LDSP Monthly Sponsorship Guidelines

To be a sponsor, you need to be willing and able to provide one prize during the term of your sponsorship in the form of a copy of YOUR book, plus the cost of shipping it to the prize winner. Prizes are awarded to blog commenters based on these guidelines.

Blog sponsorship. Three sponsors will be selected for each calendar month. Sponsors are chosen by me based upon a secret psychic selection algorithm which considers such things as date of sponsorship request, release date of sponsoring book, date of last sponsorship, topic and theme of book (ex: holiday books get preference in November and December), and other factors that I deem important. Offers of bribes do not effect the selection process.

Why you want to be an LDS Publisher sponsor: Sponsorship gets your book, your name and your links in front of a targeted audience. (Writers are generally avid readers and BUY books.) As of December 2007, my average unique visitor count per day is around 70; some days it goes over 100.

Details on the Monthly Sponsorship Program:

• Since the prize is your book, you must have a published book (traditional or self-published; no e-books).


• Book must currently be in print and available for purchase via the Internet.
  


• If you have published multiple books, choose ONE title to offer as the prize. I suggest your most current title but any title that is in print qualifies.
  


• Authors may only sponsor one prize per month and cannot be both a Monthly Sponsor and a Contest Sponsor* at the same time.
  


• If you have multiple books, each title may have a turn at sponsoring. Sponsorship will be alloted in a way that's fair to others who want to sponsor. (Example: Depending on the response, your first book may sponsor in January; second book may not have a turn until April.)


• Publishers may sponsor a month, but they must do so in their author's name.
  


• Publishers may submit multiple authors/books. Each author will be considered as a separate submission.
  


• You will be notified in advance of your sponsorship date. You must send a confirmation e-mail that you still wish to participate in this sponsorship program. If I do not receive a confirmation before your sponsorship date, your place on the calendar will be given to someone else and you must re-apply for sponsorship.
  

Sponsoring Promotions:

• A Monthly Sponsor Bio Post will be created and posted on the first business day of the sponsoring month.


• Bio Post will include an image of the book cover, book promo, author photo and author bio with links to where the book may be purchased and author's website or blog. (Click here for example.) Sponsors will be listed alphabetically by last name.


• Book cover images and links will also be posted on the sidebar.


• Book cover images on the sidebar will be deleted when the new month's sponsorship begins.


• Bio Post links will remain on the sidebar indefinitely under the heading "Previous LDSP Sponsors".

Awarding Prizes

• On the first business day of the following month, I will post the prize winners.


• Winners have up to 30 days to send me their mailing address.


• I will forward the winner's mailing address to you and you must ship their prize within one week of receipt of their address.


• Ship prizes to the winner via USPS Media Mail, packaged in such a way that the book will not be damaged during shipping.


• You may choose to ship via First Class or Priority Mail at your own discretion and at your own expense.


• If a winner lives outside the U.S., they have agreed to pay to you any additional shipping costs over and above the cost to send the book via Media Mail within the U.S. I will send their contact information to you and it is your responsibility to work out adequate reimbursement with the winner.

Sponsorship Request E-mail:
Please include all of the following information in your sponsorship request e-mail.

• Your name
  


• Title of the book
  


• Short blurb about the book, such as what is found on the back cover, jacket flap or website marketing blurb (may be edited for space)
  


• Image of your book cover or link to where I may find it (preferred format: jpg, color, 300 px wide)
  


• URL address of site where your book may be purchased (your specific book page on that site); this can be your personal website or blog, your publisher's website, your amazon page, etc. as long as it has a BUY ME button on the page
  


• Your photo or link to where I may find it (preferred format: jpg, color, 300 px wide)


• Short personal bio, such as what is found on the "About the Author" page of your book or on your website (may be edited for space)


• URL address of your website and/or blog, or your publisher's website if they have a dedicated author page for you; since this link will be attached to your name and your photo, it should go to where readers can learn more about you as an author


• Optional e-mail address (include only if you want it posted on the Bio Page)
  

Disclaimer:
Although I cannot imagine a problem developing, I have been advised to state the following: LDS Publisher herself, the company she works for, her family, friends, neighbors, etc., etc., etc. CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for any outcome, positive or negative, that may or may not arise from participation in this sponsorship program, including but not limited to individual blog/website traffic or lack thereof as generated by participation on this blog and/or its contests; or anything else that may or may not irk you. SPONSOR AT YOUR OWN RISK.

*These are the guidelines for becoming an LDSP Monthly Sponsor. Guidelines for sponsoring an LDSP Writing Contest are here.