Jumpstart Book Sales with Book-a-Day Sites

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by CJ McDaniel // May 26 // 0 Comments

Taking Advantage of Free Promotions

Taking advantage of the Amazon KDP Selects free promotion days is a phenomenal way to build your credibility and grow your platform as an author.  With your book being free for the allotted 5 days, you substantially increase your ability to garner positive book reviews and hook readers into a series where they will need to purchase one or more sequels.

While Amazon does a lot to help authors, you will need to point people to your free book to get all the benefits of this program. Once you have directed enough people to your book to move it up the Amazon free rankings, then Amazon will start directing people to your book for you.

The problem that most people have is that they don’t have a large enough reader base to  do this on their own, and even if they did it would make the most sense to point your most loyal fans to your book once it is back to its normal price since these are the people most likely to actually purchase your book.

So if you have to get a lot of downloads without asking your existing audience, what is the best way to do it? When using your Kindle free promotion days or promoting a discounted price for your book, the best way to market is to tap into the thousands of readers already looking for deals on books to read.

There are many websites devoted to sending out daily emails to their subscribers with a list of free books every day. Many of these sites send their lists to tens or hundreds of thousands of readers every day. This is is a tried-and-true way of promoting your book to people who would never see it otherwise.

Submitting your book to websites with large readership helps you grow your free ranking without using your list of fans and readers.


Since these sites first sprang up 10 years ago, many of them have closed down completely or stopped accepting submissions. This page was created to become the definitive database for ebook listing sites that primarily accept free and discounted ebooks. We have found a few similar sites that list “book a day” on the web, but they are always several years behind. When going through links, it quickly becomes evident that over half of them are gone, and a list from 2012 is just going to give you a bunch of dead links and misinformation.

Jumpstart Book Sales with Book-a-Day Sites

Below is a regularly updated database of ebook promotion sites with all the information you need to know about each one, including application fee, possible upgrade options, and book requirements. If you have another favorite site where you submit ebooks, you can tell us about it on our “contact us” page.

List last updated September 11th, 2016
SiteApplication FeeOptional UpgradesSubmission Requirements
BookBub$40-$2000NoneBooks that are any price
Ereader News Today (ENT)$20-$115NoneBooks that are any price and have over 125 pages
Addicted to eBooksFreeNoneBooks that are any price and have minimum 5 reviews
Bargain Booksy$25-$70NoneBooks that are any price
BK Nights$5NoneBooks that are any price
Book Daily$49NoneBooks that are any price
Book Hub$100Various UpgradesBooks that are any price
Fussy Librarian$8-$18NoneBooks that are any price and have minimum 10 reviews average 4-star rating
Daily Free eBooks FreeNonebetween $.01-$.99
Hunt 4 FreebiesFreeNoneBooks that are free or discounted
It’s Write NowFree$10 guaranteed listingBooks that are free or discounted
Pixel ScrollFreeNoneBooks that are free or discounted
eBookListerFreeNoneBooks that are free or discounted
eBooks HabitFree$10 guaranteed listingBooks that are free or discounted
Kindle Books and Tips$25-$50$100 featured listingBooks that are free or discounted
BookGorilla$50NoneBooks that are below $.99
Free Books Hub$10$15 and $20 upgrades for extra promotionBooks that are below $.99
Best Ebook Reader Lovers?5?65 boosted promotionBooks that are below $.99 and have minimum5 reviews average 4-star rating
Kindle Nation DailyFreeNoneBooks that are below $1.99
Armadillo eBooksFree$10 to VIP ListingBooks must be free
Book AngelFreeNoneBooks must be free and have content no greater than PG-13, must be available on Amazon.com $ Amazon.co.uk
Book PinningFreeNoneBooks must be free
ContentMo Free eBooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Ebook Korner KafeFreeNoneBooks must be free
Freebies 4 MomFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free BooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free eBooks BlogFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free eBooks DailyFree$3 dedicated blog post, $5 dedicated blog post and 5 day promotionBooks must be free and have content no greater than PG-13, reviews must have average 4 star rating
Frugal FreebiesFreeNoneBooks must be free
Great Books Great DealsFree$5 featured listingBooks must be free and have minimum 20 reviews average 4 star rating
iLoveEbooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Indie Book of the DayFreeNoneBooks must be free
Jungle Deals & StealsFree$10 dedicated postBooks must be free and have content no greater than PG-13
Kindle Book PromosFree$5 guaranteed listingBooks must be free
The eReader CafeFreeNoneBooks must be free full length books and have content no greater than PG-13, minimum 3 reviews with average 4 star rating
Your Daily EbooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free Books Hub?5, ?10, ?15 packages5, 10, 15 packagesBooks must be free
GOODKINDLES$8, $14, $20 packages$8, $14, $20 packagesBooks must be free
eBook Deal of the Day US$5NoneBooks must be free
eBook Deal of the Day UK$5NoneBooks must be free
Books Direct$10NoneBooks must be free
Ignite Your Book$50-175NoneBooks must be free
eReader iQFreeNoneBooks must be free
The Digital Ink Spot FreeNoneBooks must be free
XTME: English Books$9additional $15 featured  listingBooks must be free
Awesome GangFree$10 featured listingBooks must be free
FreebooksyFree$40-$200 for guaranteed listingBooks must be free
STORY finds FreeVarious UpgradesBooks must be free
Free & Discounted Books$5NoneBooks must be free
Book Goodies $5NoneBooks must be free
BookGoodies for Kids$5NoneBooks must be free
Book Deal HunterFreeNoneBooks must be free
Get Free eBooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free Book DudeFreeNoneBooks must be free and have content no greater than PG-13
Digital Book TodayFree$15 to bypass requirementsBooks must be free full length books with 18 reviews with a 4 star rating for fiction and 60 reviews with a 4 star rating for non-fiction
eBook Blitz$10-$160 dependant on desired exposure$10-$160 dependant on desired exposureBooks must be free
The Kindle Book ReviewFree$5 for guaranteed listing and inclusion of your coverBooks must be free
Ask David FreeNoneBooks must be free
Flurries of Wors$5$15 featured listingBooks must be free
Indies Unlimited FreeNoneBooks must be free
One Hundred Free BooksFreeNoneBooks must be free
Christian Book Readers FreeNoneBooks must be free
Book SendsFreeNoneBooks must be free and have 5 reviews with high ratings
SnickslistFreeNoneBooks must be free and have content no greater than PG-13
Free Book ClubFreeNoneBooks must be free
Best eBooks WorldFreeNoneBooks must be free
The Digital Ink SpotFreeNoneBooks must be free
Discount BookmanFreeNoneBooks must be free
FreeBooksy$40-$200NoneBooks must be free
PeopleReads$7.99NoneBooks must be free and have 10 reviews with average 4-star rating
Book CircleFree$5 guaranteed listingBooks must be free
Ereader LoveFreeNoneBooks must be free
World Literary Café$30NoneBetween $4.99 and $.99
One Hundred Free BooksFree$75 and $100 boost plansBooks must be free or discounted
Book Lovers Heaven FreeNoneBooks must be free or discounted
Choosy BookWormFree$18 guaranteed listingBooks must be free or discounted
Feed Your ReaderFreeNoneBooks must be free and family friendly
The MidlistFreeNoneBooks must be free
Free Online NovelsFreeNoneBooks must be free
Reading DealsFree$10 guaranteed listingBooks must be free or discounted
Free Kindle Books 4 UFreeNoneBooks must be free or discounted
ebook asaurusFreeNoneBooks that are any price
Ebook HoundsFreeNoneBooks must be free
Zwoodle BooksFreeNoneBooks that are any price requires link to authors page
eFiction FindsFreeNoneBooks must be free or discounted
Book SignalsFreeNoneBooks must be free
Best eBooks FreeFreeNoneBooks less than $.99 and have minimum 10 reviews with average 4 star rating
Book ScreamFreeNoneBooks must be free or discounted
Book ZioFree$18 guaranteed listingBooks must be free or discounted
Get Books DailyFreeNoneBooks must be free
Book Deals DailyFreeNoneBooks must be free

How To Use KDP Jumpstart To Sell More Books

It’s KDP’s new abbreviated tutorial program designed to give new authors a “jumpstart” in getting a book published.

 

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About the Author

CJ grew up admiring books. His family owned a small bookstore throughout his early childhood, and he would spend weekends flipping through book after book, always sure to read the ones that looked the most interesting. Not much has changed since then, except now some of those interesting books he picks off the shelf were designed by his company!