12 PLACES TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK
Self-promotion is not a dirty word and something which should always be at the top of an author’s agenda, the good news is that there are a whole host of services and websites all created with the aim of promoting your book to a wider audience, some you’ll need to pay for and lots which are free too.
We’ve had a look at 12 of the most popular and (in no particular order) have listed those sites for you, these are great places where you can shout about the launch of your book and increase awareness of it too.
We’ve had a look at 12 of the most popular and (in no particular order) have listed those sites for you, these are great places where you can shout about the launch of your book and increase awareness of it too.
1) Kboards is specifically aimed at books which are published electronically on Kindle, as such Kboards has become one of the largest independent Kindle user website on the internet. Their site is full of great advice and forums where you can chat to other authors and promote your own book.
2) Wattpad is a website where you can discover and share your stories and work with over 40 million users, you can write here and also interact with other members.
3) Writers Net is an excellent directory of writers, publishers, editors and literary agents, along with this it’s a great place to chat on the forums to others within the publishing industry.
4) Goodreads has become incredibly popular with most writers, it’s a free to join website which is filled with everything a writer may want to know about what next to read, the forums are also a great place to ask questions and even help spread the word about your own book (it all helps).
5) Library Thing allows an author to catalogue their books and connect people with the same tastes in reading, as with most of these websites it also has a forum for its members to chat about related topics.
6) Author Marketing Club is a service which is free to use and gives over 37 links to other eBook promoters, it can of course be very time consuming but it’s still a good resource and worth a look.
7) Book Browse currently takes submissions of thirty books each month, they normally feature 80% of the books that are then requested for review (follow their guide lines as they donate anything unsolicited to a local charity, and they will be unread).
8) Book Buzz is a chargeable service which is offers a do-it-your-self book promotion, it targets your specific audience with a host of tools which book buzz say are designed to make your work stand out. Again, this is a popular service which has helped many writers in promoting their books.
9) Scribd is a chargeable platform that enables any author to publish their work and for readers to have access to the world’s largest collection of ebooks, comic books and even sheet music. With over 80 million readers you would be putting your own work in front of a very large audience using their site.
10) Addicted to eBooks is a service which is dedicated to helping readers find low cost and free eBooks, here you can promote your eBook once on their site but you must be a member to do so, having said that it is free to use.
11) GoodKindles allows you to submit your eBook to their site and then within 24 hours (or on your chosen publication day) it will appear at the top of their home page, more new books will be added so your book won’t always stay at the very top of the list.
12) Bublish is a chargeable (although the first month is free) book promotion service which offers multiple tools and resources for writers, it provides social marketing and publishing solutions for thousands of authors from around the world.
You will find other sites out there which will help you in the promotion of your book, when you combine this with a pro-active approach along with the use of social media and even your own website you’ll find it easier to reach a wider audience. Self-promotion can be hard work but it is a necessary element in the road to publishing success.
2) Wattpad is a website where you can discover and share your stories and work with over 40 million users, you can write here and also interact with other members.
3) Writers Net is an excellent directory of writers, publishers, editors and literary agents, along with this it’s a great place to chat on the forums to others within the publishing industry.
4) Goodreads has become incredibly popular with most writers, it’s a free to join website which is filled with everything a writer may want to know about what next to read, the forums are also a great place to ask questions and even help spread the word about your own book (it all helps).
5) Library Thing allows an author to catalogue their books and connect people with the same tastes in reading, as with most of these websites it also has a forum for its members to chat about related topics.
6) Author Marketing Club is a service which is free to use and gives over 37 links to other eBook promoters, it can of course be very time consuming but it’s still a good resource and worth a look.
7) Book Browse currently takes submissions of thirty books each month, they normally feature 80% of the books that are then requested for review (follow their guide lines as they donate anything unsolicited to a local charity, and they will be unread).
8) Book Buzz is a chargeable service which is offers a do-it-your-self book promotion, it targets your specific audience with a host of tools which book buzz say are designed to make your work stand out. Again, this is a popular service which has helped many writers in promoting their books.
9) Scribd is a chargeable platform that enables any author to publish their work and for readers to have access to the world’s largest collection of ebooks, comic books and even sheet music. With over 80 million readers you would be putting your own work in front of a very large audience using their site.
10) Addicted to eBooks is a service which is dedicated to helping readers find low cost and free eBooks, here you can promote your eBook once on their site but you must be a member to do so, having said that it is free to use.
11) GoodKindles allows you to submit your eBook to their site and then within 24 hours (or on your chosen publication day) it will appear at the top of their home page, more new books will be added so your book won’t always stay at the very top of the list.
12) Bublish is a chargeable (although the first month is free) book promotion service which offers multiple tools and resources for writers, it provides social marketing and publishing solutions for thousands of authors from around the world.
You will find other sites out there which will help you in the promotion of your book, when you combine this with a pro-active approach along with the use of social media and even your own website you’ll find it easier to reach a wider audience. Self-promotion can be hard work but it is a necessary element in the road to publishing success.
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