Booksprout
Booksprout is an advance reader copy platform for authors that distributes review copies to its reader community and sends automatic review reminders.
At a glance
- Price
- Free tier, paid from $9/mo (Growing Author $9/month, Pro Author $19, Bestselling Author $29, Publisher and Review Service $59. The free plan lets you build a following but not run review campaigns. No free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee. Annual billing is offered.)
- Platforms
- Web
- Outputs KDP-ready files
- No
- Touches your KDP account
- No
- Categories
- Reviews & ARC
- Last checked
- 2026-11-09
Summary
Booksprout lists your ARC to its reviewer community and your own followers, delivers watermarked copies, and reminds readers to post reviews; it says authors can expect about 8 reviews per 10 participants but guarantees neither numbers nor ratings. Amazon allows free or discounted copies only if you do not require a review in exchange or try to influence it, and anything beyond the book (such as gift cards) invalidates a review. Booksprout says it complies and asks reviewers to disclose the free copy, but its "free copy in exchange for honest feedback" wording sits close to that line, so never make a review a condition in your own campaign text.
Best for
- Running a recurring ARC team for a series
Pros
- Automatic copy delivery and review reminders
- Can restrict campaigns to manually vetted top reviewers on higher plans
Cons
- Running any review campaign needs a paid plan
- The entry plan caps active campaigns and copies per campaign
Alternatives
- 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.
- 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.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the vendor and these pages. Prices change; confirm on the vendor site.
- https://booksprout.co/pricing
- https://help.booksprout.co/article/226-do-booksprout-services-violate-amazons-terms-of-service-regarding-reviews
- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202101910
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