You can promote your book yourself with email, websites, and other outreach. If youve written a romance that would make your family blush, red feather romance is the book promotion site for you. Recently read a great article from jason boog from our friends at galleycat about ebook promotion sites theyve culled from the kindle boards. How to use your amazon kdp free ebooks for kindle promotion. After publishing your book, youll want to promote it to prospective readers.
If you havent set up an amazon advertising account for this. How to promote your book with 5 free ebook amazon promotions. Advertise book riot is a direct, honest, fun, and often funny source for knowing what to read and what is new in the worlds of books and comics. 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. Although some of your blog visitors might prefer to download the ebook directly from the site more on this shortly, not launching a separate. Create your own list of favourites and keep a record of the sites youve submitted to. Jul 06, 2016 if your ebook is free and you want new readers, this is the place to promote your ebook. Promote your books on the best free advertising platforms. We posted a list on the bookbaby blog titled book discovery sites can help you find more readers. The below list is my compilation of my favorite book promotion sites some free, while others not so much. Apr 02, 2018 how to promote your book with 5 free ebook amazon promotions. Bookdoggy came to life in july 2017 and has grown to become the home to tens of thousands of ebook lovers.
Click promote and advertise under kindle ebook actions or paperback actions. I use to work for a company that specialized in promoting authors via. That means you have to have your book available in ebook format on amazon kindle, and possibly available for sale on other ebook. Without a doubt, my most successful promotions have been when i have planned weeks ahead and notified as many free ebook listing sites as possible and then be picked up by some of the bigger sites. Claim your opportunity to be featured on our homepage, in our newsletter and more. And how youll need to find the new influencers, like solo author blogs within your niche, wholl promote your. Now that you have an arsenal of tools on hand to create your ebook, its time to look at the ways you can promote your ebook to your target audience so you get the most out of your.
Just try your best, submit to all during your launch, try to get as. They also offer free ebook promotion if your book is on sale or free, but submission to that list does not guarantee placement. Several marketers have made that declaration, and while its still highly debatable, many authors are running 99 cent promotions. Ultimate list of sites to promote your free ebook kate. On launch day, throw a party for your ebook on your main social media platforms, have giveaways such as a sample chapter, offer special discount for a few days. Keep in mind that all these major book promotion sites only promote ebooks, not print books or audiobooks. Right now, you can reach members all looking for products, services and solutions. As you can see, using the free version of quantcast, you can now find out who typically goes to a website. I recommend approaching book discovery sites four to six weeks before your. Make sure the free content you offer has value in itself and isnt just a summary of what your e. Click promote and advertise next to any ebook enrolled in kdp select. Like most high quality book promotion sites, they do have some restrictions, one of which is no erotica. Dont wait until the last minute to advertise your free day promotion.
Facebook ads are a great way to promote your ebook to a very specific audience. Luckily, there are a number of ways to market your book for free on bookbub and. If you know your markets demographics, then make sure the site you advertise on is a good fit. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Although its great to get your ebook on a reputable. In order to promote your ebook, choose a blog topic of a similar nature. Promote kindle books advertise your book booksends. Your ebook or book ad will be formatted as a fullcolor bookcover ad, and will link directly to your ebook or book on amazon.
The best book promotion sites to promote your ebook. Grab my free book marketing guide and email series, so you can save time and money. In about 5 mintues, they let you promote your free kindle book to over 30 separate sites that dont charge for promotion at the click of a button. How to promote your book on amazon group 7865 members. The hope is that regardless of the quality of the book. Ebooks can be written about nearly any topic, for any niche, and for any business. In this post well share over 15 places where you can promote your 99 cent ebook, but first we are going to share several reasons to consider a 99 cent book promotion. Within your article, in the conclusion, or in your author bio you can suggest readers learn more on the subject by downloading and reading your ebook. Enlisting a book discovery service promoting cheap or free ebooks to a subscriber list is one way to promote your ebook and kickstart to your. The best book promotion sites to promote your ebook written. Imagine only having to publish your book, keyword optimize. May 31, 2012 we posted a list on the bookbaby blog titled book discovery sites can help you find more readers. What if i could show you a way that amazon promotes your book for free.
For my book, i wrote a post on the 3rd day of the free promotion about how i outsourced the creation of this book in less than 5 hours called how a bunch of emails became a bestselling kindle book. Leverage the most effective advertising seen by the right audience to multiply your sales and profits. This website also allows the author to rate some of the. How to promote your book for free bookbub partners blog. And because of your already jampacked schedule of you know, actually writing the damn book in the first place, you need a viable, repeatable promotion system.
You can often find someone wholl submit your book to free websites. Facebook ads allow you to target people almost guaranteed to be interested in your ebook s topic. List of promotion websites for free ebook advertising. Give away your first book for free and promote your additional books with images of your book covers on the last page of your free. Each site listed here is one that ive used or have been recommended to use by another author. The numbers speak for themselves, as do our satisfied authors and publishers. How to rock a free day promotion for your ebook jane friedman. How to market and promote your free ebook and how weve done. The fine folks at galleycat have also compiled a list of websites where you can promote your ebook for free, engage with an active online community of readers, and hopefully win yourself a few new fans. Some of these are just for free books, or kindle books, some are for cheap books, some are openended. Be sure to check all of these websites policies before submitting to any of them. Every author naturally wants to know how to get the word out about his or her book and most are frightened that its going to cost an arm and a leg.
A grand but overused tactic to improve kindle book sales is to spread your books amazon sale page link to as many free and paid book promotion sites as possible. We reserve the right to limit the number of free ads for any one author. But i also read an article by a publisher who noted that when they gave books away free it increased the kenp page reads. If theres one question that is eternal and ongoing in our author community, then its how to sell more books sales are always on our mind and wherever we are in the bestseller chart, we look a little enviously at those above us in this article, we have ideas and solutions for you 50 of them in fact which should be more than enough ways to promote your. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading advertise your kindle book for free. Free book promotions amazon kindle direct publishing. Facebook ads allow you to target people almost guaranteed to be interested in your ebook. The fine folks at galleycat have also compiled a list of websites where you can promote your ebook for free. Select a marketplace for advertising from the dropdown menu and click create an ad campaign. Thanks to the kindle boards, we discovered a long list of places where selfpublished authors can promote their ebook for free. We are accepting qualified free ebook and book ad requests from authors, and will list the ads when space is available. Ultimate list of sites to promote your free ebook kate tilton. This website is perfect for readers like me, who want to watch their book budget.
What i meant is that, i will create a membership site, put the link in my amazon ebook, the ebook will be worth more than the price on amazno at least x20 so that buyers or those who get for free can subscribe to my membership club. You have a killer design, great content, an optimized optin page, and a followup marketing campaign at the ready. Free ebooks can be a great way to gain more visibility for your work. Say youre looking to advertise your book on easy cooking for bachelors. How to advertise your ebook on a website kindlepreneur. To submit email your pitch to appnewser at mediabistro dot com. I just had a two day free promotion amazon only and my page reads do seem to be doing well. Below is a list of sites you can use to help promote your free ebook. There is so much you can do on to help promote your book and give you the exposure you deserve. Promote your kindle book advertise your ebooks on booksends, and get them right to the readers who want them. Submit and promote your ebooks to millions of visitors. So if you find something on this board asking for money, let me know and it will be removed immediately. How to promote your book on amazon group questions. May 29, 2019 heres a wealth of resources and ideas for promoting your book.
First of all, make sure that they have a listing for each edition of your book paperback, ebook. Many of these sites are free to submit to but some are paid or have. A grand but overused tactic to improve kindle book sales is to spread your book s amazon sale page link to as many free and paid book promotion sites as possible. Of course this is only possible if you as an author have a free ebook to offer, and offering your work for free has never been a bad idea. How to increase your amazon kindle book sales by 600% in a week. And many popular promotional options, from selfserve advertising. Hubspot has done a smart thing by including their free marketing ebook in the 4th tab. But heres a secret strategy to turbocharge your book giveaway promotion. Aug 15, 2018 i was actually carried away while writing my last comment.
Many of these sites are free to submit to but some are paid or have paid options. Make money while you sleep by creating a passive income. When kdp select first started, it was enough to book your free days and then promote it yourself via your. Facebook ads are a great way to promote your ebook to a specific audience, such as those who would be interested in the content of your. How to promote an ebook when you have no money for. What some may not know is that free ebooks for kindle has now become another little industry in itself, as sites pop up all over the internet, listing and promoting these free ebook offerings. 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.
Its one of the bestlooking sites for free ebooks, in my opinion. As with all marketing, you need a good plan for launching and promoting a new ebook. And no, im not saying that because of what adespresso is. How to promote an ebook when you have no money for advertising 1. Your free, discounted, or new release ebook is promoted in our popular newsletter.
How to rock a free day promotion for your ebook jane. May 16, 2019 i get asked all the time what the best way to market their ebook preferably for free. To schedule a free book promotion after your ebook is enrolled in kdp select and available for sale on our website. How to promote your ebook for free if you want your ebook to sell, youll have to put as much effort in to promote it as you did to write it. I think it came by way of a free kindle copy of an ebook i last offered for free well over a year ago. Another one of my favorite sites is the fussy librarian. In this post well share over 15 places where you can promote your 99 cent ebook. Cheryl bradshaw offers a free ebook with subscription to her newsletter. To be honest, the most effective marketing that an author can do doesnt involve paying money. Online book clubs often choose free ebooks, so its worth a try. Youve gone through the hard yards of researching, writing and editing your ebook.
How to promote an ebook when you have no money for advertising. 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. Are you struggling to promote your selfpublished digital book. How to market and promote your free ebook and how weve. Weve also provided the programs in the table below. Under run a price promotion, choose free book promotion kindle countdown deal is the default. This free interactive book promotion tool contains the most comprehensive list of book promotion sites anywhere on web. Jan 24, 2018 its one of the bestlooking sites for free ebooks, in my opinion. Add some testimonials to your free chapter or content to encourage people to purchase your entire e book.
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