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Are you an independent or self-published Kiwi author?

Indie Books provides book buyers across New Zealand up to date information about new books published by independent Kiwi authors. The website is a portal to the vibrant independent author community with latest book releases and featured author articles.

The Indie Books newsletter is distributed to retailers, shops, libraries and schools in New Zealand by email.

Why advertise in Indie Books?

• Indie Books reaches a database of over 300 retailers, libraries and schools
• Showcase your books directly to buyers
• Drive more traffic to your website
• Generate more sales via your distributor
• A range of advertising options and rates
• Be seen alongside a great range of other independently published titles
• Build the profile of the independent author community

Homepage Features

Refer to the reference image below, which corresponds to our home page here.

Section 1 – First featured book – large

1 spot available

• 2 months on website homepage in top position
• Single book in section 1 + blurb
• First featured book in newsletter, with blurb with outbound link to your website
• One social media post/story
• Book cover and blurb added to your author page

$80 + GST

Section 2  – Featured books – medium

4 spots available

• 2 months on website homepage in section 2
• Book featured in newsletter, with blurb and outbound links to your website
• Book pic and blurb added to your author page
• One socialmedia post/story

$60 + GST

Section 3 – Featured book – large

2 spots available

• 2 months on website homepage in section 3
• Book featured in newsletter, with blurb and outbound links to your website
• Book pic and blurb added to your author page
• One social media post/story

$70 + GST

Section 4 – Featured book carousel – small

8 spots available

• 2 months on website homepage in section 4
• One spot in an animated carousel (cover + title/author)
• Book pic and blurb added to your author page
• Book featured in newsletter, with blurb and outbound links to your website
• One social media post/story

$40 + GST

Section 5 – Advertorial/Feature article

2 spots available

An opportunity to showcase you and your book(s) with a 200 word biography, author photographs and up to 4 book covers.  This is a great way for buyers to get to know the name and face behind the books.  Tell your story, introduce a series, or talk about upcoming projects.  You supply editorial photographs, book covers and a prepared 200 word biography or story, with a 30 word introduction.

Your story will become part of our permanent “Featured” page online.  As evergreen content, this is great for SEO and a valuable backlink to your own website.

• Feature article as described above
• 2 months on website homepage
• Featured story in newsletter
• One social media carousel post/story

$150 + GST

Section 6 – Meet more of our authors

This carousel section is populated with authors who have booked space in the above sections.

Our author directory showcases the large and diverse independent author community here in New Zealand.  A directory listing includes:

• Name
• Author photo
• Short bio 
• Link to your website
• Book covers 

A directory listing provides a valuable backlink to your own website, which benefits your SEO.

$25 + GST to renew an existing listing (1 year)

$45 + GST for a new listing (1 year)

Newsletter

A bi-monthly email newsletter will go out to our database featuring all books from our homepage as outlined above.  Our database contains over 200 recipients including libraries, schools and retailers.

See a mock-up of the newsletter here

Additional spaces are available to book:

More Books section

9 spots available

• Cover with name/author/book data and link to your website (or url of your choice)

$25 + GST