Is 99 cents the new free? Several marketers have made that declaration, and while it’s still highly debatable, many authors are running 99 cent promotions. In this post we’ll share over 15 places where you can promote your 99 cent eBook, but first we are going to share several reasons to consider a 99 cent book promotion.
3 Reasons to Consider Selling Your Book for 99¢
1. Launch A New Book – If you are launching a new book, setting the price at 99 cents early on can help generate interest and kickstart your sales.
2. Boost Your Sales Rankings – Dropping the price of your book to 99 cents for a short time can help you increase your sales rankings while still generating income.
3. Appeal to Bargain Book Buyers – There is a group of readers that only buy eBooks that are priced at 99 cents. No matter how appealing your book might be, they won’t even consider it if it’s priced at anything over a buck.
Of course there are other reasons that you may decide to price your book at 99 cents. We have multiple books that permanently use that price-point. Most are shorter eBooks or the first in a series, all were priced strategically and we recommend doing research and planning ahead before determining the best price for your eBooks. You might find this article Shelley wrote on pricing strategies helpful if you aren’t sure what price is best for your eBook.
Also, BookBub has an article that might be of interest to you: 11 Things You Don’t Know About Bargain Ebook Buyers
How Far in Advance Should I Submit My Book?
Every site varies, but we recommend submitting at least 1-2 weeks in advance. The spots fill up quick and you want to be able to give your promotion the best opportunity you can.
Software to Submit Your 99 cent eBook
Although my review video shows me submitting a free book promotion, you can also submit 99 cent books using this software. WooHoo!
The BEST part is you buy the software once and can use it
over and over again for multiple book promotions.
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These are the sites KDROI currently submits to for a 99 cent promotion:
Updated 3/17/16: These sites change frequently so make sure to check their requirements before submitting.
9 Places to Promote Your 99 cent eBook for FREE
$0.99 Thrifty Thursdays:
Each Thursday, they put up a post calling for anyone who has a book priced at 99¢ every Thursday. They will not post erotica, religious, or political books: http://www.indiesunlimited.com/category/indies-unlimited/thrifty-thursday/
Digital Book Today:
If you have a full length fiction novel with at least 25 reviews and an average rating of 4.2 stars, you can submit your book to be featured on this site for free. They do have a limited number of spaces you you need to submit early: http://digitalbooktoday.com/register-weekly-featured-great-read
Pixel of Ink $0.99 Bargain Book:
http://www.pixelofink.com/advertise/
Daily Cheap Reads:
If you have a 99 cent eBook that is not in the exclusive KLL and you would like them to consider posting it, they require a minimum of five reviews. http://dailycheapreads.com/your-two-cents-worth/
Reading Deals:
They currently offer a free and paid option: http://readingdeals.com/submit-ebook
eBook Lister:
Submit here: http://www.ebooklister.net/submit.php
Choosy Book Worm:
You can submit your book here: https://choosybookworm.com/free-ebook-promotion/
Awesome Gang:
Submit here: http://awesomegang.com/submit-your-book/
Free 99 Books:
Submit here: http://www.free99books.com/author/add
BONUS:
Create a free author profile at BookLemur. Click here.
18 Paid Advertising Options for Promoting Your 99 cent eBooks
BookBub:
BookBub is VERY selective in who they choose to feature, but if you can get accepted, be prepared to sell a lot of books. One key is to have plenty of reviews on Amazon before you submit to BookBub. Find out more here: https://www.bookbub.com/partners
Buck Books:
They have a fairly big list and we have used them with good results.
Get notified of their 99 cent book specials here: https://www.trainingauthors.com/buckbooks (when you sign up for their e-mail list, we receive a small affiliate commission)
Submit your book here: http://buckbooks.net/buck-books-promotions
Ereader News Today:
We have also had good results using Ereader News Today. You can submit a $0.99 book for their bargain book of the day. You can get all the details and submit your book here: http://ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-and-free-book-submissions/
Bargain Booksy:
Their prices vary by genre here: http://www.bargainbooksy.com/sell-more-books/
Book Lemur:
This website promotes eBooks priced under $2.99 on their website, via genre targeted e-mails and on social media. They allow you to select the date of your promotion, however, they do fill up fast, so make sure you purchase your ad in advance here: https://www.trainingauthors.com/booklemur
The eReader Cafe:
http://www.theereadercafe.com/p/bargain-submissions.html
Hot Zippy:
This service offers paid options for promoting your 99 cent eBook on multiple platforms: http://hotzippy.net/feature-your-book.html
The Fussy Librarian:
Most genres can be submitted here for free, but there is a small fee for extremely popular categories, and on occasion categories get completely booked up: http://www.thefussylibrarian.com/for-authors/
Flurries of Words:
This website promotes 99 cent eBooks with a small donation: http://flurriesofwords.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
Author Marketing Club:
AMC offers a $0.99 Friday Book Promotion Blast to their premium members. You can find out more at: https://www.trainingauthors.com/AMCpremium
Book Gorilla:
Owned by Kindle Nation Daily, this website promotes 99cent eBooks for between $40 and $50: http://www.bookgorilla.com/advertise
Tweet Your Books:
They offer different packages to promote your books on Twitter: http://www.tweetyourbooks.com/
BookBear:
They offer different marketing packages under their “sevices” tab here: http://www.bookbear.info/#!blank/c17za
Fire and Ice:
They offer different advertising options here: http://www.fireandicebooktours.com/schedule-a-book-promo/
I JustRead.it
Prices vary by genre here: http://ijustread.it/authors
Genre Pulse
They offer different packages here: http://www.genrepulse.com/how-it-works/
Kindle Boards:
They have several options here: http://www.kboards.blogspot.com/p/authors.html
Free & Discounted Books:
This site offers promotion for 99 cent eBooks for $5-10. They also have packages available to submit your 99 book to other sites, and share about it on social media (please note we have not used this site): http://freediscountedbooks.com/99-cent-sales/
Facebook Group Specifically for 99 cent eBooks
Author 99cent Book Promotions:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/444695995585913/
GoodReads
Group to promote 99 cent FICTION books: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/134618-99-cent-bestsellers
You can also run a Goodreads ad. We have not personally done this, but it is something you could try. If you’ve run ads on Goodreads, let us know how it went in the comments below. https://www.goodreads.com/advertisers
3 Places for Christian Authors to Promote Their 99 cent eBooks
CrossReads Forums:
Post your book sales in the Crossreads forums here: http://crossreads.com/community/forumdisplay.php?182-On-Sale-Books-amp-Ebooks
Christian Kindle News – If you have an eBook on Kindle that is more than 50% off the original digital list price or its paperback price then they will list it here for a small fee: http://christiankindlenews.com/submit-kindle-deals/
If your book is ALWAYS $0.99 you can submit it here: http://christiankindlenews.com/submit-0-99-ebook/
Faithful Reads:
Submit your bargain book here: http://faithfulreads.com/sell-more-books/
Thanks I’ve used 99 Cent Network and it a great place for ebook promotion
Hi,
Just wanted to point out that at the present time, ChristianKindleNews.com is not listing $.99 books for free. They are charging $5 per title. This apparently changed since the above info was posted.
Thanks!
Thanks! We updated the post 🙂
Hi Shelley,
Could you add BookBear to your list? We can be found at http://www.bookbear.info! We would be BEARY grateful. We are offer paid promotions for eBooks $3.99 dollars or lower.
Many thanks,
BookBear
I am currently breaking a larger Route 66 book down state-by-state and am going to be putting them into 6 (or so) smaller books, with pictures re-inserted
The website for the paperbacks is http://www.GhostlyTalesofRoute66.com.
First book is out: Ghostly Tales of Oklahoma: Route 66.
What are your rates to advertise the new book, which is currently priced at $2.99? When I get all of the shorter ones up, I am probably going to reduce the price to 99 cents.
Sincerely,
Connie Corcoran Wilson
http://www.ConnieCWilson.com
CEO, Quad Cities’ Learning, Inc.
dba Quad City Press
http://www.quadcitieslearning.com
Twitter: Connie_C_Wilson
Connie – we don’t currently offer advertising but you can check out our book Author Publicity Pack for places to advertise your book: https://www.trainingauthors.com/books/author-publicity-pack/
I just added your site. Thanks!
Could you add FreeDiscountedBooks.com to your list? We list and promote .99 books. It is a paid service, but your book stays on the site for up to a year, not just a few days. 🙂 We also offer a submission service to submit books to other .99 sites.
Thanks! We’ve updated our post to include this link.
Hello, I love what you are doing
but I really need your help. I have had of some websites such as
Bookbub, ENT, Booktweeting services of which some authors have used to
promote their book. I am very confused. I will like you to tell me which
website/blog is best, most effective, affordable and efficient for
authors to promote Bargain kindle eBooks
Thanks
From our experience, BookBub is the most effective but is also difficult to get approved. ENT Bargain book of the day has also been a successful promotion for us, but you do need at least 10 reviews prior to submitting to them. Thanks!
Bargainbooksy.com is a great site for promoting titles under $5. They offer genre pricing, and they don’t have a review requirement. They’re great for new and indie authors looking to gain an audience.
Thanks! I just added them. What have been your results using Bargain Booksy?
http://newfreekindlebooks.com/ has an updated listing of free and discounted eBooks.
Authors – You can also submit your book to http://www.ilikeebooks.com/submit
Carrie, thank you for letting us know! These sites are changing all the time.
Promote your books for promotion here. Regardless of price, there is no cost for this site! If you have a limited time discount, please note that so that readers don’t waste time. http://www.source4.us.
Members note: This is a NON-FICTION SITE!
Thanks Heather for the list of resources! I just published a short story on Kindle and was looking for a post such as this!
Has anyone been successful with Twitter ads or Facebook ads? Or are resources such as the ones you list more important since that’s where ebook readers already are at?
For more resources, there are Amazon ebooks that give huge lists of free and paid promotion sites including social media. Just do a search for ebooks “promote ebook free.” I’m not sure how effective paid ads are, but why not start with the freebies and work up to paid ads.
Thanks for sharing! Do you have a particular book you’ve found helpful?
We offer e-book advertising at only $5 at Fire and Ice Book Promos! We promote Indie and traditionally published authors!
Good resources. Some of them have changed their policies, or gone out of business. Wow, a lot changes in 2 years in the ebook business.
Thanks! I just updated the list 🙂
Here is another site that is quite useful for free and 99c promotions:
http://ebooksforfreeinc.com/
I already used this, and really like!
Thanks for this useful information!
I recommend this site to promote ebooks for free:
http://www.ebookstage.com/welcome/
Please consider adding our website, http://www.ebookchristian.com to your “Places for Christian Authors to Promote their 99 cent eBooks” section. Thank you.
Low cost author marketing and book promotion: http://www.ebookchristian.com
Please consider adding our website, http://www.ebookchristian.com to your “Places for Christian Authors to Promote their 99 cent eBooks” section.
Low cost author marketing and book promotion: http://www.ebookchristian.com
I’m preparing for a couple of 99 cent promo and considering purchasing the Kdroi soft for ease of submitting my promos, but I was wondering if the sites listed in the software are also submissions to free sites for promo?
I’ll being running 99 cent promos for:
National Recovery Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month
so it is important that I’m able to submit to a large number of websites at little or no cost.
Yes, the software is for free and 99cent promotions 🙂
I have just launched my e-Book. This will be very helpful to market and sell my e-Book.
Thanks again and Have a great week ahead!
You’re welcome!
Great article!
I use some of this site to promote my book, but some are new to me, I will give them a try 🙂
One more good choise to add for free ebook promo : http://www.ebookstage.com/welcome/MTEwMA==/
I just loved this article. Helped me a lot
This article helped me a lot!! I really loved it!!