Promotion options

Homepage book feature

Your book shown in the Featured books section of our homepage for an agreed period, clearly labelled as promoted.

What you receive

• Your full cover (never cropped), title, author name and a short description
• A link to your book's showcase page and your chosen retailer
• A visible “Promoted” label

Where it appears

Homepage, Featured books section (up to three books at a time)

How long

Agreed with you before it starts and confirmed in writing

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Featured showcase placement

A highlighted listing at the top of the book showcase page, labelled as promoted.

What you receive

• A listing at the top of the book showcase page
• Your cover, description and retailer link
• A visible “Promoted” label

Where it appears

Book showcase page, top of the list

How long

Agreed with you before it starts and confirmed in writing

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Newsletter promotion

A sponsored feature in our email newsletter, sent only to people who opted in. Available once the newsletter launches.

What you receive

• Your cover, a short description and a link
• Marked as a sponsored feature

Where it appears

One newsletter issue

How long

One issue

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Our newsletter hasn't launched yet, so this option can't be booked.

Social media promotion

Designed posts about your book on our social media accounts, labelled as promotional.

What you receive

• Graphics designed around your cover
• Post copy agreed with you and disclosed as promotional
• Links to your book

Where it appears

Our social media accounts (linked at the bottom of every page)

How long

The number of posts and their dates are agreed before it starts

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Launch campaign

Showcase, homepage and social features timed around your launch, plus a dated launch plan.

What you receive

• A dated launch plan
• Showcase and homepage features during your launch window
• Social media posts, disclosed as promotional
• A newsletter feature can be added once our newsletter launches

Where it appears

Homepage, book showcase and our social media accounts

How long

Timed around your launch date and agreed in writing

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover
• Your launch date

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Book trailer campaign

A short trailer for your book, plus posts sharing it on our social media accounts.

What you receive

• A trailer in square, vertical and widescreen formats
• Posts sharing the trailer, disclosed as promotional

Where it appears

Our social media accounts and your book's showcase page

How long

The trailer is yours to keep; post dates are agreed before it starts

What you provide

• Front cover image (at least 1,000 px tall)
• Title, author name, genre and a short description
• A retailer link
• Confirmation that you hold the rights to the book and its cover
• Your book description and key message

Review

We read your request and check the cover, description, links and rights before agreeing anything. We can decline a book that doesn't suit the showcase. You're invoiced only after we've accepted the book and agreed the dates in writing.

Custom author marketing support

Tell us your goals and budget and we'll propose a tailored plan.

What you receive

• Consultation
• Tailored written proposal

Review

We reply with honest advice and a written proposal. Nothing is booked until you accept it.