Some Great Resources for Kindle Authors & Readers

by Jodie Renner, editor, author, speaker
As an editor and a new Kindle author, I'm always on the lookout for resources for me and my clients. I just discovered a great new website for e-book authors and readers. This site looks like a gold mine for both Kindle readers and writers who publish on Kindle.

Scroll down for links to other great sites for Kindle authors.

The Kindle Book Review reviews and features e-books. They also have a “Freebies” page, with daily alerts, and they feature Kindle books by talented authors who have at least 10 reviews with a 4.0-star rating or better. According to their home page, they strive to be a filter for readers, weeding out Kindle books with poor reviews.

They have separate pages for novels under various genres, like Horror/Suspense, Literary Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers & Mysteries, and Young Adult.

They also offer a Best Indie Book Contest, and you can advertise your e-book with them, for a fee.

 

In addition, they have an excellent "Author Resources" page, with lists of links to many other sites where you can promote your Kindle book.

Author Resources:

Great Websites for Marketing & Connecting with Readers:

• DigitalBookToday.com (Book Buzz Circle)
• WorldLiteraryCafe.com (Book Buzz Circle)
• The Kindle Book Review (Book Buzz Circle)
• The Women’s Nest (Book Buzz Circle)
• 99-cent-network.com - monthly promotions and events
• goodkindles.blogspot.com - nice book blog
• booktweetingservice.com - tweets to large audience $29
• kindlenationdaily.com - large audience with lots of promo ops.
• The Independent Author Network - nice site to build online presence
• Kindle Boards - talk books, and daily book/banner ads that are affordable.
• Author Marketing Club - FREE! A slew of great stuff for authors (Free promos, support, reviews)
• Kindle Mojo – A book promotion site
• BookBub.com - pricey but has a large email following
• Bookgoodies.com - author features/reviews/free book posting
• eReaderNewsToday – ads
• Thanks to Angela Ackerman for these great links:
• Gutsy Indie Publishers  - great FB group that is about helping and sharing knowledge, not promoting to each other.
  
  Why Isn't My Book Selling? -A blog for people to crowd source opinions on Book covers, blurbs, pricing and marketing choices to help determine why a book might not be selling, and how to turn things around. Run by the very savvy and helpful Victorine Lieske
  
  Promo: Addicted To Ebooks - A place to list all the info about your indie book--free!

Places to Promote Your Freebie Days:

• Top 100 Best Free Kindle Book List brought to you by digitalbooktoday.com
• WorldLiteraryCafe.com (tweet Teams/Free day announcements for members [free])
• bookdaily.com - get your book excerpt mailed to thousands of opt in readers
• storyfinds.com - great site to promote freebies and 99¢ books
• bargainebookhunter.com - Offers free promo & sponsorships.
• eReaderNewToday – free ebook submissions
• booktweetingservice.com – tweets to large audience $29
• ebookswag.com - Promotes to a decent sized facebook crowd.
• Freebooksy - Promote free books & offers paid features.
• freeebooksdaily.com - Announces free books and does author interviews.
• kindlenationdaily.com - large reach but expensive.
• centsibleereads.com - up and coming free/low cost book promtion with a friendly touch
• Kindle Mojo – a book promotion site for freebies and non-freebies
• Kindle Book Promos - Free book announcements/Sponsorships
• Book Daily.com - Emails daily book excerpts to their reader list
• Author Marketing Club - FREE! Free day promos and book promos
• BookBub.com - pricey but has a large email following
• Bookgoodies.com - author features/reviews/free book posting
• BookDealHunter – promotes freebies
• http://ereadernewstoday.com/ent-free-book-submissions/
• http://BookDealHunter.com

Get Reviewed:

• booktweetingservice.com – free reviews
• Kindle Book Reviews – free reviews
• Do you have more review sites to add here?

Tweet Hashtags “#” and Twitter Folks to Help Promote Your Freebie:

• #kindle #kindlefire #ebooks #FREE #mustread #goodreads #greatreads #freeebooks #Kindlefreebooks
• #AmazonPrime #Kindledeals #kindledeals
• @FreeKindleStuff @FreeReadFeed @free_kindle @Freebookdeal @freebookpromos @frebooksy
• @KindleBlaze @KindleBookBlast @KindleBookKing @KindleDaily @Kindlbookreview @digitalBKtoday
• @KindleFireDept @KindleEbooksUK @KindleFreBook @KindleFreeBooks @KindleFreeStuff @KindleKing
• @KindleSurprise @KindleUS @KindleUK @KindleDE @KindleES @Kindle_Max @kindle_mojo @Kindlefreebies
• @Kindlestuff

If you know of other Twitter groups, Facebook pages, etc., please let us know in the comments.

Great Websites to Learn From:

• The Writing Bomb
• thecreativepenn.com
• thebookdesigner
• A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing - J.A. Konrath’s blog
• Scott Nicholson’s Blog - A clear leader in the indie field; worth your time

Kindle Book Reviews also offers a short list of cover designers, formatters, and editors, as well as  advice for getting your book noticed and sold, including specifics on your book cover, book blurb, price point, marketing, reviews, and strategies for gaining the maximum sales through offering your book for free for short periods.

Website: http://www.thekindlebookreview.net/  Twitter: @Kindlbookreview

Readers and writers: If you know of other great e-book author or reader resources, please let us know in the comments! Thanks!

 

Jodie Renner, a freelance editor specializing in popular fiction, has published two books to date in her series, An Editor’s Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction: Writing a Killer Thriller and Style That Sizzles & Pacing for Power (soon to be re-titled Fire up Your Fiction), which won a Silver Medal in the FAPA Book Awards, 2013, and Honorable Mention in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards, 2013. Upcoming title: Immerse the Readers in Your Story World. For more info, please visit Jodie’s author website or editor website, her blog, Resources for Writers, and find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Jodie also blogs alternate Mondays on The Kill Zone blog. Subscribe to Jodie’s newsletter here.