As part of my learning about marketing I heard of a number of sites that send out a daily email with lists of books on special offer that day.
I actually promoted my book on a number of these sites with out a huge amount of success but ... I have found them very addictive when it comes to buying books. The books on offer are not just self-published but also from traditional publishers and big name authors.
Most of the books are free or 99p, and at that price, well, you've got to, haven't you? It also allows you to try new authors and if you find you don't like them you haven't wasted a lot of money. (Yes, I know library books do the same but libraries are closed at the moment.) You don't have to sign up for a daily email but can just visit the site when you feel like it. However if you sign up you can say what genres you like, and you'll only receive recommendations for those.
For example today there's a Jodi Picoult for 99p on bookbub. Other sites include The Fussy Librarian and Booksy so if you're wondering what to read next, pop along to one of these sites.
Alternatively you could buy one of my books, if you've not already read them! (See right-hand column of blog.) In fact, when you visit my website and sign up for my mailing list you get a free download of my first novel, This Time Next Year. Just saying.
Then again you may prefer to listen to my dulcet tones reading This Time Next Year. In which case go here.
5 comments:
I've started reading my first book of 2021 but alas, the siren call of Steve & Bucky fanfics is still luring me away. I must be stronger!
I am going to join bookbub!
Question.... how do YOU read electronically? Kindle, tablet, computer, other? How do you find it? I am using a Kindle.... and I am a bit more comfortable with it.... but I still struggle a bit trying to get lost into the story on it compared to reading on a real paper book. Thoughts?
PipeTobacco
I get emails from two of those sites. I find some really good books and some really terrible books.
I think, especially at the moment, that you must read what makes you happiest, Debra. Enough stress and pressure in life.
On Kindle on a tablet, PipeTobacco. I am much more used to it now and find it fine. But still I love a proper book.
Absolutely, Pam. But you know it costs about £600 to be included in a BookBub email. Apparently you're almost guaranteed to get your money back in sales but that's way outside my budget.
Wow, that is expensive to list your book on Bookbub. With a traditional publisher, the publisher would likely pay that, but still. I do subscribe to Bookbub and am cautious about adding many books to my Kindle.
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