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60+ Facebook Groups for Authors – Promote Your Books, Blogs, and More

January 16, 2014 By Shelley Hitz 27 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

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Facebook groups for authors

I have found that building relationships and posting occasional promotions and giveaways in Facebook groups has been an effective way to market my books.  I have gathered and researched a TON of Facebook groups for authors and have listed 60+ of them out according to categories below.

Please share other groups you know about in the comments below.

 

How to Use Facebook Groups:

 

  • book marketing tipsClick the link of the groups you are interested in below.
  • Once you are accepted into the group, change your notifications (I like to turn mine off except for certain groups and you can do this in the top right hand corner)
  • Read the group’s “About” section as they each have different requirements.
  • Do NOT spam.  Post only occasionally about your best promotions, giveaways, reviews, etc.  Comment and like on other posts to interact and start building relationships.

Also, make sure not to make these mistakes when marketing on social media.

 

General Reader Facebook Groups:

 

  1. Great Deals on Amazon Kindle:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindle.deals/
  2. Book Giveaways:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookGiveaways/
  3. Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/29851114873/
  4. All About Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/9476163038/
  5. KindleMojo:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindlemojo/
  6. We Love Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/332043700233334/
  7. Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/497598173615103/ (post only book links – no contests, etc.)
  8. Books #2:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/174224899314282/
  9. Books #3:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213398116
  10. Passion for Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/13284802558/
  11. Crazy About Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/182637088529255/
  12. Books Gone Viral:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booksgoneviral/
  13. Books, Books and More Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/320356974732142/
  14. Nook & Kindle Readers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/388497611179690
  15. Ready to Read:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/469592073074586 (place to promote new releases)
  16. BOOK PLACE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookplace/
  17. I Luv Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/iluvbooks/10152026776808989/
  18. Book Junkies:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookjunkiepromotions
  19. Book Lovers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204565182
  20. Book Promotion:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/221523797876806

 

 

General Author Facebook Groups:

 

  1. Author & Book Lover Discussion Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/authorspostyourbooks/
  2. Indie Authors International:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/160213917377540/
  3. Authors, Writers, Bloggers, Readers and Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/AuthorsBloggersWritersReadersBooks/
  4. Go Indie:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/goindie/ (only post once/day)
  5. Author Meeting Place:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/authormeetingplace
  6. Authors, Agents, and Aspiring Writers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/204725947524
  7. Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/179494068820033/
  8. Marketing Ideas for Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146813612165228
  9. Authors Promoting Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/apablog
  10. Aspiring Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204546223

 

Groups to Promote Your Free Books

 

  1. Free eBooks for Kindle, Nook and More:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeEbooksGroup/
  2. Free Today on Kindle and Beyond:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/freetoday/
  3. Free Kindle and Nook Books for Readers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/293618244055941/

Also make sure to check out our post with my 11 step checklist and 76+ places to submit your free KDP promotion here.

 

99 Cent Promotions:

 

  1. Author 99cent Book Promotions:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/444695995585913/
  2. 99 cent Kindle Deals:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/215681398501172/

 

 

Facebook Groups for Women:

 

  1. Women’s Writer’s Resource Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwrgroup/
  2. Women of Passionate Purpose:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenOfPassionatePurpose/

 

 

Book Review Groups:

 

  1. Review Seekers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/reviewseekers/
  2. Christian Review of Books:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/121238177904758/
  3. Christian Book Reviews (although it seems more like general posts):  https://www.facebook.com/groups/108300165857067

 

Quotes Groups:

 

Consider sharing a quote from your book and then linking to your book page on your website or Amazon

  1. https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuotesSuccessfulThinkers
  2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/375455669204502/
  3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/142442662559594/
  4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/RespectedQuotesRelated

 

Christian Reader Groups

 

  1. CrossReads:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossreads
  2. GNF Reader’s Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/203785339749853/
  3. Christian Fiction Devourers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/200067670053172/
  4. Christian Fiction Gathering:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianfictiongathering/
  5. Free eBooks for Christian Readers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeEbookAlerts/
  6. The Book Club Network:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146903260542
  7. Christian Book Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheChristianBookClub

 

 Christian Author/Blogger Groups:

 

  1. CrossReads Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossreadsauthors/
  2. Grace & Faith:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/gracenfaith
  3. Christian Indie Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/117510274996874/
  4. Christian Book Pickers:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/192912540785867/
  5. Christian Blogger Network:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/13679025366
  6. Christian Networking:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/358409300452/
  7. Christian Writer’s Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/213899418675758/
  8. Writing for the Spirit Christian Writer’s:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/278867392226715/
  9. Christian Authors:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/134165873392010/
  10. Christian Author Book Marketing Strategies:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Christianauthorsbookmarketing/
  11. Kickstart:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/108812789266431/
  12.  Christian Women Online:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeAreChristianWomenOnline/
  13. Christian Women Bloggers Network:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/21301279021/

 

What other Facebook groups for authors do you use? Let’s help each other out and share any other groups you know about in the comments below.

 

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Comments

  1. Vicki V. Lucas says

    January 20, 2014 at 11:06 am

    I run a group called Indie Christian Writers on Facebook. We don’t have promotion, but we support, education, and focus on community. We’d love to have you there!

    Reply
  2. sam sommer says

    January 20, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Love your emails about your blog posts – they have so much valuable info

    Keep sending them please

    Sam

    Reply
  3. Kathryn says

    January 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    Hi Shelley and Heather,

    Great article! Question–I suspect you join the groups from your personal FB page and not your Fan/author page? I find the usage between the two confusing and each have features that the other doesn’t have.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      January 20, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      Kathryn – yes, you must join the groups via your personal Facebook profile. Currently you can’t join groups as a page.

      Reply
      • Kathryn says

        January 20, 2014 at 3:33 pm

        Thanks, Shelley, for getting back to me so quickly!

        Since that is your personal page, do you add your website to your posts when you post to groups so they can identify you with your author page versus your personal facebook page?

        Reply
        • Shelley Hitz says

          January 20, 2014 at 6:55 pm

          I don’t. But, I have Training Authors as my main Facebook page for my occupation on my profile so most authors will see that and be able to connect there if they want. The important thing is to add value and not spam. If you are always posting your link in a FB group, it could very easily be seen as spam. However, if you are sharing a valuable resource that’s on your blog, you could be seen as helpful. Just like all marketing, it is about building relationships.

          Reply
          • Kathryn says

            January 21, 2014 at 1:14 am

            I’ll need to look around at how others are doing this, including yourself! : )

            Just an FYI, I posted this very helpful article linkage to my FB, Pinterest, and tweeted it too.

            Thanks to you and Heather for sharing such helpful information!

  4. John Cranor says

    January 21, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    What a great collection of groups. Thanks Shelley. I will definitely explore these. Also, I will add that I am having great results from the groups I participate in on LinkedIn.

    Reply
  5. @SylviaHubbard1 says

    February 26, 2014 at 7:15 am

    OMG!!! this was AWESOME!!!!!!!

    Reply
  6. Carolyn Howard-Johnson says

    March 11, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    You two! This is a great resource. I’ll put a link to it in my SharingiwitheWriters newsletter. http://howtodoitfrugally.com
    Hugs,
    Carolyn

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      March 11, 2014 at 5:37 pm

      Thank you for sharing Carolyn!! We appreciate you!

      Reply
  7. Carolyn Howard-Johnson says

    March 11, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    PS: Love your new “get Twitter followers” widget!

    Reply
  8. Michael N. Marcus says

    July 22, 2014 at 5:50 am

    Thanks very much. The list is useful, interesting — and puzzling. There are 20 Christian groups listed but no Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Wiccan, atheist, etc.

    Any ideas why?

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      July 22, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      Michael – it is simply because we write Christian books and have researched those groups for our own promos. Therefore, although it is a specific niche, we thought we’d still share. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Michael N. Marcus says

        July 23, 2014 at 3:43 am

        Good answer, thanks. My own research has revealed an apparent “over-representation” of Christian self-publishing compared to other religions. http://www.bookmakingblog.com/2013/06/whats-behind-christian-compulsion-to.html

        Reply
  9. mfundo xaba says

    September 17, 2014 at 11:44 am

    i really love writting and i think it is my career infact i dont think but i know.

    Reply
  10. Mark Watson says

    February 1, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I’ve listed the top 20 by population size on my blog 🙂

    http://marknpablo.com/2015/01/31/top-20-facebook-kindle-amazon-groups-to-advertize-your-books-by-population/

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      February 2, 2015 at 7:56 am

      Thanks Mark!

      Reply
  11. Jason Daughtry says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:45 am

    Hi Shelley. I appreciate all of the resources you have offered. As a new author I have utilized your advice to achieve what I have read is great success for a new to the scene writer. I have utilized your Facebook list to promote heavily and have started my own group now to promote on for free promotions. If you could add it to the list, it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/851997141513329/
    Thank you for all of your help and you inspire me to give back as well.

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      March 6, 2015 at 9:15 am

      I’m so glad to hear of your success. We’ll add your group when we do our next update to the list. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
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    August 9, 2016 at 10:10 am

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  13. Lynn U Watson says

    October 10, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Thank you for this helpful post. Exactly what this brand new author needed in pre-publication stage.

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      October 10, 2016 at 4:22 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  14. Walt says

    February 8, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Hi! I’m Walt Popester, fantasy author. I’d like you to add my recently born facebook group to promote any kind of book, it will grow soon:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/209468232790788/

    I love to help other authors.

    Reply
  15. Rahul Yadav says

    March 14, 2017 at 8:37 am

    Thanks for this list. I just joined a few and hoping to learn a lot from them.

    Reply
  16. Anna Maria Shenton says

    February 6, 2018 at 9:53 am

    Hi Shelly, this is a wonderful site you have and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my group on here. As founder of the Writers Authors and Readers closed group 2015 I would love to help more authors established and new, freelancers, bloggers and readers further. We are a friendly group currently 750 members. Here is the link for potential members who would like to request to join us. Thanking you kindly, anna https://www.facebook.com/groups/writersauthorsreaders/

    Reply
    • Shelley Hitz says

      February 6, 2018 at 9:55 am

      Great! Thanks for sharing with us Anna!

      Reply

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