BookSirens
BookSirens is an ARC distribution service for authors that promotes review copies to vetted readers and charges per download or a flat yearly fee.
At a glance
- Price
- From $10 (Promote plan: $10 per accepted book plus $2 per reader who downloads it (you can cap readers). Author plan: $8.33/month billed annually for unlimited ARCs under two pen names. Books must meet acceptance criteria.)
- Platforms
- Web
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- No
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Reviews & ARC
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
BookSirens promotes each accepted book to its reader community for three months, delivers ARCs securely and sends review reminders. It reports that about 75% of downloads lead to a review on average, but guarantees neither reviews nor ratings. You pay BookSirens to find readers, not readers for reviews: Amazon permits free copies only if a review is not required and not influenced, and offering anything more invalidates the review.
Best for
- Getting first reviews on a new release without a big upfront cost
Pros
- Pay-per-download option lets you cap spend per book
- No per-reader fee for readers you invite yourself
Cons
- Books must pass its acceptance criteria
- Downloads depend on your cover and blurb; none are guaranteed
Alternatives
- Booksprout: Booksprout is an advance reader copy platform for authors that distributes review copies to its reader community and sends automatic review reminders.
- StoryOrigin: StoryOrigin is an author marketing app for building mailing lists, arranging newsletter swaps and group promos, and managing review copies.
- Hidden Gems Books: Hidden Gems Books is an ARC service for authors that sends review copies to genre-matched volunteer readers and bills per reader who signs up.
- NetGalley: NetGalley is a digital review copy platform for publishers and authors that offers advance copies to librarians, booksellers, media and reviewers.
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