Free Author Promotions – Detailed Summary
Promotion is vital for success, but it can also be expensive. On the other hand, “free” can sometimes seem a little questionable.
This is where we come in. Every time we say “free” we mean quality with no catch. The truth is, we love helping authors, and in this crazy book-loving world, this is our way of giving back.
While we would love to work with you, and hope you check out our services, sometimes a free promotion is a good place to start. From Facebook parties to newsletter promotions to #WriterWednesdays and KingSumo giveaways, you’re going to want to browse the free opportunities below. Try one out. And please make sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you’ll get new promotion alerts.
Our free promotions are open to all authors, self-published, traditional, and hybrid. Most are open to all genres. Now, let’s introduce what we have going on at themoment so you can jump into the free promo action!
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SUBMIT A BOOK OR AUDIOBOOK FOR REVIEW.
Every author could use another review—and if we’re being honest, we could use another awesome book to read, or audiobook to listen to. In fact, keep ‘em coming! We review as many as we can, open to all genres. Our editorial team vets all submissions, and we get a lot of them, so if you don’t hear back from us within 7-10 business days, we’ve had to pass on your book. Sorry about that. If we do select your book, you’ll be reviewed within four weeks (often sooner).
For terms and details, please click here for the review submission form.
REQUEST AN INTERVIEW/FEATURE.
The world needs to know your name. At the very least, we want to! Let us thrust you into the limelight. Are you ready to shine? If selected for an interview, we will email you with the questions or guidelines within 7-10 business days.
Details:
~We’ll send you the necessary documents to complete.
~During your feature day, we’ll post your interview or feature on our blog (which appears on both of our websites) and promote across our social media channels.
~We ask that you do the same.
Terms:
~We accept submissions from authorsin all genres.
~Interviews and features are booked as the requests come in, however, we will try to schedule date requests if possible.
SUBMIT YOUR EVENT.
Calling all readers, it’s another fabulous author event! Let’s slip into our heels, pick up our date, and we’ll virtually meet you there. When you submit an event, as long as it meets our terms, it will be displayed on our homepage calendar.
Details:
~As long as your event meets our terms, it can appear within 24-48 hours on our homepage calendar.
~Give us plenty of notice if you want your upcoming event to be included in our monthly email to our readers.
~Our events are promoted on our social media channels.
~Full event details and a link to your event will be included on our calendar.
Terms:
~Event and event copy must not be obscene or offensive.
~Details about your event must be submitted at least two weeks before the start date.
~We accept events from authors in all genres.
SUBMIT YOUR GIVEAWAY/CONTEST.
Got a super cool contest to pimp, or a truly unique giveaway to share? You’ve come to the right place. If you want our readers to hear about it, submit it so we can share.
Details:
~Giveaways and contests will be selected at the discretion of our editorial team and must be a good fit for our readers.
~Details about our chosen giveaways and contestswill be emailed to our readers.
~Chosen giveaways and contestsare promoted on our social media channels.
Terms:
~Giveaways and contests must not be obscene or offensive.
~Details about your event must be submitted at least two weeks before the start date.
~We accept giveaways and contests from authors in all genres.
SUBMIT YOUR BOOK FOR OUR FRIDAY NIGHT, BOOK BLIND DATE PROMOTION.
Sometimes it’s not about the cover. This promotion eliminates the judgment and gives readers an opportunity to win and read your book without knowing what it’s about or who wrote it. Like a blind date, we considerit pure FUN.
Details:
~Every Friday, we’ll post a new Book Blind Date promo on our Facebook page.
~Readers can enter to win by submittingtheir email addresses over the weekend.
~We’ll pick a winner on Monday.
~We’ll share your genre and whatever short pitch you enter on the form with the winner and they will pick your book or the other author’s book as we’ll always offer two choices to the winner.
~If the winner picks your book, we’ll email their contact information so you can send them that prized book.
~Once the winner selects their book blind date, we’ll reveal the winning author on our page and ask participants to LIKEyour author page. In addition, we’ll send you the email addresses of everyone who entered so you can add them to your mailing list.
~If your book isn’t selected, we’ll use it again until someone wins it.
Terms:
~Authors are welcome to submit multiple books.
~Books are scheduled as we receive them.
~All genres are accepted, but the short pitch must not be obscene, or offensive.
~Books are vetted based on quality writing not reviews or rank on third-party vendor sites.
SUBMIT A BOOK FOR OUR #WRITERWEDNESDAY PROMOTION.
On Twitter, there’s a day for everything. #ManicMondays…no wait, that’s a The Bangles song. But there’s #MusicMonday, #TeaserTuesday, #WriterWednesday, #ThirstyThursday, #FollowFriday, #Caturday, and #SundayFunday, just to name a few.
We think #WriterWednesday is the perfect opportunity for some author promo. Every Wednesday, we’ll feature authors on our Facebook and Twitter accounts. All you have to do to be considered is send us a photo of you holding your book.
What if your books are in eBook format only? Easy! Take a photo of yourself holding a Kindle, Nook, or iPad. Make sure the screen is off and facing the camera (and your fingers are off the screen). Then send us an image of your book cover. We’ll pop that sucker into the photo like pros.
Details:
~Check our Twitter page on Wednesdays to see if your photo made it.If not, it’ll be included on another date.
~We’ll tag you on social media when your photo is selected.
~We’ll include a buy link for your book on Facebook.
~Photos are scheduled as we receive them.
Terms:
~Great photos make the difference on getting selected.
~Photos must not be obscene or offensive.
~Please RT #WriterWednesday photos to help gain exposure for participating authors.
SUBMIT TO JOIN OUR KINGSUMO GIVEAWAYS.
We run these giveaways every month,so please join us. For a truly unique giveaway experience, get in touch with us if you’d like to include theKingSumo plugin on your WordPress site (to run your own giveaways). Or, we can manage the giveaway for you.
Details:
~We sponsor multiple author/genre giveaways as well as specific author/genre giveaways.
~Entries are scheduled as we receive them.
~If selected, you’ll receive giveaway graphics to promote on your social media channels.
~We promote all our giveaways through our mailing list and on our social media channels.
~This is a great way to gain subscribers for your mailing list.
Terms:
~Promote the giveaway with the graphics we provide.
~There’s a sixty-day waiting period to qualify for the next promotion.
Join the author mailing list so you will be invited to join our next Kingsumo giveaway.
SUBMIT TO DO A VIDEO GIVEAWAY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES.
Looking for a fun way to connect with readers? Try a live Facebook video giveaway. Maybe you’re already a video pro. This promo is short and sweet, and best of all, an exciting experience for fans. Connect with new readers.
Details:
~This giveaway will be done through our Facebook page or on one of our group pages.The date and time is set in advance so you have time to prepare.
~You’ll get 30 minutes to introduce yourself, your books, answer questions, and tell the readers how to win your prize.
Terms:
~Authors are responsible for choosinga winner and delivering the prize within a reasonable timeframe.
~Authors are scheduled based on when we receive their requests.
~No experience necessary, we’ll hook you up.
~All authors and genres accepted, however, the content must be PG-13.
SUBMIT TO JOIN OUR MULTI-GENRE/AUTHOR HOP CROSS-PROMOTIONS.
Our Facebook hops are a great opportunity to pair with dozensof authors and meet new fans. Grow your platform, engage new readers, and sell some books! We offerseveral of these a year, and hope you’ll join us.
Don’t worry if you’re new to author hops,we’ll email you detailed instructions along with the graphics you need to post on your spotlight day. Here is a screenshot from a holiday eventwe hosted so you can see how many people attended and how many people we engaged. That’s a lot of new readers for you to get to know.
Details:
~Sign up for our author newsletter, and you’ll be invited to join us for the next hop.
~Details will be specific to each hop and presented in the sign up newsletter.
SIGN UP HERE FOR ALL OTHER PROMOTIONS
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT OUR PAID PROMOTION OPTIONS!
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