Authors and indie publishers have a host of tools available to them to promote their books (and event themselves) via ShamelessBookPromotion.com. We have created this page as a great checklist of ways to engage in the site.
Free Services available to Authors, Publishers and industry service providers.
- The Directories- From Authors, to publishers to service providers, the Directories are a great way to add yourself to a trafficked directory.
- The Pitch- An email Newsletter (and website archive) of book pitches that authors can create themselves. You submit it, we send it to the list that's interested, and see if your get buys. It's free.
- Award Announcements- Post your Press Release that your book has won an award. Arward notices are archived on the site and emailed to subscribers.
- See the Archive
- Submit an Announcement
- SBP DigiChats- SBP will solicit authors to participate in web based panels about different topics in the publishing industry. RSVP'd attendees get to participate, and videos are archived on the site's YourTube Channel.
More Marketing Opprtunities
- The Indie Author Addict Podcast- Create a unique audio introduction to you and your work. Post the audio to your own digital presence in adiion to the web wide distribution provided by the channel.
- The Shameless Book Promotion Livestream (coming soon)- No holds barred livestream show talking about books submitted by theor authors/small publishers.
- Advertising on the SBP site (and others)- For all banner advertising on site except "Top of Page"- inexpensive options to have your book promoted via the Proxima Emporium (owner of SBP) Banner Ad Network.
- See Proxime Emporium availability and pricing
- "Top of Page" banners are exclusive to this site, and offered seperatley. Contact
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ShamelessBookPromotion is supported by its advertisisers.
SBP is a service of Proxima Emporium, LLC., a small literary promotion outpost in the far reaches of the internet. With a network of 25+ websites, the service offers banner ads to those in the literary arts at affordable prices.
Advertising Services that are Free
The following services of this site are provided at no cost to the author.
- Submitting to The Pitch
- Making an Award Announcement
- Adding the Author to a directory
Banner Advertising
Banner Advertising is available on this site as follows.
Amazon Book Advertising- include your book in the banner display program for $5/month via subscription on Paypal. Purchaseable here. Network performance is posted at the Proxima Emporium website.
Guest Blog Posting
Podcast Guest
Additional details on the service are available here.
So, it's time to add you or someone you know to the directory. Here are a few winning tips to create a powerful listing that not only gets attention, it gets clicks.
Important Tips
- You have 500 characters, use them wisely
- If you are prominent in a sub genre (science fiction, fantasy, cookbooks, etc.)- mention it. That will get picked up in search.
- Where are you from? Mention it.
- Avoid repetition. The listing will be headlined with the author's name- no need to repeat it multiple times in the description.
- A sentence bio, a sentence about the writing.
- Most popular book? mention it.
- Awards? Ones people would recognize, mention by name.
- No need to mention you live with a significant other or pets.
- Avoid dated information.
- Your URL does not need to be in your description, the listing headline will be a hyperlink to your website.
- The URL you provide can be any (personal website, Amazon link, etc.) but should not be dated information.
Link Management
- Understand that listings reported as dead will be removed without notification. A new listing will need to be submitted to replace the removed listing.
- Submit seperate entries if you write in seperate genres- use that opportunity to customize the listing to the genre.
- select the check box "edited listing" if you are changing a listing already in the directory.
So, it's time to add your author service to The Directory. Here are a few winning tips to create a powerful listing that not only gets attention, it gets clicks.
Important Tips
- You have 400 characters, use them wisely
- If you are prominent in a sub genre (science fiction, fantasy, cookbooks, etc.)- mention it. That will get picked up in search.
- Where are you from? Mention it.
- Avoid repetition. The listing will be headlined with the individual or business name- no need to repeat it multiple times in the description.
- A sentence bio, a sentence about the service.
- Most popular client? mention them.
- Awards? Ones people would recognize, mention by name.
- Avoid dated information.
- Your URL does not need to be in your description, the listing headline will be a hyperlink to your website.
- The URL you provide can be any (personal website, fivr link, etc.) but should not be dated information.
Link Management
- Understand that listings reported as dead will be removed without notification. A new listing will need to be submitted to replace the removed listing.
- Submit seperate entries if you write in seperate genres- use that opportunity to customize the listing to the genre.
- select the check box "edited listing" if you are changing a listing already in the directory.
