Great Indie Reads
Introduce Your Book to More Than 200,000 Book Clubs and 1.4 Million Readers
Every book featured in Great Indie Reads has first been selected by DartFrog’s editorial team. Authors whose books are selected are invited to participate in Bookclubs.com’s premier independent book discovery program.
What is Great Indie Reads?
Great Indie Reads is Bookclubs.com’s curated collection of independently published books recommended to book clubs searching for their next great discussion book. Featured books receive:
- Four months of placement in the Great Indie Reads program on Bookclubs.com.
- Exposure to more than 200,000 book clubs and 1.4 million readers.
- Feature placement in a Bookclubs.com email sent to more than 700,000 subscribers.
- Promotion on the DartFrog Books website homepage.
- Promotion through DartFrog’s Indie Discoveries community (3250 readers).
- Promotion across DartFrog’s Instagram channel (approx 60K views/month)
How it Works
Step 1
Submit your book for editorial consideration. Submission is free.
Step 2
DartFrog reviews every submission to determine whether it is a strong fit for promotion through the Great Indie Reads program on Bookclubs.com.
Step 3
If your book is selected, you’ll be invited to participate in the Great Indie Reads program. This curated promotional opportunity includes coordinated exposure to more than 200,000 book clubs and 1.4 million readers through Bookclubs.com, plus promotion through Indie Discoveries and DartFrog’s website, email newsletter, and social media channels. The program fee is $2,250.
How is this different than the Book Club Prize?
The Book Club Prize offers a low-cost opportunity to compete for the same Great Indie Reads promotional package through a quarterly competition. It is an excellent choice for authors who are willing to wait for the next judging cycle in exchange for a significantly lower marketing cost if their book wins.
Direct Great Indie Reads Promotion is designed for authors who prefer rolling consideration rather than waiting for a quarterly competition that selects one winner per quarter. Books are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and selected authors are invited to participate in the Great Indie Reads program. This pathway uses DartFrog’s standard Bookclubs.com marketing rate ($2,250) for direct access to Bookclubs.com’s massive audience of readers.
| Book Club Prize | Great Indie Reads | |
|---|---|---|
| Submission Fee | $75 | Free |
| Selection Process | Quarterly competition | Rolling editorial review |
| If Selected | Receives the complete Great Indie Reads promotional package. | Invited to participate in the complete Great Indie Reads promotional package. |
| Program Fee | None beyond the $75 entry fee. | $2,250 (only if your book is selected and you choose to participate). |