{"id":209069,"date":"2025-07-01T10:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=209069"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T20:53:10","slug":"the-2025-smashwords-summer-winter-sale-is-finally-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/the-2025-smashwords-summer-winter-sale-is-finally-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Smashwords Summer\/Winter Sale is finally here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Now <\/i>is the time to start telling your readers where to find your books in the\u00a0<b>Smashwords Summer\/Winter Sale<\/b>!<\/p>\n<h2>Here's What You Need to Know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The sale runs from\u00a0<b>July 1\u00a0to July 31.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The shareable link<\/b> to the Smashwords Summer\/Winter Sale carousels:<br \/><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/shelves\/promos\">https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/shelves\/promos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find\u00a0<b style=\"font-size: revert;\">swipe copy and images<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">\u00a0to use in your email(s) and social media posts here:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/smashwords-sale\/\">https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/smashwords-sale\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Some Tips for Promoting Your Books during the Summer\/Winter Sale<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically, the first week and last weeks of the Summer\/Winter Sale are the strongest, so promote early and often!<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of promoting often, readers return to the sale multiple times during a month-long sales event. They'll appreciate weekly reminders.<\/li>\n<li>Send the Smashwords sale link to your email newsletter.<\/li>\n<li>Find your on sale book(s) and share the direct link with your readers.<\/li>\n<li>Share the links on all your social media platforms.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your author friends to help spread the news with their readers.<\/li>\n<li>Promote your author friends\u2019 books to\u00a0<i>your\u00a0<\/i>readers.<\/li>\n<li>Even if your readers have already bought your book, no worries!\u00a0<b>You can encourage them to give your books as a gift\u00a0<\/b>(Learn more at:\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/about\/gifts\">https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/about\/gifts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Use the official hashtag for this year\u2019s Summer\/Winter Sale while promoting the sale via social media: #SWSale2025.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have\u00a0<i>thousands<\/i>\u00a0of authors and books participating in the sale, and that\u2019s great news for you! The more readers who drop in, the greater the chances they\u2019ll discover\u00a0<i>your<\/i>\u00a0books.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smashwords super sales are super because of the collaborative promotional efforts of all our\u00a0<i>amazing<\/i>\u00a0authors. Let's do this!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Draft2Digital Team<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now is the time to start telling your readers where to find your books in the\u00a0Smashwords Summer\/Winter Sale! Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know The sale runs from\u00a0July 1\u00a0to July 31. 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