Are you an independent author or publisher and completely frustrated trying to find places to advertise your books? Well, so was I! That’s why over the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on a new website, indiebooklounge.com, that gives Independent authors and publishers a spot to introduce themselves and list their books… For FREE!
I’ve tried marketing my books on other sites but they only seem to allow you to place a link to your book or website, but no details. As we all know from SEO, a link is good, but a link with detailed descriptions of your books, including cover art. are even better!
Authors get the ability to enter a detailed bio about themselves, including links to their website, twitter account, and Facebook page. Once they are registered, which only takes a few seconds and is completely free, they can start entering individual books complete with detailed description, cover art, purchasing links for Kindle, Nook, and more. The first page of the site offers a random display of 10 books, so your cover image and description will show up randomly 24 hours per day. Also, when someone does a search or views your author page, they see a list of all of your books at the bottom.
I’ve also added the ability to allow subscribers to enter articles having to do with publishing, eBook readers, or anything related. If they submit an article and it is approved, they have the added benefit of all of their books being displayed at the bottom of the article. It also adds to their exposure in the menu lists.
The site’s articles and books are all re-indexed twice a day and ping’ed to Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask after each re-index. As the site fills, the exposure in search engines will be pretty solid.
So, if you’re an Independent author or publisher, or just looking for some GREAT books at a great price, check out indiebooklounge.com. I look forward to seeing you there!
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