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2014
This document presents the best book promotion opportunities in 2014 – as compiled by Scribando.com
INTRODUCTION
Most opportunities are backed up by success stories from writers, insider information and our own research
Best results are reached by promoting outstanding books with great viral triggers via the right channels
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR PROMOTION
Using the following channels allows you to reach more than 1 million people easily. As getting this kind of exposure can make or break your book, we highly recommend that you get the basics right first, before you start to promote your book extensively.
For optimal results, promote a successfully pre-tested book in combination with a great
viral trigger to at least 10,000 people.
Cost effective – Has costs but potential high return
SUCCESS HINTS -> ICON OVERVIEW
Highly recommended – Backed by field report
Insider Tip – Channel might still be under the radar
Experimental – Channel not well backed, but worth a try
Unique – Channel has unique characteristics
Giveaway
Email Alert
Author Promo
On Site Ads
Crowdfunding
PROMOTION TYPES -> ICON OVERVIEW
Creative
Media Submission
Offline Channel
Community
Point of Sale
Here are the Scribando
Promotion TOP10 for 2014
Amazon KDP Select allows you to run a free book promotion on Amazon, which
can boost your author success dramatically.
AMAZON KDP SELECT [FREE PROMO]
Free Success Stories
www.kdp.amazon.com Success Stories: www.goo.gl/Tnmm4j (OCT 2013) | www.goo.gl/vqEsFr (JAN 2013)
How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/O6SbKw | www.goo.gl/BZUYBz How-To Amazon Bestseller Guide: www.goo.gl/aF1hvc
Point of Sale
Bookbub allows you to promote your ebook to up to 1 million readers via email
based ebook price promotion alerts.
BOOKBUB ADVERTISING
$100 - $2000 Success Stories
www.bookbub.com/partners Success Stories: www.goo.gl/WtEOs2 | www.goo.gl/ARvs3e | www.goo.gl/PF02a4
How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/7qz2It | www.goo.gl/62xc1n
Email Alert
Galleycat features the latest publishing industry trends, news and success stories.
The editorial team welcomes great tips.
GALLEYCAT TIP SUBMISSION
www.galleycat.com The Galleycat editorial team features:
stunning book campaigns cool publishing infographics
Insider Tip Free to submit Industry Specific
Kickstarter is the world‘s largest platform for funding creative projects. Kickstarter
is a great opportunity for creative book projects.
KICKSTARTER BOOK FUNDING
Success Stories
www.kickstarter.com Success Stories: www.goo.gl/XC2LHV | www.goo.gl/7LaEjC How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/0KrkOZ | www.goo.gl/NBZZE3 Note: Kickstarter might not be available for project creators
in your country -> An alternative is www.indiegogo.com.
Competitive Crowdfunding
Noisetrade Books allows you to give away your ebook or audiobook in exchange for reader‘s email adresses and postal codes.
NOISETRADE BOOKS
www.books.noisetrade.com Noisetrade Books is new -> Let us know, if you are
familiar with a success story or a field report?
Free Giveaway Insider Tip
BOOKGORILLA ADVERTISING
http://www.bookgorilla.com/advertise Review: www.goo.gl/sdMymc
Field Reporters? -> Get in touch!
$50-$150 Point of Sale Email Alert
BookGorilla allows you to promote your ebook to up to 100,000 readers via email
based ebook price promotion alerts.
The Blogads Book Community allows you to search for book blogs in your target market,
that are open to advertisement. Ask for discounts.
RUN ADS ON HIGH TRAFFIC BOOK BLOGS
www.web.blogads.com/advertise/book -> Check targeted blogs | Check traffic via Alexa | Get discounts for one month ads
On Site Ads Research needed Insider Tip
Medium is a trending social publishing platform that allows everyone to
publish articles and stories that matter.
MEDIUM ARTICLES
www.medium.com Reviews/Success Stories: www.goo.gl/DRpDgD | www.goo.gl/2CcecF
Free Competitive Success Stories
Pixel of Ink allows you to promote your Amazon Kindle Ebook via email-based and social-media based price promotion alerts.
PIXEL OF INK EBOOK PROMOTION
www.pixelofink.com/authors-corner Success Stories: www.goo.gl/Ma2nM4 | www.goo.gl/tyNKku
Note: Number of Subscribers and Prices upon request only -> Free promo possible
Gotta apply Success Stories Insider Tip
The Amazon Editorial Team decides computer- and human-based which books get featured in sections,
such as daily deals, books of the month, etc.
SUBMIT TO THE AMAZON EDITORIAL TEAM
Free
If you have a great book -> Try to get in touch www.amazon.com/Editors-Picks-Kindle-eBooks/
*We share contact details upon request only*
Contacts upon Request Insider Tip
CHECK OUT
THE TOP 10-25
Social Networks, such as Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest allow you to distribute outstanding
content virally through network effects.
SOCIAL NETWORK VIRAL SHARING
Large and promising networks are: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Vine | YouTube
Success Tip: You need a great viral trigger + initial audience of 1000 people
Free + Ads Success Stories Very Competitive
Amazon‘s promotional feature „Countdown Deals“ allows Amazon KDP Select users to lower their
Amazon ebook price for up to one week.
AMAZON KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEALS
Free Experimental
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=7078878011 Reviews: www.goo.gl/4pFH9F | www.goo.gl/uGhzx5
-> Ebooks have to cost more than $2.99 | Either Select Free or Countdown
Ebooks $2.99+
Wattpad is the world‘s largest community of writers and readers. Submit your work for free,
get feedback and get a following.
WATTPAD
www.wattpad.com
Success Stories: www.goo.gl/DZjRlG | www.goo.gl/9dco1D | www.goo.gl/grBYg5
How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/qL2SP3 | www.goo.gl/NbU4AK
Success Stories Competitive Community
Booksends allows you to promote your ebook to up to 100,000 readers via email
based ebook price promotion alerts.
BOOKSENDS ADVERTISING
www.booksends.com/advertise.php You know a success story or a field report? -> Let us know
$50-$150 New service Email Alert
The Fussy Librarian is a new ebook promtion service that allows you to promote your ebook
via email based book recommendations.
THE FUSSY LIBRARIAN
www.thefussylibrarian.com For authors: www.goo.gl/cz9f4l
Subscriber Base September 1st 2014: almost 30,000 subscribers
$5-$25 Experimental Email Alert
Reddit is a social news site that allows you to promote your book creatively.
REDDIT BOOK PROMOTION
www.reddit.com Book Promotion Subreddits:
Showcase your work -> www.reddit.com/r/shamelessplug
Showcase your book -> www.reddit.com/r/wroteabook
Showcase your book -> www.reddit.com/r/selfpublish
Reddit is targeted at younger people and needs creative content & ideas.
Smashwords is an ebook self-publishing platform with more than 250,000 titles available that
can be used to run smart preorder strategies.
PREORDERS ON SMASHWORDS
www.smashwords.com Success Stories: www.goo.gl/H4oOF3 | www.goo.gl/RHd3sm How-To Guides: www.goo.gl/RwkFiV | www.goo.gl/3JZM77
Free Experimental Point of Sale
GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS
Goodreads allows to list prerelease books for giveaway and members can enter to win. Winners are picked randomly at the end of the giveaway.
Free Prerelease Books! Giveaway
www.goodreads.com/giveaway Success Stories: www.goo.gl/w64Sw7 | www.goo.gl/7LaEjC How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/w64Sw7 | www.goo.gl/rcNujn
Amazon Author Central allows you to create your Amazon.com Author Page and to
publish your book via Amazon KDP.
PLAY WITH AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL
https://authorcentral.amazon.com/ Use your header image and author biography in creative ways
Free Creative Marketing Point of Sale
Amazon Kindle Singles are a unique Amazon format for books between 5,000 and 30,000 words.
Submit your short story: www.goo.gl/6Al1En
SUBMIT TO AMAZON KINDLE SINGLES
www.amazon.com/b?node=2486013011 How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/A7GBzO | www.goo.gl/wxZTaZ Success Stories: www.goo.gl/Nx6I2C | www.goo.gl/Mxfc2u
Short Stories Point of Sale Overlooked
Amazon recently launched the paid digital literary journal Day One that showcases fresh
literary voices and perspectives.
SUBMIT TO AMAZON‘S LITERARY JOURNAL
Experimental
www.goo.gl/q1zFVR Submit your story to Day One: dayone-submissions[MONKEY]amazon.com
Read the story on Galleycat: http://goo.gl/WKlYKG
Ebooks $2.99+ Insider Tip
About.me allows everyone to create a personal homepage. The site is trending right now and
a good opportunity for creative author promo.
AUTHOR PROMO ON ABOUT.ME
www.about.me You know a success story or a field report? -> Let us know
Author Promo Free Creative Marketing
Kindle Worlds is a platform for stories that are inspired popular books, shows, movies,
comics and games people love.
TAKE PART IN AMAZON‘S KINDLE WORLDS
Free Submission Experimental
https://kindleworlds.amazon.com/ Submit to Kindle Worlds: http://goo.gl/LK9lu9
Kindle Worlds is all about fan fiction!
Amazon Publishing
StumbleUpon is a great way to find cool new websites, videos, photos and images from
across the Web. Test your viral trigger.
STUMBLE UPON
www.stumbleupon.com Success Story: www.goo.gl/OCtWKy | How-To Guide: www.goo.gl/DNUv8W
Master Strategy: Let respected Stumblers post your content.
Free + Ads Creative Marketing Cool Stuff needed!
Slideshare allows you to do content marketing based on powerpoint/pdf presentations.
Launch great presentations around your book.
SLIDESHARE PRESENTATIONS
Learn how to use Slideshare to get huge amounts of traffic:
How-To-Guides: www.goo.gl/4UwUxq | www.goo.gl/EtKkr6
Success Stories: www.goo.gl/e6Ggx5 | www.goo.gl/xCDO1T
Best Practices: www.slideshare.net/ryanholiday | www.slideshare.net/JamesAltucher
Free + Ads Success Stories Insider Tip
DISCOVER FURTHER
BOOK PROMOTION
OPPORTUNITIES/CHANNELS
EXTRA: TOP CHANNELS FOR
RUNNING VIRAL CAMPAIGNS
BONUS: TOP SERVICES FOR
CREATING VIRAL TRIGGERS
BONUS: TOP FORMATS
FOR VIRAL TRIGGERS
COMICS
GIFS
VIDEOS
QUOTES AS
IMAGES
STORYLINES
READING
SAMPLES
VIRAL
CAMPAIGNS
LINKABLE
IMAGES
GRAPHICS PHOTOSTORIES
AUDIO
GAMES
RIDDLES
QUIZZES
GRAPHICS
PRESENTATIONS
PODCASTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Albert Griesmayr is founder and CEO of Scribando, where he helps writers to stay up-to-date on how to succeed in the fast changing world of book publishing.
Scribando was participant of Go Silicon Valley 2013 and is used by more than 10,000 writers. Visit www.scribando.com and www.albertgriesmayr.com.