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Title: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: guest642 on October 02, 2018, 02:09:24 AM
Lo and behold, Amazon price-matched my book upon request over the weekend, so now I'm looking to promote it to jumpstart it.


As of now, October 1st, what is your #1 FREE BOOK promo site for thrillers? I know there are tons out there, but I've never used anything other than Bookbub. I'll keep subbing to Bookbub, but until then...


TIA
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: Max on October 02, 2018, 02:28:28 AM
Off the top of my head, in this order, here's my preference. Freebooksy, ENT, Robin Reads, Booksends. Book Basset. Read Cheaply.

Nope, no Book Gorilla. They are strictly amazon, and they don't yield the results per dollar investment that the others do, though I know some use and like them.
The nitty gritty:
Booksy, ENT, Sends do immediate bookings.
Robin needs some planning, as they are booked out usually a month in advance.
I don't remember Cheaply. Don't use them enough. Same with Basset.

YMMV
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: WasAnn on October 02, 2018, 04:33:02 AM
Yep to what Max said, but here's my addendums:

For follow on sales of other books, plus volume:

ENT, Robin Reads

For overall volume without worrying about follow on sales:

Freebooksy, Booksends

Other that are worth doing depending on genre:

Reading Deals, Many Books
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: ashleycapes on October 02, 2018, 11:33:54 AM
This list is pretty ace and I tend to have similar results with the sites Erik gives an overview for:
http://nicholaserik.com/promo-sites/ (http://nicholaserik.com/promo-sites/)

So much is dependent on genre (always, I guess) and tone, but I'll definitely echo those already mentioned above and perhaps add a couple of the smaller services that I think haven't been mentioned in thread yet:



who I like for targeting non-US markets and also another one that does fairly good for me:
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: Max on October 02, 2018, 11:36:12 AM
Yep to what Max said, but here's my addendums:

For follow on sales of other books, plus volume:

ENT, Robin Reads

For overall volume without worrying about follow on sales:

Freebooksy, Booksends

Other that are worth doing depending on genre:

Reading Deals, Many Books


I'm learning stuff!
Question, Ann, if you don't mind.

Reading Deals and Many Books, those were good for SF? Or other genres, to your knowledge?
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: KevinH on April 14, 2020, 10:27:48 PM
To the extent its helpful, I have a page devoted to book promotion and marketing on my site:  https://www.kevinhardmanauthor.com/writers/book-marketing-promotion/
Title: Re: Your best Free Book promo site recommendation?
Post by: alhawke on April 16, 2020, 11:46:47 AM
I recommend Nicholas Erik's website on book promotion. To zero in with your thriller, see if you can also advertise with Book Adrenaline.