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Trusted by over 6,000 science fiction & fantasy authors & publishers since 2014.

Our Results Tell The Story

60,000+

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Email Subscribers

20,000+

Active Facebook Community Members

2,200

Average Free Downloads Per Promotion

70

Average Paid Sales Per Promotion

A Promotional Platform Designed for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Authors

Your Book Doesn’t Need More Readers—It Needs the Right Ones. We put your book in front of over 80,000 devoted sci-fi and fantasy readers who are actively searching for their next unforgettable adventure.

Unlike broad promo sites that blast emails out to casual, multi-genre readers, Book Barbarian is 100% focused on science fiction and fantasy. From epic fantasy and sword & sorcery to space opera, dystopian worlds, and LitRPG, we have readers for it all. That means your promotion reaches readers who already love your genre—and are primed to buy.

No noise. No wasted impressions.
Just your book, delivered straight to your exact target audience.

Ignite your sales with a Book Barbarian email newsletter promotion and put your book directly in front of thousands of sci-fi & fantasy readers ready to buy.

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Promotions That Move Books

Proven results you can measure

We deliver sales, downloads, and ranking movement.

Our promotions are carefully priced and strategically timed to maximize visibility where it matters—inside inboxes of readers who are actively buying. Authors regularly see sales spikes and category ranking jumps, on promotion day.

You’ll know exactly when your promotion runs—and you’ll see the results in real time.

Fast, Simple, and Author-Friendly

Promoting your book shouldn’t feel like another full-time job.

Booking a Book Barbarian promotion takes just a few minutes. Choose your date, submit your details, and we take care of the rest—so you can stay focused on writing your next book.

No complicated dashboards.
No back-and-forth emails.
Just a smooth, reliable promo experience.

Designed for Both Traditionally Published & Indie Authors

Book Barbarian is a platform built for professional authors who treat publishing like a business.

Whether you’re:

Launching a new release
Discounting a first-in-series
Reviving a backlist title
Testing a new pen name
or stacking promos for a ranking push

Book Barbarian promotions fit cleanly into your broader marketing plan. Our audience and structure support real marketing strategies, not one-off gambles.

Engaged Subscribers Who Open, Click, and Buy

Our readers trust our recommendations and subscribe because they want science fiction and fantasy book deals.

That trust matters. When we feature a book, readers don’t hesitate—they click with confidence. That credibility translates directly into stronger performance for your promotion.

We actively maintain list health and engagement, which means:

Higher open rates
Stronger click-throughs
Better conversion to sales

Your book isn’t buried in a bloated list—it’s featured to subscribers who really want to read it.

SUCCESS STORIES

REAL AUTHORS. REAL RESULTS.

J. Dallas Brooks

Science Fiction Writer

“In one day I received over 50 times the number of downloads I had with all of the other book promotion sites I tried … combined. As a new, independent science fiction writer, the biggest challenge has been finding my core audience through... advertising. I’ve tried all of the major sites that offer book promotions, but I’ve never had the kinds of results I got with BookBarbarian. I hit #1 in my category of Hard Science Fiction on Amazon’s Free listings within two hours. Definitely glad I did this one.”

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William Massa

Screenwriter and Bestselling Amazon Author

“Book Barbarian has proven time and time again to be one of the best ways of reaching new readers. What I appreciate the most is the laser focused approach of the service that they provide. I write fantasy and science fiction and these are... the folks Book Barbarian specializes in. Considering how many titles are on the market, this targeted approach has helped me push my sales to the next level. At this point, I couldn’t imagine launching my titles without them. Book Barbarian provides an invaluable service to any genre writer.”

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Coralie Moss

Urban Fantasy Author

“I whole-heartedly recommend Book Barbarian to the Sci-fi and Fantasy-writing community. I chose Book Barbarian on the strength of other self-published, Urban Fantasy authors’ recommendations. My goal was simple: increase the readership of... my series’ first book, Magic Remembered, ahead of the launch of book three. The boost from Book Barbarian shot me past that goal. The book surpassed the hoped-for amount of downloads and every statistic associated with the book benefitted. More orders of book #2, more pre-orders of book #3, more reviews on Goodreads, and a new level of consistent page reads in KU. Reaching the #2 spot on two Kindle lists—Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Witches & Wizards Romance—was the icing on the cake.”

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Kyle Alexander Romines

Popular Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author

“Book Barbarian moved a TON of books for me. Let’s start with the results. Book Barbarian put me in the top 100 in all three of my book’s subcategories. But that’s not all. The folks at Book Barbarian went above and beyond the call of duty... to make it easy to schedule and organize a spot built around my promotion needs. They worked with me to get my book approved before I even had an ASIN. If you want to sell more books (and let’s face it, that’s why you’re here) what on earth are you waiting for?”

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John Dreese

Bestselling Author of the Red Hope sci-fi series

“Book Barbarian has proven again and again to be one of the most effective promo services I’ve ever used. When I recently launched the final book in my Red Hope series, I worked with Book Barbarian to host a double-feature and it resulted... in the highest one-day sales and KU pagereads record that my books have ever had. I’m still small potatoes in the book world, but for that day Book Barbarian made a real difference.”

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Robert M. Campbell

“I easily recouped the cost of the ad and have seen an ongoing uptick in sales. A friend of mine recommended I try Book Barbarian for an upcoming sale I was promoting. I decided to give it a try and put up my first two books as a double... feature – an option I haven’t found from other book promo services. The results were much better than I expected. I will certainly keep Book Barbarian at the top of my list for my next promotion.”

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Salvador Mercer

Author of the Discovery sci-fi series and the Claire-Agon Dragon series

“I’m so happy to have Book Barbarian as an integral part of my marketing team. As an indie author writing Science Fiction and Fantasy, Book Barbarian has quickly become one of my key, “go to” sites for promoting my work, whether I have a... free, or a paid promotion. The subscribers are active and well targeted and the latest “Free Book of the Day” feature allows me to use my Amazon affiliate code which always nets me a nice bump in my affiliate income each month. The staff at Book Barbarian is responsive and their performance for books in our genre can’t be beat.”

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Charlie Ward

Author of Frotwoot's Faerie Tales

“BookBarbarian is amazing! I made back the cost of the ad (and then some) in just one day, and 3 months later I’m still seeing results from it. Definitely going to be using them again.”

William Collins

Fantasy author of The Realmers Series, and the spin-off Realmer Chronicles

“On the day my promotion went out it was the most books I’d ever sold in one day! The day after I sold half as many again and was still selling well the next two days after that. I certainly recommend Book Barbarian and will definitely use... their services again.”

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Ed Ryder

Debut author of In Vitro Lottery

“#1 in the SciFi/Genetic Engineering Category! For a new author, finding an audience for your novel can be very difficult. I therefore chose Book Barbarian for my free book promotion as they were targeted to readers of my genre and the... price was very reasonable. As a result of the promotion, In Vitro Lottery made it to #1 in the SciFi/Genetic Engineering and #4 in Dystopia on the Amazon.com free top 100 lists, giving it some great exposure. A new 5* review is already in! Since the promotion ended, I’ve also seen a marked increase in sales and in KU page views.”

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Gilliam Ness

Author of The Last Artifact Trilogy

“I hit no. 1 in two of my categories! I recently used BookBarbarian to promote the first (free) book in my techno-thriller adventure trilogy. By the time things started to calm down three days later I had received close to 5000 downloads... and sold quite a few books as well. I think that the Amazon algorithms must have blown on the flames at some point but it was BookBarbarian that lit the fire to begin with. I’m impressed. Friendly and considerate customer support took my experience right into the five star category. I’ll definitely be using these guys again.”

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Matt Abraham

Awarded Pulp Detective's Best Newcomer of 2015, and author of the popular Dane Curse paranormal detective series

“I will definitely be using them again. If you’re looking to get your novel to serious fans of fantasy and sci-fi then there isn’t a better promo site than Book Barbarian. During my last launch they not only produced my best day of sales,... but also doubled their closest competitor’s performance.”

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Richard Hennerley

Popular Fantasy Author

“I would absolutely recommend promoting your work here! I ran a promotion with BookBarbarian and I have to say, the resulting increase in sales was fantastic. On a number of downloads to cost of promotion basis, BookBarbarian was, for me,... head and shoulders above results from other sites.”

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BC Powell

Author of “The Journals of Krymzyn,” a popular fantasy series.

“The promotion I did with Book Barbarian far exceeded my expectations. Not only did the book I was promoting jump up in the rankings, but sales increased dramatically for the other books in the series. Their readers are passionate about... the SFF genre and it shows in the results. I will definitely use Book Barbarian again, and highly recommend them to other authors.”

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Eric Dallaire

Author of the best-selling science fiction novel, Shades: The Gehenna Dilemma.

“I had a great experience with Book Barbarian. After the promotion started, I saw a spike of downloads for my novel. Getting the book in front of serious science fiction fans connected me with passionate new readers who love the genre — a... week later I also saw an increase in reviews. Book Barbarian’s great price, fast service, and better targeted result is a perfect combination for an author looking to expand their audience.”

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Miika Hannila

Founder, Creativia Publishing

“We can heartily recommend Book Barbarian! We’ve been using Book Barbarian promotions for our fantasy and science fiction titles for the past 4 months, and they’ve always delivered. Communication is quick and to the point, and the sales... results have been well worth the price tag.”

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Laura Kirwan

The author of the seven-book City of Eldrich contemporary fantasy series.

“My sales increased by over 3,000%! (seriously—I did the math) on the day Book Barbarian featured my book. Plus I picked up more sales than I expected in the following days, and I’m also seeing a very healthy bump in my Kindle Unlimited... borrows. So happy . . . Thanks, Book Barbarian!”

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J.C. Staudt

Popular Sci-Fi and Steampunk Author

“Downloads of my book skyrocketed– as soon as the Book Barbarian promo went live. My numbers more than doubled from the previous day!”

Susan Kaye Quinn

Author of the Bestselling Young Adult SF Mindjack Trilogy

“Book Barbarian’s ad came at just the right time. It gave a much-needed bump in sales after the initial surge in launching my latest book. That visibility helped the book gain momentum and continue to rank on Amazon’s bestseller lists.... I’ll be looking to use Book Barbarian to boost my other books as well.”

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Endi Webb

USA Today Best Selling Sci-Fi Author

“Book Barbarian is every SFF author’s dream! Finally, a highly targeted book promotion site that puts readers first, and gets your book in front of thousands of dedicated SFF fans. I will be a regular customer of Book Barbarian for years... to come.”

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Powerful Promotion Options Built to Drive Sales

Free Book of the Day

For books that will be FREE on promo day

Our highest-engagement promotion for Sci Fi & Fantasy authors.

This premium feature is reserved for books that will be 100% free on the day of the promotion and meet our quality and genre requirements. Spots are limited.

Best for:

First-in-series giveaways
Rapid list-building
Boosting downloads and visibility
Driving also-boughts for paid sequels

What you get:

Featured placement in our email newsletter as the highlighted first book listed in the newsletter
Add your own Amazon affiliate link code and earn money when someone clicks your link and buys something on Amazon!
Featured Post on BookBarbarian.com on the Today’s Deals page
Facebook Post to 20,000+ Fans
Twitter Post
Promotion to Sci Fi & Fantasy readers only
Scheduled promo date you can plan around

Requirements:

Book must be FREE on promo day
Permafree books are acceptable
Sci Fi or Fantasy genre only
All books are subject to an editorial review before acceptance. Spots are limited so not all books are accepted. If we choose your book for a promotion we’ll send you an invoice. After payment, your book is ready to go!

$60.00

(One-time promotion fee. No subscriptions or recurring charges.)

Apply for the Free Book of the Day

Featured Promotion

For discounted or free Sci Fi & Fantasy books

Promote your book to thousands of dedicated Sci Fi & Fantasy readers through our targeted email newsletter.

This option is ideal if your book will be discounted or free on promo day and you want a reliable sales or download boost. Plus you’ll see your book shoot up in the rankings!

Best for:

Discounted books
Free books
New releases or backlist titles
Authors running stacked promos

What you get:

Placement in our email newsletter
Featured Post on BookBarbarian.com on the Today’s Deals page
Facebook Post to 20,000+ Fans
Twitter Post
Promotion to Sci Fi & Fantasy readers only
Scheduled promo date you can plan around
The option to add a Double Feature Promo for a second book in a series.

Requirements:

Sci Fi or Fantasy genre only
Free or discounted by 50% or more on the day of the promo
A limited-time offer. The deal has to be special and time sensitive.
All books are subject to an editorial review before acceptance. Spots are limited so not all books are accepted. If we choose your book for a promotion we’ll send you an invoice. After payment, your book is ready to go!

Pricing

Discount Price on Promotion Day	Promotion Cost (One-time promotion fee.)
Free	$55.00
$0.99 or less	$40.00
$1.00 – $1.99	$50.00
$2.00 & up	$60.00

Apply for a Featured Promotion

Simple. Fast. Effective.

STEP 1

Submit Your Title For Consideration

Fill out the simple submission form for either the Free Book of the Day or the Standard Listing. If you have two books in a series, be sure to check the Double Feature button. We’ll review your book(s) and let you know if they've been selected.

STEP 2

Look Out For An Invoice

If we choose your book for a promotion we’ll send you an invoice. We accept credit card payments through PayPal. After we receive your payment your book will be scheduled on the date you selected.

STEP 3

Your Book Lands in Reader's Inboxes

We deliver your book directly to the inboxes of Sci Fi & Fantasy fans looking for books just like yours. Kick back and watch as your downloads surge and sales soar.

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Learn What Actually Drives Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Sales

FAQ's

How is Book Barbarian different from other book promotion sites?

Book Barbarian stands out by specializing in Sci Fi and Fantasy, offering targeted access to a dedicated and enthusiastic reader base. Our promotions resonate with fans of these genres, ensuring higher engagement and better results. Plus, with competitive pricing and a user-friendly booking process, we provide unparalleled value and ease, making us the go-to choice for Sci Fi & Fantasy authors seeking effective and genre-specific promotions.

What genres do you promote?

Sci Fi & Fantasy genres only. If your book is romance or erotica, check out RedRosesRomance.com and submit there. If it’s a mystery or thriller, go to BookAdrenaline.com and look for an open promo spot there.

Does my book need to be for sale on Amazon?

Yes. Your eBook must be listed on Amazon.com as a basic requirement. While we can extend our promotional efforts to include other retailers such as Apple, Nook, and Kobo, we are unable to feature any book lacking an Amazon link.

Which retailers do you support?

Book Barbarian can promote eBooks that are available on Amazon, Nook, Apple Books, Smashwords, and Kobo.

What if the date I want is booked?

Reach out to our dedicated team at admin@bookbarbarian.com to inquire about any last-minute availability in our schedule. Should there be no openings, we’re eager to work with you to identify an upcoming date that aligns with your promotional strategy.

What is your refund policy?

Authors are entitled to a complete refund if a promotion is cancelled at least 3 business days prior to the scheduled promotion date. Unfortunately, we are unable to issue refunds for cancellations made within the 3-day window or in cases where the title’s price is inaccurately listed on the morning the promotion is set to start.

Can I reschedule?

In most cases yes, if we are given at least 3 business days notice, we can reschedule your promotion. The Book Barbarian team is committed to accommodating your needs wherever possible.