The Fussy Librarian
The Fussy Librarian is an ebook recommendation newsletter for authors that sells genre-priced placements for free and bargain ebooks.
At a glance
- 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
- Categories
- Ads & Promotion
- 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.
Best for
- A low-cost addition to a free or discounted ebook promo stack
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: Written Word Media is a book promotion company for authors that runs the Freebooksy, Bargain Booksy, Red Feather Romance and NewInBooks reader newsletters.
- Ereader News Today: Ereader News Today is an ebook deal newsletter and website for authors that promotes free and discounted books for a per-genre fee.
- Robin Reads: Robin Reads is a curated ebook deal newsletter for authors that features free or $0.99 books in genre emails for a flat per-day fee.
- BookBub Partners: BookBub Partners is a book marketing platform for authors that sells curated Featured Deal emails and self-serve auction ads to BookBub's readers.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the vendor and these pages. Prices change; confirm on the vendor site.
- https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising/prices--genre-statistics
- https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/advertising
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