead magnets. This also gives you tracking capabilities, allowing you to see how often your QR codes or links are being used.

Mailing lists:

Don't forget when growing your customer network through social media, lead magnets in your books, and the advanced copies you give out, to collect emails so each time you launch your book or run promotions for your books you can use your contact list to reach out to many people with one email blast.

Amazon Ads

As a publisher, I never loved spending money on ads, but for a product to get noticed, some advertising and marketing efforts are necessary. Amazon Ads are a great way to work with a smaller budget. Since Amazon already has millions of customers actively searching for products, leveraging Amazon’s own advertising system can help your book get in front of potential buyers who are already interested in your book’s category. It is a smart way to let Amazon handle much of the marketing and selling work for you.

A lot of members have been asking about ways to supercharge their publishing. Here are some Tools and Resources that you might find useful.

Royalty Hero is a complete Amazon KDP program that's been producing tons of success stories. I highly recommend Royalty Hero with Sean Dollwet it’s packed with everything you need to grow your publishing business.

Maybe you've been publishing for a while, maybe you're looking for some new tips and strategies or maybe you're just wanting some advance personal training. Royalty Hero can really be a great resource for you.

Another option you might like to look into is The Profit Formula.

If you’ve seen Emeka on YouTube, you already know he doesn’t hold back when it comes to real, honest publishing advice. Now he’s taken it even further with The Profit Formula, a complete system for building a 6-figure publishing business.

You’ll learn how to find high-profit book topics, use AI tools to speed up your workflow, and scale with proven systems that are getting real results, even for people who’ve never published before. If you’re ready to publish like it’s 2025 (not 2015), this is the program to check out.
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Thank you for being part of the Book Bounty family. Your trust, integrity, and passion for publishing are what make this community special. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to continuing this journey together.

Quote of the day:
​​“Publishing is not a race. It’s a journey worth enjoying.” 🌍✨💛✍️

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Best Wishes,
Kevin & The Book Bounty Team