Paid Promotion Sites
Service | Price | Erotica Allowed? | Requirements and Notes |
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Book Goodies | $10 - $399 | Yes | Submit 5 days in advance. One of the few paid services to explicitly allow erotica (no pun intended). Flat rate promotion, no complicated array of options to navigate and decipher. |
Free Booksy | $30 - $200 | Not Stated | Pricing depends on genre. Horror and travel are at the cheaper end of the spectrum while fantasy and romance are the most expensive. The size of the email list used by the service differs per genre, as each list is targeted to specific genre fans. |
Book Bub | $113 - $3,984 | Not Stated | Very strict acceptance criteria, excellent average ROI. Countless authors have reported huge success after being featured on Book Bub. The most popular genre on Book Bub, crime, has almost 4 million subscribers on the list. |
Kindle Nation Daily | $29.99 - $139.98 | Not Stated | Offers myriad packages. You can buy either daily, weekly or monthly packages, and have the option of choosing to promote to specific genre pages or to the whole site in general. Service claims to be able to reach up to 180,000 Kindle owners each day. |
Book Cave | $15 - $44 (Genre) | Yes, but no erotic covers | Must have 10-20 reviews, but a new release can have no reviews if you have good reviews on several other books. 100+ pages. Books cannot be more than $2.99 for the promotion, and need to be free, $0.99, or discounted by at least 50%. |
Digital Book Today | $20 | Not Stated | Submit at least 4 days in advance. Onsite calendar feature allows you to quickly and easily see whether it will be possible to promote your book during your desired time. |
LitNuts | $20 | Yes | LitNuts was created to bring "the best of the indies" to booklovers. Welcomes bargain books, but promotes books at any price point as long as the book is from an indie author or publisher. (LitNuts does not solicit or accept book promotions from the Big Five or any of their ~250 imprints.) Flat price, multiple genres, easy-to-use calendar and order form. |
Book Tweeters | $15 - $65 | No | Tweet Your Books to 500,000+ Readers for 1-5 days |
Author Ad Network | $129 | Yes and No | Promotes your book to 28 different promotion sites and other social media programs. If erotica, they'll only promote to certain sites that allow it. |
Book Reader Magazine | $20 | Yes | $20 guarantees a featured spot on the homepage for 7 days. Also, allows you to submit an author interview for free. |
Goodkindles | $25 - $45 | Yes | The costlier packages come with prominent home page promotion, social media and newsletter features. |
Free Kindle Books and Tips | $25 - $125 | Not Stated | No specific details offered, authors must contact the site and ask for more info about what the service entails |
Hot Zippy | $23 - $337 | Yes | One of the biggest ranges of options and prices available. Mix and match book promotions across four websites, audiences, and email newsletters: Bargain eBook Hunter, Pixelscroll, Romance eBook Deals & 13 Horror Street. Choose your dates, sites, and number of days you want to run (2 days up to 30 days). Use your book's product description or write your own copy. New author friendly - no minimum review requirements or minimum star rating. Erotica titles welcome. |
Author Marketing Club | Varies | Not Stated | Service offers submission to 28 separate platforms. Many other tools found on the site which may help with your promo efforts, such as a 'bookalyzer'. |
Free Books Hub | $10 - $20 | Not Stated | Your book will be promoted via email, on the website and through social media. Extra payments can be made in order to be more prominently displayed on both the site and on Facebook. |
EBook Deal Of The Day | $5-10 | Not Stated | Costs $5-10 per marketplace (e.g Kindle, iTunes etc). Also offers a specific Kindle India promotion option. |
Snicks List | $1 - $5 | No | One of the two cheapest paid promotion options. You can choose the number of days your promotion will run, with very small price increases for extra days. If you have a permafree book, your promotion will run for a year for only $5. |
Buck Books | $9 - $29 | Not Stated | Book must be 0.99 or less during promotion, at least 10 reviews with an average score of 3.8 or higher, well written book description, pro cover design (specifically not Fiverr) |
Awesome Book Promotion | $10 - $25 | Yes | 5 different platforms available. You can choose to spread out your promotion on specific dates on each of the 5 sites or stack them all in one day. |
Planet Ebooks | $20 - $60 | Not Stated | Your book is featured on home page, promoted by social media blasts and weekly newsletter to our readers depending on package and if you are offering free or discounted book at the time. No minimum quantity/score, erotic romance accepted only with a tasteful cover. |
Hidden Gems Books | $10 - $50 | Yes | Thousands of quality subscribers and growing daily, newsletter goes out twice a week and price varies on package. All genres of romance. Also has an ARC program for attracting honest reviews |
Bargain Booksy | $20 - $220 | Yes | Price paid depends on genre. More popular genres have a bigger list and therefore cost more. |
Book Basset | $8 per day - $22 per day | No | No explicit content whatsoever allowed. Choice of either being a 'featured author' or being the giveaway of the day. |
Book Gorilla | $50 - $100 | Yes | Erotica is accepted but must have "literary quality". Books must have 5 reviews with an average of 4 stars and be over 100 pages in length. |
Book Lemur | $25 - $35 | No | No minimum review amount stated but "the more quality reviews the better". |
ManyBooks | $29 - $79 | No, but states will in future | Your book must have at least 5 reviews with a four star or better rating. Your cover must be professional. |
Riffle Books | $150 | No | Books must be over 150 pages and professionally edited and presented. |
WhizBuzz Books | $49 | Yes | Erotica is accepted but only if the cover and title are suitable for a general audience. The fee buys promotion both on site and on social for one year. |
Genre Pulse | $16 - $50 | Yes | No special requirements. Genre Pulse prides themselves on 'not being fussy.' |
Robin Reads | $40 - $85 | Yes | Books promoted specifically by genre. Erotica is allowed but featured separately. Books must have a good cover and good reviews to be selected. No minimum reviews. |
Ebook Hounds | $10 - $50 | Yes | Nonfiction books must be over 100 pages. Fiction books must be over 150. At least 10 reviews averaging 3+ stars. |
The Fussy Librarian | $10 - $75 | Yes | Book must be $5.99 or less on the day of the promotion. They offer two newsletters — one for bargain ebooks (100,000+ readers) and one for free ebooks (500,000+ readers). |
E Reader News Today | $40 - $140 | No | Full length books only. No minimum requirements but reviews are taken into consideration. |
Dango Books | $15 - $18 | Yes | The discounted price must be below $2.99. Your book must be at least 125 pages. Children’s, non-fiction, and cookbooks do not have to meet this requirement. |
TCK Publishing | $10 | No | Professionally designed book cover, must have at least 10 reviews on Amazon, average review rating of 4 stars, book must be $0.99 or cheaper at time of promotion |
BookMelon | $19 - $49 | No | Nonfiction only, High-quality professional book cover, Must have more than 10 ratings (prelaunch book promotions excluded) on your chosen book sales platforms and an average of over 3.5 stars |
BookDoggy | $18 - $20 | Yes | Your book is included in their newsletter and website. Includes a personalized post on their Facebook page. Will link to a series pages, specific giveaway pages, or a link to a video. |
Unlimited Readers | $9 - $18 | Not Stated | Must be on Kindle Unlimited for at least the next 30 days. No specific review/rating requirement, but all books go through an editorial consideration that appraises your book’s cover, summary, and reviews. |
bookdealio | $70 - $250 | Not Stated | Either Free or discounted by at least 50%. Typically, the highest price point in our deals portion of the newsletter is $1.99. Apply about 1 month in advance. |
kbookpromotions | $140 - $780 | Yes | eBooks only. Max price is $9.99. |
Books Go Social | $89 - $499 | No Erotica | Amazon and Facebook ad programs with NetGalley and Editorial Reviews |
BookRunes | $25 - $40 | No | Must be $2.99 or less. |
eBookSoda | $29 | Yes | Your book must have at least 8 reviews unless it's a new release and an average of 3.5 stars or more. Priced at $4.99 or less on the day of the listing. |
Love Kissed Book Bargains | $5 - $50 | Yes | Your book must be priced under $2.99, have a professional cover, and a ranking of 3.5 stars or more. |
NewInBooks | $299 - $499 | Not Stated | All books are subject to editorial review. Your book must be released in the past 120 days to qualify. |
Free & Discounted Books | $12 - $25 | Not Stated | Submit at least 5 days in advance. Almost every genre imaginable found here. Also the option to list any permafree books you may have. |
BookRaid | $0.15 - $60 | Yes | High quality covers only, no minimum reviews but reviews taken into account, price is cost per click basis with $40 maximum charge |
Booksliced | $18 - $43 | Yes | Features eBooks only. Erotic romance accepted. Offers standard book promotions, series promotions and hand-crafted articles about your books. |
The eReader Cafe | $25 - $40 | No | A minimum of 3 reviews with a score of 4+ Book must be submitted at least 3 days in advance and be over 100 pages in length |
Artisan Book Reviews & Promotion | $25 - $390 | No | Please submit your book for approval for our proven book & author promotions & marketing campaigns. |
AllAuthor | $24 | Yes | Regular promotions on Twitter for 6 months in front of 50,000+ followers |
Joelbooks | $10-45 | No | Modern book lover website with a wide range of content for readers. They are active on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook. Their most popular genres are Children's books, YA fiction, Thrillers, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Self-help and Business books. |
The Bookish Elf | $50-500 | No | They read all genre books, Historical Fiction, Psychological thriller books, Biography books, Self help books, Romance books, Horror, Mystery, crime, Children's Books. |
Crave Books | $24+ | Yes | Guaranteed promotion to email list and website. Upgrades for social media, boosts, newsletter feature and more are available. |
eBook Booster | $30 | Yes | Your book promotion sent to 13+ book blog sites. Your promotion is guaranteed and upgrades are available as well. |
eReader Girl | $15 | No | Your book is guaranteed to be promoted via email and on the website. |
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