But it doesnt need to take hours and hours of your time. Even though these platforms are not free, you can still successfully. Promote your books on the best free advertising platforms. If youre looking to publicize a price promo or a free book giveaway, this is your first stop. Most of these book promotion sites use email marketing to send a message about your book to their list of book readers. Sep 25, 2019 how social media can advertise your book for free. Over 100 websites offer book promotion services that can help you sell more books. In this post i share over 100 places to promote christian books in response to this question i received. Make money while you sleep by creating a passive income. Book discussion forums are free and open to anyone including authors and publishers. There is a company in the list above that needs a special mention. There is so much you can do on to help promote your book and give you the exposure you deserve. Post some free content or excerpts from your book on thats great for exposure and you can also sell your book here if youre looking for additional retail outlets.
Advertise your limited time free book promotion with a sticky post for the duration of your promotion at the top of the free books category page, plus it will go out to all of our social media and email lists. Peter economy is a bestselling author, coauthor, and ghostwriter of more than 55 books, including several for dummies. Inkitt is a publishing company that will not only submit your book to their thousands of readers for free. Get as many video testimonials as you can post these to your books youtube channel again with url links to where people can buy your book. Make sure to create a goodreads author page even if you only have only one book, link it to your blog so that readers and potential readers have a chance to get to know you and your book. Your book promotion will reach approximately 50,000 kindle unlimited readers, who will, provided they like your book, go on to borrow your remaining books if they are in kindle unlimited. Podcasts are a hugely growing market, because they offer free content that listeners can search and. How to promote books on facebook in a way you havent. I asked my book cover designer for the finished cover wout text i wanted to use the text free cover for a freebie poster fiveaway, and it came in handy for the fb ads. Luckily, there are a number of ways to market your book for free on bookbub and. Emerging novelists created by award winning novelist, michael murphy, emerging novelists is a website that is dedicated to promoting new literary talent. Take a couple of your best chapters and turn them into pdf files. Promote your book online without spending a lot of money. Grab the attention of your hottest prospects, searching for exactly what youve got.
List of promotion websites for free ebook advertising. A while ago, a company posted on a kindle publishing facebook group that they had an incredibly popular ebook website and were offering paid advertisement spots for selfpublishers. How to increase your amazon kindle book sales by 600% in a week. Aug 15, 2018 this is a very helpful article and the benefits of placing your book in amazon kdp however, you can get a lot more downloads if you submit your book to the book promotion sites that will promote it for free. I have just started trying it but i think it may be a good way to increase sales. Want to promote your book through love kissed book bargains. Sign up to have your book sent through our daily email blast and.
How to promote your book on amazon advertising your book on. Advertise your limited time free book promotion with a sticky post for the duration of your promotion at the top of the free books category page, plus it will go out to all of our. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Jul 19, 2018 create a post about your book on your facebook business page. Another one of my favorite sites is the fussy librarian. So if you find something on this board asking for money, let me know and it will be removed immediately.
Spend the money to register both your name and if you can the title of your book as domain names this is probably the best money youll ever spend, marketingwise, and it shouldnt be expensive. How to promote your book for free bookbub partners blog. Start a podcast or better yet, get on someone elses podcast. You can promote your book for up to a month using this service. Book promotion kindle book promotion, kindle free book.
Hi shelley, thank you so much in advance for your advice. This promotion is a powerful way to kickstart the sales of your kindle book, so to get lots of downloads you need to advertise your free days in as many places as possible. Ereader news today is another one of my preferred sites to promote a free book on with a total of 200,000 subscribers and 5,000 in the literary fiction genre. Your book promotion will reach approximately 50,000 kindle unlimited readers. According to data referenced in a recent piece in the new york times, titled blogs falling in an empty forest 1, approximately 95% of blogs fail.
If youre spending money on book marketing, youre wasting money. Jul 18, 20 if you are looking for places to submit your free kdp select promotion for your kindle ebook, you are in the right place. That way, if someone clicks on it and downloads it, that site will get a percentage of anything that person ends up buying within 24 hours of clicking the link. Time the announcement of your new book with an important, relevant news event, blockbuster movie or trade show.
Advertise your new book on new in books newinbooks. If you are an author and would like to have your book promoted for free on our site, please fill out the form below. Book marketing tools is probably the best value for money when promoting a book thats going to be free. Offer them a cut on all sales of the ebook that occur from their visitors if they will promote your ebook through a blog post andor an email to their subscriber base. Jan 02, 2019 for example, you can update your website and social media channels to drive more downloads of your free book by sharing the news of the price drop with your audience.
For authors and publishers, learning how to promote a book is one of the most challenging tasks in the selfpublishing process. Free video tools exist to do this one we like on macs is 4media video converter. How to rock a free day promotion for your ebook jane. One powerful way to launch a new book is by using amazons kdp select program. Newinbooks is part of the written word media brand family. This is done by going to facebook and creating a page. Use your books description to let people know that your book contains a helpful discussion guide at the end. We are here to give an extra helping hand to authors with our online book promotion. May 16, 2019 as i said above, there are groups there for just about every genre or subgenre find one or more that fits your book and become a regular there. But heres a secret strategy to turbocharge your book giveaway promotion. Five simple ways to promote your selfpublished book. Fb does not like that much text and you waste time having to redo your ad.
The paid option includes your book being promoted to over 60 facebook groups. Yes you might find your book being given away on free sites but more sharing more people know about you. How social media can advertise your book for free the. We are the book lovers behind not only newinbooks, but also freebooksy, bargain booksy, and red feather romance. Post some free content or excerpts from your book on thats great for exposure and you can also sell your book here if youre. Next and most importantly build your author platform whether thats just a blog on a site like blogger or wordpress or your own hosted web page. Promoting and marketing your books is vital to success. But simply making it free or discounted on amazon is no longer enough. There are several platforms where you can sell your book for free.
Lisa rojany buccieri has written and ghostwritten more than 100 childrens and grownups books, both fiction and nonfiction, including board books, picture books, and young adult series. Learn how to use the most effective advertising of all. We take the burden of your book for promotion while you are busy working on your next book, by promoting it every day on our social networks. I use to work for a company that specialized in promoting authors via. However, it is worth taking a moment to do a recap and define what it means to market your book and how to advertise a book. Unfortunately, i wasnt able to promote on the fussy librarian, during either. Think of this as the equivalent of letting people browse through your book at a bookstore. Five ways to use youtube to promote your book where writers win. The list is organized in a very specific order the sites at the top of the list have the most traffic while those. This a great way not only to promote your book for free, but also to support other selfpublished authors. How to promote your book on amazon advertising your book. Scheduling a free book promotion to schedule a free book promotion after your ebook is enrolled in kdp select and available for sale on our website. Help readers discover your book with giveaways, advertising and excerpts. I get asked all the time what the best way to market their ebook preferably for free.
This applies to books, ebooks, and any other product on your mind. In about 5 mintues, they let you promote your free kindle book to over 30 separate sites that dont. Jul 06, 2016 heres a collection of the best book promotion sites that offer a range of options to promote your ebook. Leverage the most effective advertising seen by the right audience to multiply your sales and profits.
Heres a collection of the best book promotion sites that offer a range of options to promote your ebook. Also, do not use your book cover with the title text info. Hire people from fiverr to post information on your free days to the evergrowing list of sites that promote free books. There are currently five free advertising options available. The best book promotion sites to promote your ebook written. We take the burden of your book for promotion while you are busy working. Jan 24, 2018 ereader news today is another one of my preferred sites to promote a free book on with a total of 200,000 subscribers and 5,000 in the literary fiction genre. May 29, 2019 heres a wealth of resources and ideas for promoting your book.
In many cases, these free and paid book promo sites will use their amazon associate link to point to your book. How to rock a free day promotion for your ebook jane friedman. While you dont want to barrage fans with constant promotions for the discount, you can also brand your profiles to promote the discount. The list was compiled from various online sources, most. Weve also provided the programs in the table below to help you. An opinion leader is a person who has an influence on members of a community, group, or society to whom these people turn for advice, viewpoints, and views, according to the business dictionary.
If your audience is not that big, rely on influencers who may help you promote your book among their subscribers. Many popular promotional options come with a price tag. These are free tips i have picked up along the way that i feel every author should be aware of. Emerging novelists created by award winning novelist, michael murphy, emerging novelists is a. Make librarians your friend most children are in the habit of reading books available only in their libraries. Each site listed here is one that ive used or have been recommended to use by another author. How to advertise your ebook on a website kindlepreneur. You can even measure your success by tracking how many people have.
After publishing your book, youll want to promote it to prospective readers. How to promote your book on amazon group 7876 members. Dont skimp on lighting make sure the setting for your video is light and bright. Free option requires 14 day advance submission and is not guaranteed, paid option requires 24 hours notice and is guaranteed. A directory of popular book promotion services in 2020. The best book promotion sites to promote your ebook. So now, your turn tell us if you have a youtube page and how youre using it to promote your words. You can promote your book yourself with email, websites, and other outreach. Facebook has become a paytoplay network, requiring paid ads if you want to get visibility with more people for your posts. Boost your sales rankings dropping the price of your book to 99 cents for a short time can help you increase your sales rankings while still generating income. If your book is free and more than 50 pages in length, freebooksy is the book promotion site for you. Create a free account and write about your books in either. The only thing that you need is time and a little knowledge. Podcasts are a hugely growing market, because they offer free content that listeners can search and play at their leisure.