KindleScout: Nominate Your Favorite Book for Publication!

KindleScout is a new service from Amazon that allows readers to preview books, nominate your favorites, and enjoy a free copy if your pick is published.

Here's how it works for readers:

• Every book has 30 days to earn your nomination. Authors are submitting new books all the time so check back often.

• When you discover a book that you think is great, nominate it and the book will be added to Your Nominations panel. Keep up to three books nominated at a time, and update your nominations whenever you want.

• When a book's 30-day campaign ends while in Your Nominations panel, your nomination is tallied and removed from your panel — freeing up that nomination for another book. You will receive an email to let you know whether your book has been selected for publication.

• As a thank you from Amazon and the authors you support, you will receive an early, free copy of all the Kindle Scout books you nominated that are published. Continue to champion the books and authors you helped bring to life by leaving reviews and sharing with friends.

Authors benefit too! If your book is selected, it will be published by Kindle Press and receive 5-year renewable terms, a $1,500 advance, 50% eBook royalty rate, easy rights reversions and featured Amazon marketing.

There are only three categories at present: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and — but of course — Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense. We took a look at this latter category and there are some really interesting books presented. Lots of new names, of course, but also authors familiar to us including Allan Leverone, William Bernhardt, Alan Orloff, and Patricia Gale.

Check it out and nominate the books you'd like to see published!