Whatever your preferred means of promoting your title, free and bargain book listings could be one way to kick-start your book promotions. As with any promotion, it’s up to you as the author – or whoever is in charge of the book promotion – to vet providers and make the right decisions regarding where to spend money and how to position your book. In other words, we’re not specifically recommending this approach, but if you’re inclined to give this promotion tactic a go to aid in book discovery of your title, here’s a list to set you on your way.
The idea is simple enough: These services give you access to their lists — via email, websites, and social media — for a fee. Most are upfront with their subscribers that these promotions are advertorials, and each has its set of criteria. Some services boast stringent editorial input, meaning every title is approved by an editorial staff before being included, while others guarantee placement. This means that should your book not make the cut at one service, there are others that will probably carry your title.
Here are 15 services that cater to independent authors. An asterisk designates a Friend of BookBaby as listed on the resources page of the BookBaby website.
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