Building the Best Ad Stack

Looking for the best websites to use during a sale?

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Updated: April of 2021

Here’s the deal. I’ve moved away from ad stacking quite a bit. I’ve honed in my tried and true list to a barebones few, and that’s barely a “stack” these days. A lot of services don’t have good enough vetting (or they simply promote anyone who pays the fee) which means readers quickly abandon the list. I’ve cut down my person list at the bottom of this page significantly.

The Lists

Check out this list: http://www.paidauthor.com/best-ebook-promotion-sites/

  • Caveat: There's a lot of speculation about Books Butterfly. The current consensus is typically to avoid them.

And another large list of places: http://www.openworldmag.com/dominate-amazon-bestseller-54-resources-kindle-countdown-promo/

  • Caveat: Their discussion of Reddit is bad. Don't follow that. Always look at the sidebar rules in every subreddit, read them carefully, and become active before trying to promote.

Here's a great list of the places organized by genre: http://www.creativindie.com/1100-new-places-to-market-your-books/

My Personal List

The promoters in my personal list aren't ranked in any order or anything like that. Bookbub is the best, and the rest are all of decent effectiveness. Also, if you want the absolute best value for your promotions, most of the sites have their own newsletters. Make a new email address, use it to sign up for all the promotional website newsletters, and then get all the promo codes and coupons that the promo sites send to you, saving you money on each and every promotion!