15+ Places to Promote Your 99 Cent eBook

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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KDROI Software

A tool to consider using during your $0.99 promotion is called KDROI. They will automatically submit your book to multiple sites for consideration to be featured during your promotion.

There is not a guarantee that you will be featured, but this tool gives you an easy way to submit your book to multiple sites at once.

Download this tool here: http://www.trainingauthors.com/KDROI (aff link)

You can also see a review of this tool I did here: http://www.trainingauthors.com/kdroi-review-kdp-promotion 

In the review I demonstrate how to use it for a free promotion, but it works the same way for a $0.99 promotion. You’ll just choose the option for $0.99 instead of free when setting it up.

These are the sites KDROI currently submits to for a 99 cent promotion:

Updated 5/12/23:  These sites change frequently so make sure to check their requirements before submitting.

9 Places to Promote Your 99 cent eBook for FREE

Digital Book Today:

Their deal or book of the day would probably be the best fit. https://digitalbooktoday.com/promotions/

Discount Book Man: 

Submit your promotion here: https://discountbookman.com/book-promotion/  

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:https://free99books.com/tall-book-promotion/

$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: https://indiesunlimited.com/advertise/for-authors/

Pixel of Ink $0.99 Bargain Book:

They are not currently accepting advertising but you can join their author email list to be notified of any promotions they offer in the future. http://www.pixelofink.com/advertise/

BONUS:

Create a free author profile at BookLemur.  Click here.

17 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

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: https://www.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:

Sell your books at 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: https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/for-authors/

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/

Genre Pulse:

They offer different packages here: http://www.genrepulse.com/how-it-works/

Book Sends:

Promote your Kindle book here: https://booksends.com/advertise.php

ManyBooks

They now offer a wide range of services for both traditionally and self-published authors. https://manybooks.net/author-services 

Bookdealio

Advertise your ebook on Bookdealio: https://www.bookdealio.com/advertise/ 

CraveBooks

They offer different promotions: https://cravebooks.com/book-promotions 

Robin Reads

Robin Reads is an innovative and supportive service for both publishers and authors looking to expand their audiences. https://robinreads.com/author-signup/

LitRing

They have upcoming promos for the book promotion. https://litring.com/promos/

BookBasset

Book Basset is offering two promotional opportunities for authors namely: Featured Author Post, Guaranteed Freebie Post, and Ereaderiq Daily Deals and & Steals Promotion. Click here: https://www.bookbasset.com/authors/submissions/

Free & Discounted Books:

This site offers a 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

2 Places for Christian Authors to Promote Their 99 cent 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/

The Rebel Christian

TRC sends a newsletter to our Christian readers featuring a list of Christian books. http://www.therebelchristian.com/promo

Faithful Reads:

Submit your bargain book here:  http://faithfulreads.com/sell-more-books/

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