Getting started with Reader Magnets

Reader Magnets is for the free books and ARCs you give away to grow your readership. You can use it in two ways:

• Host it here: Author's Toolbox gives you a sign-up page. Readers enter their name and email, get an email with a private download link, and you see who signed up and downloaded.
• Track another platform: if you already deliver through BookFunnel, StoryOrigin, Prolific Works, BookSirens, your own website or something else, you can log your download numbers here and watch them grow.

Host a free book here

1. In the left sidebar, click Reader Magnets.
2. Click + Add Book.
3. Choose the Book from your Book Library, and a Pen name if you use them.
4. Leave Platform set to Author's Toolbox, and choose the Type: Reader Magnet, ARC or Freebie.
5. Under the sign-up page, choose Make a new sign-up page (a simple form asking for first name and email), or use a form you've already made in Form Builder.
6. Click Add Book. After a short pause, the book's own page opens.
7. On the File Delivery tab, add your book file, choose the email readers get, and click Save changes.
8. Click Send me a test to check the email and download.
9. Click Publish, then Copy link and share it.

The "How do I host a free book" article walks through each part in more detail.

Track downloads from another platform

1. Click + Add Book, choose the book, and set Platform to where you deliver it.
2. Add the Landing Page URL if you have one, then click Add Book.
3. Click Log Stats whenever you check your numbers, or import a CSV export.

The summary cards

At the top you'll see Total Downloads, Active Books, This Month and Platforms. Use the Pen name and language filters to narrow the list, and Show archived to see books you've archived.

Tip: click How do I use this tool? under the page title for a guided tour.