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Hi, this is Shira for http://publishingwithkindle.com
and in this video I’m going to show you how to give a book on Amazon as a gift.
So perhaps you would like to receive an editorial review for your Kindle book
or perhaps you just want to give it as a gift and have it count as an Amazon verified purchase, you can do so.
All you need to do is log into your Amazon account,
find your book that you would like to give as a gift
and then click on “give as a gift”.
You will be taken to this page to put in the details for the gift.
So you can send directly to the recipient by filling in their email address
and they don’t have to have an Amazon account to receive a Kindle book.
All you need to know is their email address.
So if you’re sending your book to an editorial review staff all you need to know is their email and name.
Or you can also email the gift to yourself
and then forward the gift from your own personal email.
So if I’m emailing the gift directly to the recipient
I put in their email address,
so I’m going to to put in my email address - just as an example to gift it to myself
with a different email address than my Amazon.com address.
And so I put in an email address in here.
And I can also decide when I want this gift to be delivered by Amazon:
Now – it will be delivered immediately or I can specify a date.
So maybe I want to give this gift on a specific date
or alert an editorial team that they will be receiving the book on a certain date
to make sure that they download it
then I can specify the delivery date.
I can also add in a personalized message to my gift.
And so I would put in my recipient name
and I can also enter in a personal message of up to 300 characters
so they will get this message with the gift certificate.
So let’s put in a fun little message.
The message is going to change depending on who you are giving the gift to and for what purpose.
If you are giving it as an editorial request or a review request
your message will contain the words;”please review my book” or “I appreciate your review and seeing it on Amazon” and so on.
If you are giving the gift as a personal gift
obviously you are going to put in a personal message in here.
It’s a really nice touch so I recommend you take the time to do this.
And once I’ve put in my message I can preview what the message is going to look like:
So this is the message, I wrote:
“Hi shira, I hope you enjoy your special copy of my book! I look forward to seeing your review on Amazon. Best wishes, Shira”.
And then the person that receives this is going to click on “Get your gift now”
and they are going to get information on how to download the book that they just received as a gift.
And it’s always fun to receive gifts!
So don’t be afraid to give your book as a gift and give the person, the recipient, give them a great feeling
and also a really easy way to access your Kindle content and read your book.
The next step is going to be to place your order so click on; “place your order”.
And once you place your order you will be taken to this page
which says;” Thank you”. Obviously it’s going to be your name and your account.
Your Kindle book gift has been purchased and you are actually going to be paying for the book,
because you are giving it as a gift.
It’s only going to count as a verified purchase and a verified review
if that person actually claims their gift and opens it on their Kindle.
And so you can see that you can also manage your order
so if you suddenly want to take your gift back
(which is obviously not a good idea) you can view your digital orders and you can also of course continue shopping in the Kindle Store.
So now you can see how easy it is to give your Kindle book as a gift
to somebody else on Amazon.com, whether you want to get a review
or simply brighten up someone’s day,
take advantage of this feature!
This is Shira for http://publishingwithKindle.com
take action and have a great day!