Promote your book

Showcase your books, reach new readers, commercial buyers, and be part of a platform built to celebrate Kiwi indie authors and their stories.

Why be part of Indie Books?

Be seen Get your books in front of Kiwi readers and buyers actively looking for new indie titles.
Be found Your author profile and books are easy to find and browse, adding valuable backlinks to boost SEO.
Be part of a collective Be seen alongside other New Zealand indie authors in a dedicated space.
Be promoted We highlight your indie books through our newsletters, features and social media.

What do we offer?

Personalised author pages
Individual book listings with covers, blurbs, and purchase links
Genre categories that help readers find your books more easily
Opportunities to promote your books in our newsletter to retailers, libraries, secondary schools and book lovers across New Zealand
Affordable advertising options to add to your marketing mix.

Who is it for?

Self published authors
Small press authors
Hybrid authors
Emerging writers building their audience
Established authors who want more visibility

List your books and help readers and buyers discover their next Indie Book! Read on for all the options.

Questions?

Our FAQ section is a guide for independent New Zealand authors looking to market their work to commercial buyers, and extend their online presence.

The FAQs cover the practical “how-tos” of the Indie Books platform and the wider NZ book market, including our services, information about buying channels, marketing and networking tips.

FAQs

Online catalogue

The place buyers come to support Kiwi indie authors.

List your book in our online catalogue! Each book listing has lots of information for both commercial buyers and book lovers – blurbs, specs and a range of quick links for more information. We want to make it easy for people to find you and your book online!

We promote the online catalogue in our monthly newsletter, featuring specific genres and latest listings to keep driving traffic through to your website.

List one book for $10, 3 for $25 or 5 for $40 (+ GST).

Listings are renewed annually.

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Featured books – paid promotion

You can feature your new releases or popular titles in the Indie Books newsletter which is distributed by email to our database bi-monthly. This is a great way to get your book in front of buyers from libraries, book stores and secondary schools.

2 months on website homepage in “Featured Books” section
Book featured in newsletter, with blurb and outbound links to your website
Online catalogue listing included
Social media posts/stories

$40 + GST

First featured book (the top spot!) $60 + GST

Advertising Cycle
Feb-Mar • Apr-May • June- July • Aug-Sept • Oct-Nov • Dec-Jan

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Author page

You can have a dedicated page on our website as part of our author directory. This showcases the large and diverse independent author community here in New Zealand. An author page includes: