Best Websites for Marketing Your Book’s KDP Free Promotion Days

As an author, it can be a bit overwhelming when it comes to learning how to market your books. There is so much information on the internet – lists upon lists of indie book reviewers, paid promotions, free promotions, etc. – that at times it seems like we spend more of our time researching marketing strategies instead of writing the actual books!

One of the best marketing strategies I’ve discovered is to give away your book for free or at a discounted rate as a way of promoting it. When I first discovered this strategy, I didn’t understand the incentive to give it away for free, thus I wasn’t promoting my free days. Then, one magical day, I woke up to over 5,000 downloads, which bumped my book to the top 100 in the Kindle store, thus boosting sales on the following days when it wasn’t free.

After conducting extensive research, I complied a list of the best websites to promote your book’s KDP free promotion days. These are all free advertising services. Most of them require at least a 1-2 week notice prior to the free day, but there are a few that require you to post it on the actual free day, which is noted below.

It is recommended that you leave your book free or discounted for at least a two-day period.

Free Promo Websites

Addicted to ebooks: http://addictedtoebooks.com/free (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY. Must sign up to submit)

Ask David: http://askdavid.com/tweet/6599/rd04d812 (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)

Bargain ebook Hunter: http://bargainebookhunter.com/free-book-notification-form/

Book Deal Hunter: http://bookdealhunter.com/submit-free-book/

Book Free Promos: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHI3UVVZdTZkWUo3d2w3aDExbXk5MEE6MQ#gid=0?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Book Goodies: http://bookgoodies.com/submit-your-free-kindle-days/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Books Direct: http://booksdirectonline.blogspot.com.au/p/list-your-book-with-books-direct.html#.UbEcw0o8uZQ

Book pinning: http://bookpinning.com/?sws=home/submit-book

Digital Book Today: http://digitalbooktoday.com/12-top-100-submit-your-free-book-to-be-included-on-this-list/

Digital Ink Today: http://digitalinktoday.com/submit/ (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)

Digital Ink Spot: http://thedigitalinkspot.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html

Ebookshabit:http://ebookshabit.com/for-authors/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

EreaderCafé:http://www.theereadercafe.com/p/authors.html?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

EReader News Today: http://ereadernewstoday.com/ent-free-book-submissions/

Ereader Utopia: http://www.ereaderutopia.com/index.php/author-corner/submit-steal

Facebook Free Today: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freetoday/

Freebie Books: http://freebiebooks.com/for-authors/

Free Book Dude: http://www.freebookdude.com/p/list-your-free-book.html?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Free Book Feed: http://www.freebookfeed.com/welcome-to-our-members-area/ (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)

Free Digital Reads: http://freedigitalreads.com/author-submissions/

Freebookshub: http://www.freebookshub.com/authors/

Freebooksky: http://www.freebooksy.com/editorial-submissions

FreeDiscountedBooks:http://freediscountedbooks.com/submit/ (Must sign up)

Frugal Ereader: http://thefrugalereader.wufoo.com/forms/frugal-freebie-submissions/

Frugal Freebies: http://www.frugal-freebies.com/p/submit-freebie.html

Greatbookdeals:http://greatbooksgreatdeals.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3p3/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Indie Book of the Day: http://indiebookoftheday.com/authors/free-on-kindle-listing/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Indie Book Promos: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFpBd0JUMk9KZzZ0TXJBYXRENFZYMVE6MQ

It’s Write Now: http://www.itswritenow.com/submit-your-book/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Kindle Boards: http://www.kboards.com/

Kinde Book Promos: http://kindlebookpromos.luckycinda.com/?page_id=283?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

KindleBookReview:http://form.jotformpro.com/form/21078469493969?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200

Kindle Books and Tips: http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/for-authors/free-kindle-book-submission-form/

Mobile Reads: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)

My book and my coffee: http://www.mybookandmycoffee.com/p/free-ebook-feature.html

One hundred free books: http://onehundredfreebooks.com/author-free-kindle-book-submission.html

Pixel of Ink: http://www.pixelofink.com/sfkb/

RAStephenson:http://rastephensonauthor.blogspot.com/p/free-promotion-for-independent-authors.html

Serious Reader: http://www.theseriousreader.org/promotion.html

Snickslist:http://snickslist.com/books/place-ad/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=1200 (SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)

WorldLiteraryCafé: http://www.worldliterarycafe.com/forum/171  
(SUBMIT ON FREE DAY ONLY)