Book Barbarian
bookbarbarian.com(6 Author Reviews)
Book Barbarian is a distinguished service that notifies their subscribers about science fiction and fantasy books that are offered at discounted rates or for free. The submission of books is available for both free and paid options. Presently, Book Barbarian has an esteemed mailing list of 52,500, and their book promotion service starts at a minimum of $40, but can cost up to $60.
List Size
52,500
Accepted Book Prices
Free and Discounted
Cost Range
$40.00 - $60.00
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Book Barbarian Reviews (6)
E.K.
almost 2 years ago
Great site
Very good for my fantasy novel. Always does well.
Mark
almost 2 years ago
Possibly in decline or just over-saturated?
Bookbarbarian used to be my go-to for discount sales. However since beginning to use it in 2020 I've seen a gradual decline in my results. This really hit-home recently when I ran a free promotion and while it performed admirably it was much less than years prior and performed worse than the two other newsletters I tried: Freebooksy and Bookcave. This could be that I have over-used this list, however, by relying on it too heavily. I will be skipping it in my next rotation.
Paul J Bennett
almost 2 years ago
Great for fantasy books
For my last free promotion, I used Book barbarian and received over 500 downloads. It is definitely worth the cost.
Edita A. Petrick
almost 2 years ago
Rim Chronicles Boxset and other backlist books
Expensive, but decent performance. I used the site mostly for my sci-fi and mystery/fantasy genres. Expect 5-25 books but no more. Still, it isn't a site to strike off your list.
DM
5 months ago
Solid - Use as often as possible
I wish they were a tad less expensive, but they are a good choice for fantasy. I appreciate that they do have quality control with review requirements, and I especially appreciate that they are lenient on new releases! My last release had launch issues since it is an LGBTQ book and for some reason got chosen by a bunch of trolls for targetted harassment, just flooding it with negative reviews on both Amazon and Goodreads. But BookBarbarian looked at my backlist and still accepted my new release since all my back list books had dozens of solid/great reviews. I don't always make back my investment lately, but it still gets sales moving and is good for stacking.
JJ
4 months ago
Terrible
A ripoff/scam. Do not waste your money. They prey on newer authors who hope to find an audience, but they take your $50 and send out a mass email with a bunch of other books, and no one sees it or buys the book. I've had great results from other similar promo sites. Do not use this or their sister site, Red Feather Romance. Stay away!