👋 Dear Villagers,
I’m the Minister of Economy, and today I want to clarify one of the most important (and often misunderstood) concepts in our ecosystem: the difference between Promotions and Assignments.
Spoiler: they’re not separate things—they’re two sides of the same coin.
🏷️ What Is a Promotion?
A Promotion is what an author or publisher activates when they want to give their book visibility within the Village.
📌 Simply put, it means:
“I’m making my book available in the Library to receive reviews from selected readers.”
When an author clicks “Let’s Get Promoted,” they create a Promotion that:
✅ Enters the Library
✅ Becomes visible to compatible readers
✅ Can be reserved by a Village member
📖 What Is an Assignment?
An Assignment is what a reader sees when they reserve a Promotion.
📌 Simply put, it means:
“I agree to read this book and leave an honest review within the given timeframe.”
Every Assignment has:
📅 A completion window (from Day 5 to Day 7 after reservation)
🔗 A final verification stage (the reader pastes the Amazon review link)
🏷️ Types of Promotions and Assignments
BookVillage offers four types to fit different strategies:
✅ Paid Verified ($0.99 or $2.99)
The reader buys the book on Amazon and leaves a review with the Verified Purchase badge.
📌 Ideal for giving more weight and credibility to reviews.
✅ Verified Purchase Free Promo
The reader downloads the book during Amazon’s free promo days and leaves a review still marked as Verified Purchase, because the free download counts as a purchase.
📌 Strategic for launching a book and quickly generating verified reviews.
✅ Kindle Unlimited
The reader reads the book through KU and leaves a non-verified review.
📌 Perfect for books enrolled in KDP Select.
✅ Standard Unverified
The reader receives the book through BookVillage and leaves a non-verified review.
📌 Useful for flexibly increasing your review base.
🌟 The Innovation: BookVillage and Your ARC Team
📌 BookVillage is the first tool in the world to build an Automatic ARC Team for you.
With every promotion you launch, the system dynamically selects and optimizes a group of reliable, interested, and proven readers.
✅ This means faster, more targeted promotions.
✅ No more stress about building email lists or lead magnets manually.
✅ The more you use the Village, the more powerful your ARC Team becomes as an asset for your books.
📢 A heads-up from the Minister of Economy:
We’ll soon publish an article dedicated entirely to the ARC Team—how it works, why it’s revolutionary, and how it becomes your “secret ally” in campaigns.
⏳ Fixed Turnaround: Why It’s Crucial
Every Assignment must be completed between Day 5 and Day 7 after reservation.
⚠️ Why not sooner?
Posting reviews too quickly can:
❌ Draw Amazon’s algorithmic attention
❌ Put your reviewer account at risk
❌ Lead to review removals or account restrictions
📌 Following the fixed turnaround protects not only you but the entire Village.
🔄 Two Sides of the Same Coin
🎯 Author: activates a Promotion to receive reviews
🎯 Reader: reserves an Assignment to contribute and earn the right to future promotions
Every Promotion you launch as an author becomes an Assignment for a reader.
Every Assignment you complete as a reader helps unlock your future Promotions as an author.
📌 It’s a virtuous cycle that keeps the Village healthy, balanced, and always active.
🛡️ Safety First
Every interaction between Promotions and Assignments is monitored to:
• 🚫 Prevent direct or indirect review swapping
• ⏳ Ensure safe timing for your Amazon account
• 🛡️ Protect both authors and readers from abuse or imbalance
📢 A Word From the Minister of Economy
"In the Village, there are no spectators. Everyone is both an author and a reader—and that’s the strength of our ecosystem. With the ARC Team, we’re rewriting the rules of the game."