# The Fussy Librarian

The Fussy Librarian is an ebook recommendation newsletter for authors that sells genre-priced placements for free and bargain ebooks.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/the-fussy-librarian/
- Official site: https://www.thefussylibrarian.com
- Categories: Ads & Promotion
- Price: From $10 (Prices vary by genre. Bargain promos run $10-$22 (prices dated Jan 1, 2022) and free promos $15-$79 (dated Jan 29, 2023) on its rate card.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: No
- Touches your KDP account: No
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

The Fussy Librarian sends readers personalized emails based on the genres they choose. Authors can buy a free-ebook promotion (about 570,000 subscribers, with 7-day and 30-day click reports) or a bargain promotion for ebooks priced $0.99 to $5.99 (about 120,000 subscribers, no click data). It does not guarantee or predict sales, and it refunds the fee if a book is not approved. It has a promotion partnership with Written Word Media's Freebooksy, so the two are not independent options.

## Pros

- Among the lowest per-placement prices of the major promo newsletters
- Free promos include click reporting

## Cons

- Bargain promos report no clicks, only a list of placements after 30 days
- Bargain genre lists are much smaller than its free list

## Alternatives

- [Written Word Media](https://kdp123.com/t/written-word-media/)
- [Ereader News Today](https://kdp123.com/t/ereader-news-today/)
- [Robin Reads](https://kdp123.com/t/robin-reads/)
- [BookBub Partners](https://kdp123.com/t/bookbub/)

## Sources

- https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising/prices--genre-statistics
- https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising