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Last updated on July 20th, Bonus : Want to know which book promotion sites are my personal favorites? Download my list of favorites and know which ones will give you the best ROI and be worth your time or money!
In this article, you will gain:. A list of the best book promotion websites, free and premium An understanding of how these book promotion sites work A couple of options in order to not have to do this yourself. Requirements and Notes Inkitt Free Yes Not only will they submit your book to their thousands of readers, they will also offer you a publishing deal worth thousands of dollars if their readers like it.
Fiction Only. The paid option offers a guaranteed spot on the home page and also various social media promotional boosts as well. Also offers a specific ability to promote box sets. Sends out to both email and social media. This Is Writing Free No Gets you an author page and even a guest post allowing you to promote your work. The paid option includes your book being promoted to over 60 Facebook groups.
Paid option offers a larger amount of display space on the promo page. Other requirements are not stated. Book Angel Free No PG 13 content only, so definitely no erotica, but also no severe violence or other violations of their ethics. Free Books Free No This service has a special section for permafree books. If your book is permafree, it can have its own permanent listing page. Despite the name, this is the type of site which any bargain hunter might come across.
No clear information is provided upfront. Bookpraiser Free Not Stated Free account creation required. Offers the ability to create an author page on the site in order to feature more of your work on a longer term basis.
Good quality covers only. Paid listings are guaranteed, with more expensive options bringing a higher level of promotion. No special requirements. Books have to free or discounted to 99 cents. Submit your promotion at least 24 hours before your deal begins Submit each book title no more than once per calendar month. All accepted books are listed on the website and shared on social media. No gratuitous violence or racism. Your listing request will be responded to within 24 hours.
Most genres accepted. Every accepted book is allocated a permanent feature page on the site. Currently offering a free service only. The more the bookhunt community likes your book, the more visibility you get. Next-day submissions accepted. Top-notch customer service. One of the few paid services to explicitly allow erotica no pun intended. Flat rate promotion, no complicated array of options to navigate and decipher. Horror and travel are at the cheaper end of the spectrum while fantasy and romance are the most expensive.
The size of the email list used by the service differs per genre, as each list is targeted to specific genre fans. On another page, they also offer paid features as well. Countless authors have reported huge success after being featured on Book Bub. The most popular genre on Book Bub, crime, has almost 4 million subscribers on the list. You can buy either daily, weekly or monthly packages, and have the option of choosing to promote to specific genre pages or to the whole site in general.
Service claims to be able to reach up to , Kindle owners each day. Onsite calendar feature allows you to quickly and easily see whether it will be possible to promote your book during your desired time. Welcomes bargain books, but promotes books at any price point as long as the book is from an indie author or publisher. Flat price, multiple genres, easy-to-use calendar and order form. If erotica, they'll only promote to certain sites that allow it.
Also, allows you to submit an author interview for free. Choose your dates, sites, and number of days you want to run 2 days up to 30 days.
Use your book's product description or write your own copy. New author friendly - no minimum review requirements or minimum star rating. Erotica titles welcome. Many other tools found on the site which may help with your promo efforts, such as a 'bookalyzer'.
Extra payments can be made in order to be more prominently displayed on both the site and on Facebook. Also offers a specific Kindle India promotion option. You can choose the number of days your promotion will run, with very small price increases for extra days. You can choose to spread out your promotion on specific dates on each of the 5 sites or stack them all in one day. I myself stick one in the front as well. You can offer a free download in exchange for joining your list, which will net many more subscribers.
Hi Katherine, Some great tips there. How did you set them up separately? Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This is not a replacement for getting subscribers organically, or a short-cut to getting a big and healthy mailing list. If your list is predominantly from list-builders and competitions and the like, then you might have an issue.
That said, they have their place, and I like using them strategically. These are two of the best around — and BookSweeps especially can drive strong, high-quality sign-ups. The latter only runs list-building promos occasionally, but does do a lot of other stuff, like…. At least with email, you know if you are carrying deadweight, and can re-engage or cull persistent non-openers.
There is no way to even identify deadweight in your Amazon or BookBub Follows, let alone do anything about it.
Use sparingly — I especially want to stress that here — but I think they are fine for getting your first few followers. Times are tight! Building a marketing campaign is easy… once you know how, and once you factor in how Amazon works. Amazon rewards consistent sellers over those which spike and collapse, so stringing together five days of consistent downloads it always desirable. You will learn everything about how to promote a book from branding, packaging, and positioning, to building your list and platform, to handling a book launch or other type of promotion.
This sounds complicated but takes less than 5 minute s. The Guide to Conversion and Formats is here. You can opt out of some if you want.
Enrollment is by clicking one button. Make sure to set a promotion day to see the effect of free downloads on your paid sales. For me, this is so minute as to not be relevant — yet. The second time, I tried it on a weekend, where I figured more people would be lazing about on the couch browsing the Kindle Store. The second time around, free downloads were lower overall, but I did see another big increase in downloads after the promotional period ended.
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