PROMOTE YOUR BOOK



HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE YOUR BOOK

As a writer, I understand how difficult marketing a book can be, especially if you are a new writer with little to no reviews, or money to spend on marketing campaigns. I also know that it takes an enormous amount of effort and time searching the internet for places to promote your book. You may have to visit many different sites because some sites may list only a few of those places. As a result, you may end up missing out on some good means of promotion. This can be frustrating.
You are here because I know you are looking for ways to take your book to the next level. What I have done to help you market your book more effectively is to research and then put together a very comprehensive list of various promotion sites, including many social media platforms. I kept the list straightforward and easy to read so that you would know exactly what each promotion site offers.
I’m frugal and always looking for a good bargain on promotions, so the list that follows is for FREE Promotions, and if you are a new author, none of these sites require reviews or ratings. In addition, almost all of these I have submitted to without any problems.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
FACEBOOK GROUPS
Authors and Book Lovers Discussion Group
Description: “This is a discussion group for authors and book lovers to chat about their favorite books. All Authors are welcome to promote here!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authorspostyourbooks/
# of member: 23,000 +
Promote Yourself Authors & Writers
Description: “The purpose of this group is to enable authors to promote their books, to readers of all tastes. What it is NOT for is the promotion and sale of anything other than books. If you post ads for anything else, you and your post will be removed - permanently. Author pages and other posts related to publishing and book business are permitted.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PromoYourselfToTheWorld/
# of member: 1200 +
The Book Authors Club
Description: “Welcome fellow authors. This is the place where you can share ideas, promote your books and Exchange Reviews as well!!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1497696577118959/
# of member: 11,000 +
Indie Authors International
Description: “READERS and WRITERS from EVERYWHERE, across borders, without barriers. EVERYONE WELCOME.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/160213917377540/
# of member: 16,000 +
Books, Books and more Books!!!
Description: “Where authors and readers can post to help promote their books and giveaways.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/320356974732142/
# of member: 38,000 +
EbooksNBooksPromosGroup
Description: “Hello future best sellers! We are excited to be managing this fast growing and active Book Promotion page. The goal of this page is to help you the author to accomplish your goals. It is similar to our mission at Best Seller Publishing - "To make our clients best-selling authors and launch them to a life of independence, generous income, and meaningful impact.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eBooksBooksPromo/
# of member: 20,000 +
We love books 
Description: “Save money and time by buying online.If you love books, please feel free to tell us about your book that you wrote, a recent one that you read or something you would like to recommend. We encourage you to buy books online.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/332043700233334/
# of member: 6,700 +
Christian Book Pickers - buy, trade, or give away
Description: “Mostly a catalog of Christian books. (fiction, Non-fiction, topical, YA, and children It isn't supposed to be many covers of the same book over and over. You may post each cover you have published one time per week. If you are doing this via Hootsweet of whatever...adjust your frequency or you will no longer be a member of this group. .”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/192912540785867/
# of member: 600 +
Crazy for books 
Description: “You can post about your book or blog ONE time every 24 hours! Thank you so much for only posting one time a day!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182637088529255/
# of member: 1,800 +
Book Love and Promotions
Description: “A place to share your love of books and the authors who write them. Post book information, teasers, author info, sales, and contest. .”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookLovePromotions/
# of member: 5,600 +
The Christian Book Club
Description: “The Christian Book Club is a sincere attempt to bring together Christian book lovers and authors on a single platform on Facebook for interaction, discussion and meaningful exchange of ideas on and about books, the market, authors, readers and everything else connected with books.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheChristianBookClub/
# of member: 8,900 +
Book Giveaways
Description: “A group dedicated to promoting Book and Bookish giveaways..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookGiveaways/
# of member: 5,900 +
Book Place
Description: “A group for anyone who likes books or is in any way connected with books, including readers, authors, librarians, editors, agents.publicists, illustrators, and more. This includes both print and electronic forms.
Please adhere to Facebook rules. No porn or illegal entries, since we don't want our group to be kicked out..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookplace/
# of member: 29,000 +
Books
Description: “Books, no x-rated stuff, please. No asking to join, add, share, or like, no asking for reviews.
You can only post your own written books..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/books45/
# of member: 13,000
Writer's KickStart
Description: “This group is for the purpose of promoting yourself and OTHER PUBLISHED AUTHORS (Traditional or Indie). You can post ONE (1) of your own posts per day, and one tweet. (Please remember to include a link if it’s needed.) All we ask is that you repost or RT the post directly below yours =-).”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/108812789266431/
# of member: 300 +
Passion for Books
Description: “Everything related to books.
Authors of books are welcome to post photos of your books. You can also post your videos. And talk about your
books. All the other publicities not related to books will be deleted and the member removed. And everything not related to books will be deleted..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/passionforbooks/
# of member: 35,000 +
Kindle Library
Description: “This is a site to share book links for any reading device. Anyone can post here. Please if you find a contest or know of an event post it. You can post books they find that are on sale or you recommend for reading. Please Include price when posting. Does not need to be free or 99 cents can be any price!!! ANY Subject this is why this group is locked!!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/99centsorbelowbooks/
# of member: 8,000 +
EBooks on the go
Description: “No nudity, Porn, or Erotica. AND NO SELLING! You will be deleted. Only Ebooks, books, and anything interesting pertaining to eBooks.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/365109846917813/
# of member: 13,000 +
EBooks Gone Viral
Description: “No nudity, porn, or erotica. Be nice, have fun, and promote your book, eBooks, essays, articles, and short stories.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/587798317951560/
# of member: 13,000 +
Awesome Free Kindle Books Here!
Description: “Promote Your Kindle book During Free days..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/294455560643884/
# of member: 17,000 +
The Kindle Book Library
Description: “Welcome to the Kindle Book Library Group. Feel free to post your free kindle book here.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/559995554068997/
# of member: 9,400 +
CrossReads - Christian Books, Ebooks, Readers & Authors
Description: “Special Note to Christian Authors: We love what you're doing for the world through your talent, and we want to help. In this group, feel free to post about your books -- no more than one post per day about a single book, please! Otherwise, we'd love to hear about your books, blogs, etc..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossreads/
# of member: 1,900 +
GNF Christian Readers, Books, Ebooks & Authors Unite!
Description: “Here you will find awesome Christian books from some of today's most exciting Christian authors!
Authors, feel free to post daily. Just try not to post the same book twice in one day! We'd love to hear what you're working on, what you're excited about, and the books you have available.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/203785339749853/?ref=br_tf&qsefr=1
# of member: 1,100 +
Great Deals on Amazon Kindle
Description: “This group is for people to discuss Kindle books and authors and share the great deals they find with each other!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindle.deals/
# of member: 5,900 +
Book Junkie Promotions
Description: “This page is for all authors to promote their books, blogs, radio interviews, tours, etc. You may promote as much as you wish, as many books as you wish, whatever genre. Anyone promoting anything else will be instantly banned.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookjunkiepromotions/
# of member: 27,000 +
Go indies
Description: “All things indie-related are welcome, including articles from author/artist/musician blogs and websites, announcements for free and discounted books/music/art, book/art/music discussions and more. Posts related to services being offered to authors/musicians/artists are welcome as well, provided the owner/poster contact the admin beforehand..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goindie/
# of member: 6,700 +
New Releases
Description: “This is a PUBLIC group for people that rejoice in books, all kinds and any genre of books: new releases, re-releases, current promotions and best of all #Giveaways! You are welcome to ask for likes, tags, follows, shares, help, and reviews..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/347406835366574/
# of member: 5,000 +
Christian Authors
Description: “Welcome to Christian Authors! Feel free to advertise Christian product i.e. book, movie, music or blog as often as you like! Become a part of our Global communities by helping us grow and take the words of the Lord to all parts of the world by recommending us all to your friends! Do you know an author of a great Christian product??? Why not tell them about us!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/134165873392010
# of member: 10,000 +
Ready to Read
Description: “Open group to promote your new release..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/469592073074586
# of member: 13,000 +
Book Place
Description: “A group for anyone who likes books or is in any way connected with books, including readers, authors, librarians, editors, agents.publicists, illustrators, and more. This includes both print and electronic forms.
Please adhere to Facebook rules. No porn or illegal entries, since we don't want our group to be kicked out..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookplace/
# of member: 29,000 +
i love books
Description: “This group is for Avid Readers, Authors, Publishers, Editors, Promoters and Cover Designers. If you love books then this is the club for you. Feel free to tastefully discuss and promote your titles. Anything non-book related i.e. pornography, bestiality, selling of sunglasses, purses or shoes will be removed and the member permanently banned. Enjoy and happy reading!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iluvbooks/10152026776808989/
# of member: 14,000 +
Promote Your Book!
Description: “This group's purpose is to help promote your book or reliable, inexpensive service. Authors: find readers/ reviewers. Readers find new books, meet new authors! Stay on topic or be removed. Feel free to drop relevant ads or review requests..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/205686289555465/
# of member: 20,000 +
What Should I Be Reading?
Description: “NO BULLIES ALLOWED. This is a BOOK group so post ANYTHING as long as it has to do with BOOKS, their promotions, or their events. If you are posting anything un-book-related, it will be deleted and you will be removed from the group. Be respectful of each other..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Kindlepromotion/
# of member: 8,000 +
Authors, Agents, and Aspiring Writers
Description: “Here are the rules for this group: This group is for all things WRITING! You are free to promo new releases, your books, your writing blogs, your thoughts on writing and always ask for help from others to improve your craft. If you have information that you think will be beneficial to writers, please share.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/204725947524
# of member: 18,000 +
Authors
Description: “Anything about writing. Stories, experiences, advice and tips. Any new books, promotions or book cover designs..”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179494068820033/
# of member: 28,000 +
Authors Promoting Authors
Description: “Authors Promoting Authors community group. This group serves as a forum for discussion, promotion, and sharing. Please be respectful.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/apablog
# of member: 18,000 +
 Aspiring Authors
Description: “f your dream is to become a published storyteller (novelist, screenwriter, poet, short story writer etc.), you've come to the right place! What we're all about: books, novels, stories, writing, writers, plays, screenplays, short stories, plot, creative, creativity, fiction, interactive story,.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204546223
# of member: 26,000 +
Authors, Bloggers, Writers, Readers and Books
Description: “Geared to Christian content. Space for authors, bloggers, writers, readers and books to post information about their blogs, books, reviews and their websites, etc. A group for sharing our interests and activities regarding our page title. - we encourage those of any faith or beliefs to join in the sharing. Only God knows where our seeds might be planted.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AuthorsBloggersWritersReadersBooks/
# of member: 15,000 +
SPECIFICALLY for FREE or 0.99 cents books
Free E Books
Description: “Free E Books.”
URL: https://ww.facebook.com/groups/boomdom/
# of member: 13,000 +
Authors 99¢ e-Books Promotion
Description: “This is a group for .99 e-books only. Please promote your books here if they are .99 cents or free! No Erotica please!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444695995585913/
# of member: 12,000 +
Free Ebooks for Kindle, Nook, and More
Description: “Welcome readers and authors! This page is for listing free ebooks only - no other posts are allowed. See below for details:.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeEbooksGroup/
# of member: 2,300 +
Free eBook Alerts for Christian Readers
Description: “Disappointed at not finding out about free Kindle downloads until they are expired? Tired of sorting through trash fiction to find the good freebies? We are, too! "Free eBook Alerts for Christian Readers" isn't just a page that gets lost in your news feed--it's a reader-powered Facebook group that gives you the option for instant notifications of posts with new eBook deals. And you can participate: whoever finds out about a deal first can post it!.”
URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeEbookAlerts/
# of member: 3,900 +
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TWITTER
To be honest with you, twitter is my least favorite place to promote my books. Nevertheless, it can be a very effective means to get the word out on your book if you know how to use it correctly. Remember that it is common courtesy to follow someone first before you bombard them with tweets about your book.
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NON-SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
 FOR ebooks that are Free or discounted 
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Discount book man
http://discountbookman.com/
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Ebook lister
http://www.ebooklister.net/submit.php (must submit 30 days in advance)
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Forms
http://form.jotformpro.com/form/21078469493969 (needs two weeks notice)
Free 99cents book (not only for 99 cents as the name implies)
http://www.free99books.com/author/submit?
Free bargain book on Tumblr
http://freebargainbooks.tumblr.com
Free book blog (contact first)
http://www.freeebooksblog.com/contact/
Free booksy
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Korner konnection
http://kornerkonnection.com/ (free, but you have to share a link)
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One hundred free books
https://ohfb.com/
Penny pinching mom
http://www.pennypinchinmom.com/contact-me/ (contact first)
Snicklist
http://snickslist.com/books/place-ad/ (1.00 submission but on the day of the promotion).
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FOR 0.99 cents only PROMOTION
The eReader Cafe
http://www.theereadercafe.com/p/bargain-submissions.html (free but must like their facebook page)
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FORUMS
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OTHER SOCIAL PLATFORMS

1. Goodreads


2. Pinterest

3. Tumblr

4. Google plus







5. 
Start a blog
This gives you the freedom to promote your services and products as you see fit, and gives you the opportunity to offer valuable tips that will help other writers.

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