Indie Author Question: does anyone know of paid promo sites that don't require your ebook to be on Amazon? Especially for Fantasy & SciFi. (I've tried Bookbub ads, and found my books too niche to find enough comp authors to target them.) Related: does anyone know paid promo sites for direct sales?

21 preorders for Mercy’s Gate. A great start for this mercenary squads vs hostile planet sci-fi thriller (with a psychological horror twist). Hoping to get a few more before the 11th August release. books2read.com/mercysgate #scifibooks #scifi

Children of Wrath is nearing completion! If you're interested in being an ARC reader for this dark, spicy scifantasy, be sure to apply ASAP! Haven't read The First Sin yet? No problem! A Primer on the first book will be provided too. ➡️ ubl.akairondragon.ca/cow-arc #ReaderSky #ARCbooks #ARCReaders

Whether you like it sweet or like that 🌶️heat, this bundle's got you covered! 🌶️📚 #Romanclandia itch.io/b/3779/sweet...

And it's here!!! Look at this absolute beauty of a cover, painted by @jedwardneill.bsky.social !! 😍😍😍 BORN OF MALICE from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social is now available for pre-order! Link in the comments... #booksky

Look at all those shiny books 😍

I’m fascinated why kids are supposed to conserve water in Ireland. The entire population drinks just 3-5 billion litres per annum. There are 129 data centres here, each using at least 0.5 million L a >Day< - that’s 182.5 million L per annum. Multiplied by 129 centres = 23.5 billion per annum*.

I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

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To celebrate being a semifinalist in the Self Published Science Fiction Competition my book Cold Blooded is on sale for 99c across all platforms except Amazon for the Summer. Find it on Itch, bookshop, kobo and apple books among many others. Enjoy the sun 🙌😎

Fuck Amazon Summer Sale- to celebrate being a semifinalist in the SPSFC 2026 I have discounted Cold Blooded to 99c Find it on Bookshop.org, Itch, Kobo, apple books, Everand, Tolino, Hoopla, Cloudlibrary, Borrow box, Gardner, Overdrive and Smashwords for 99c and 4.99 on amazon.

Little spotlight on the trans MCs in Synthetic Sea 🩵🩷🤍 franklynnewt.carrd.co

Apparently, the guy who runs the biggest stash house on the planet is up to no good. thecradle.co/articles-id/...

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I have a little favour to ask. If anyone has read Cold Blooded but hasn't reviewed it on Amazon, I'd really appreciate any review. I need two more reviews so I can apply for something exciting. Thanking the universe and the awesome folks out there in advance 🙌

Review of @nikkinull.bsky.social 's "Our Simulated Selves" an immediate front-runner for my book of the year. Absolutely fantastic, a must-read. strangecurrencies.org/2026/06/30/r...

I will be at Coventry Festival of Books on the 12th July alongside lots of other #indieauthors. Why not pope along and discover some new #books. I’ll have all of my #fantasy and #scifibooks with me.

Cheating on my podcast with David's other podcast, again.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER READ @kameronhurley.com THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO START!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!

The older I get, the more certain I am that the real meaning of existence is love for life. That is, love for the natural world, all of humanity, and advancing coexistence based on true justice, rights, and respect. 🌍

Neosynthesis, 12 Stories of Code, Consciousness and Survival by six #indieauthors is only 0.99 until 6th July books2read.com/u/mgawjv #scifibooks #scifi

Thank you so much. I gained 12 preorders for Mercy’s Gate yesterday from the cover reveal. Such a great feeling to be trusted as an #indieauthor to deliver on what the cover promises. Now I have to live up to it, which means listening to beta critique. #scifibooks #books

Mercy’s Gate is set for release on 11th August. Available on special preorder for 0.99 right now, join Jacks and his extraction team on a planet that fights back. books2read.com/mercysgate #sciencefictionbooks #scifibooks #sciencefiction #scifi

Newsletter goes out today. Sign up at www.nicksnape.com/subscribe for 2 free books #scifibooks #sciencefiction and upcoming news.

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I’m at Buxton Assembly Rooms all day with lots of multi-genre authors. Hope to see you there #derbyshire #scidibooks #fantasybooks #books

Something BIG is happening, and I’m involved! Check out the virtual #BookFair featuring #Canadian authors from all across the country at FictionFest.ca! 🍁🦫📚 I'll be reading...something??? on July 4th at noon.

For anyone who doesnt understand whats happening in Northern Ireland right now, here is a simple explanation. - British people living in occupied Ireland are protesting violently about foreigners taking over.

Residdum will be free on Ebook from tomorrow on the Zon! mybook.to/ResiduumDBRook

The Shade of Ronhu will be out on September 1, 2026 😃 Go add it on Goodreads, preorder if you want, and look out for the ARC signup form, which is …. Right here: forms.gle/UsP2Tg5CSY5P...

Our team’s semifinalists for #SPSFC5 Congrats to the Rohan O’Duill and Noam Josephides 🎉 The escape pod, Man With Gun by Tadg Farrington, was one of my personal favourites in our team’s batch, and I’m sorry it narrowly missed out on a semifinal spot. I highly recommend all three of these 🤩

All #SPSFC5 semifinalists! 🤩

Apparently I am a semi finalist. Feels weird in a year where I have struggled to engage with anybody and have been absent from the writing community that I have cherished for a long time. Big thank you to all the judges for their time and effort and keeping up the good work.

Nina Munteanu interviewed me for Reality Skimming Sustainability. If you want to hear more of my thoughts on the climate crisis, I'll be speaking about writing dystopias at the Don Mills branch of the Toronto Public Library tomorrow! www.realityskimming.com/post/rachel-...

Israel: ‘What new evil shit will we do today? I mean, it’s not like anybody’s going to stop us as long as Sugar Daddy America is looking on.‘

Hello! 👋 -we are a queer and trans micropress -publishing unconventional narratives in unorthodox sizes -our niche is no niche -we seek diverse backgrounds and stories -and to connect with writers, readers, and other presses.

It came as a bit of a surprise to me that in most countries it's totally acceptable for police to beat peaceful protesters. While in those same countries it would be illegal for police to beat a murder suspect for example. Still can't wrap my head around this one.

It's a random sale on all of our (e)books, until the end of the month! You can grab any title for one buck (or less), or the entire catalogue for $15 bucks. HAPPY QUEER READING! 🌈 traumbooks.itch.io

I'm so excited about our third season opener, featuring @vajra.me , @samtasticbooks.com , and @gregoryawilson.com talking about didactic fiction. P.S. We are nominated for an Aurora Award, so Canadian SFFH fans, consider giving us a vote. :)

Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology

Proof of my final The Wrecking Squad series paperback is here, and what do you know, there’s a missing title on the very last page. Sigh. Sorting, hope it’ll be out so very soon! #spaceopera #sciencefiction #scifibooks

The US secret service have a twitter account.

At this stage we are all German villagers smelling the scent of burnt flesh and continuing on with our lives.

THE SUNRISE DAGGER is officially OUT today. Apparently writing a fantasy sequel mostly consists of: - reopening the same chapter 50 times - bargaining with fictional characters - eating too much pasta alla carbonara And somehow… a book comes out of it. 1/4

Ireland has joined Spain and Slovenia in formally calling for the EU to take action against Israel over a new law that would impose a mandatory death sentence on Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis

Please find below my #science fiction #bookreview for FanFiAddict of Scrapper by @peterjaldin.bsky.social a punchy scifi novella that had me up reading all night. fanfiaddict.com/review-scrap... Loved it!

It's the Wizards & Spaceships season finale! We interviewed Silvia Moreno-Garcia about messy, complicated female antiheroes: wizardsandspaceships.ca/2026/04/15/s...

"Anyone interested in (re)turning to the spiritual + awestruck in the poetic but sick of conventional approaches to spiritual poetics needs to read this one, stat." What a lovely review of Never's BLACK HOLE SCIENCE 🌠🌠, thank you @cavar.bsky.social !! 🌠 tinyurl.com/3w35v5db

Cover Reveal for The Sword Garden! Available for preorder soon at wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book... A million thanks to the brilliant artist, Ben Baldwin, and of course to my editor, @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Please find my #fantasy #bookreview for FanFiAddict of The Sunrise Dagger by Abel Montero below. The second novel in the Memories of Kenjir series that seals this #epicfantasy series’ permanent place on my bookshelf. fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s...