Looking for ways to promote your free or discounted eBook? Or perhaps you’d like to fill up your Kindle, Nook or iPad with even more budget-friendly reading material. Here is a fun list of sites that offer promotions for free, 99¢, bargain priced, and even new release eBooks. The categories are separated by websites that will list your book for free, and then those with promotional offers for a fee. Sites that have both free and paid promotions are listed in both categories.
44 ways to promote your ebook
Free Listings
These free listings do not charge a fee to promote your eBook on their website and some social media sites. They do, however, have specific submission guidelines and requirements.
Submission Type: Free eBook
Notes: ebooks should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance to be included in the daily freebie roundup.
Submission Type: Any eBook
Notes: Not guaranteed to be featured.
3. Cheap eBooks
Submission Type: 99¢ ebook
Notes: specializes in books that cost $0.99 or less and have 10+ reviews on Amazon with an average rating of 4+ stars.
4. BookBub
Submission Type: Free or discounted by at least 50%
Notes: Not guaranteed to be featured.
5. Pixel of Ink
Submission Type: Any $.99eBook
Notes: Will try to feature your book if it will be temporarily listed on sale for $.99 or less on Amazon.com in the next 30 days.
Submission Type: $.99 ebook
Notes: Your book should be listed at $.99 for at least five days to be included in the Bargain store.
Submission Type: Discounted ebook
Notes: Must be $3.99 or less, have 20 or more reviews averaging 4+ stars on Amazon.
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Amazon Kindle Freebie promotion only. Your book must be currently free on Amazon to list your book here.
Submission Type: 99¢ ebook
Notes: Your book will need to have at least 10 reviews (from Amazon US), a 4.0 star rating, be priced 99 cents and be available on Amazon.com. (Booked through July 10th)
Submission Type: Free Kindle Book
Notes: Please send in your submissions at least 2 days before your book goes free, priority goes to authors who notify in advance.
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Reg. price $5.99 or less and 5+ Amazon reviews
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: All ebooks submitted must have 3 reviews at the time of the free promotion or they will not be considered.
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Not guaranteed to be featured. (A paid guaranteed feature is posted below).
Submission Type: Free or Bargain (less than $3) ebook
Notes: Asks that you like Facebook page, tweet, or subscribe to the newsletter of the site in return.
Submission Type: Any ebook
Notes: Just fill out form and submit. (Must also submit a short bio and excerpt from book)
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Only accepts eBooks that are currently available through Amazon.
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: 18+ Amazon reviews & 4.0+ stars (Other free promotional opportunities listed on website) Paid promotions listed below.
Submission Type: Discounted/Limited time sale ebook
Notes: Not guaranteed to be featured.
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Not guaranteed to be featured. Book must have at least 3 positive customer reviews. (Guaranteed paid option available below).
Submission Type: Any ebook
Notes: The only requirement is that you submit an original piece of writing for posting, subject to approval, in one of the other sections of The Writer’s Drawer
Submission Type: Free ebook
Notes: Fill out form on website (Paid listings also available: see below).
Submission Type: Any ebook
Notes: Submission not guaranteed to be featured
Paid Listings
The listings below offer many different features and ways to promote your eBook for a certain fee. Prices range depending on service. There are also strict submission rules and guidelines to follow.
Submission Type: Free or Regular priced ebook depending on package
Cost: $5-$10
Notes: For the reg. price feature only accepting books primarily with ROMANCE genre and its sub-genres, or books that have a “touch of romance.”
Submission Type: Free or discounted ebooks
Cost: $5
Notes: Must be free, $.99, or a bundle at $1.99-$2.99
3. Gospel eBooks
Submission Type: Any Christian eBook
Cost: $50
Notes: Blackout dates: 1st of every month. The price must be $4 or less to qualify for listing.
Submission Type: Free and Discounted Christian eBooks
Cost: $75 for a one day featured status
Notes: This promotion will be a one day dedicated post for your book.
Submission Type: Bargain Priced ebook
Cost: $20 Up to 7 days Countdown Feature
Notes: Must be under $3
Submission Type: Any ebook
Cost: Min. $7.95
Notes: Your book will be listed permanently on Goodkindles and our social profiles. It will be also featured in our daily newsletter.
7. eReader Girl
Submission Type: Any ebook
Cost: $10
Notes: ebook will appear in the appropriate daily post (non-fiction, children’s ebooks, or Christian fiction), as well as in the daily newsletter.
Submission Type: Discounted ebooks
Cost: $100 for fiction
Notes: Must be under $3.99, at least 5 reviews and 4 star rating
Submission Type: Free, 99¢, and Bargain priced ebooks
Cost: $15
Notes: 3 different options for promotion and requires 72 hours notice prior to book sale start.
Submission Type: Books and ebooks
Cost: $15 “supporter pack”
Notes: Fee covers a 12 month period to send in an unlimited amount of books
Submission Type: Free, 99¢, Bargain priced, or Regular priced ebooks
Cost: Ranging from $15-$90 depending on promotion
Notes: 9 different promotional offers with different submission guidelines and rules
Submission Type: Free, Bargain Priced and Newly Released ebooks
Cost: Promotional offers ranging from $3-$15
Notes: 6 promotional offers with different submission guidelines
Submission Type: Free, Bargain Priced, and Regular priced ebooks
Cost: Ranging from a few free promotional offers to $10-$60 promos
Notes: Many different ways to promote your book and yourself as an author
Submission Type: Free ebook
Cost: $10-$20
Notes: Two promotions: “Book of the Day” $20 and “Guaranteed Placement” $10. All ebooks submitted must have 3 reviews at the time of the free promotion or they will not be considered.
Submission Type: Free, 99¢, $2.99 or less, and “Deals”
Cost: $20 one day $10 each additional day
Notes: Submit book at least 3 days in advance.
Submission Type: Any ebook
Cost: $10
Notes: Book will be features as “Book of the Day.” Your book should have at least one review and an overall rating of at least three and a half stars or higher.
Submission Type: Discounted eBooks $5 or less
Cost: $50
Notes: Must give 72 hour notice prior to beginning of promotional deal.
Submission Type: Free eBooks
Cost: $50
Notes: Must give 72 hour notice prior to beginning of promotional deal.
Submission Type: Free and .99-$1.99 sales on eBooks
Cost: $10
Notes: Fill out form on website
Submission Type: Free, 99¢, and new ebooks
Cost: $45 for three days (Other promotions range $5-$50)
Notes: There are over 15 other promotional offers including: social media publicity, press releases, and giveaways
Submission Type: Any ebook
Cost: $5
Notes: Guaranteed to be featured on website
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