In 2023, we will have both free and 99-cent books in the same promotion. All free is limiting for many authors where 99 cents opens the door to far greater worlds. For those who aren’t aware, setting a book’s price to free can be challenging because not all book distributors will match that price. But setting a book to 99 cents is easy across all platforms. In any case, here is the 2023 calendar of promotions.
2023 Free & 99-cent Promotions
Jan 22-26 – Epic/High Fantasy
Feb 19-23 – Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian
Mar 26-30 – Military SF
Apr 23-27 – LitRPG/Cyberpunk/GameLit
May 21-25 – Space Adventure/Swords & Sorcery
Jun 25-29 – Urban Fantasy
Jul 23-27 – Science Fiction Short Stories (published separately with covers)
Aug 20-24 – Fantasy Short Stories (published separately with covers)
Sep 24-28 – All Science Fiction
Oct 22-26 – All Fantasy
Nov 13-17 – LitRPG/Cyberpunk/GameLit
Dec 17-21 – Space Opera
So what I’m looking for is where I’m supposed to upload stuff for these bundles. Is there a specific place I’m supposed to go for that?
Bryan, these aren’t bundles, they’re a page of books that is posted on the website and advertised in the reader-facing newsletter. To add your book to the mix, it must be free or 99 cents, and fit the genre of the month. You can provide a link to a retailer or a download link (like BookFunnel) if it’s free. You can’t have it set to collect email addresses. Here’s where you enter the link: https://iasfa.org/book-entry-form/
To see what next month’s promtion looks like, go to that link and click on the button that says “Next Promo Draft”
I just posted a blog with detailed instructions: https://iasfa.org/2023/04/06/join-a-free-iasfa-book-promotion/