Fresh Fiction offers many promotional opportunities to authors and publishers. Services may be purchased a la carte or in packages. Our Fresh Access authors receive the most enhancements. We also provide social network promotion for MySpace, YouTube, Yahoo 360!, Facebook and more.
We offer Fresh Access, our combination package, a better value for authors and a way to improve the effectiveness of promotion with regular and repetitive exposure to readers. The author profiles contain more information for readers including: website URL, blog links, contest, reader note, news, author slogan and reader notification service.
Fresh Access includes:
Enhanced Author Page - includes direct link to your personal website, your author "brand" statement, links to your blog, plus links to your Fresh Fiction contests, news. You can also include a "Dear Reader" note.
Contest Management each month
Contest Web Pages:
Each contest has two pages: the contest description with entry page and the "thank-you" page. The contest description includes two images -- publicity photo, a contest image (if provided) or the cover image of your latest or upcoming book as well as a three paragraph description of your contest (or copy provided). A link to your web site and thank you blurb is provided on the successful entry page. Your bibliography on FreshFiction.com is also listed on the "thank you for entering" page.
Promotion:
Our two-pronged strategy for promoting contests includes a central location on the FreshFiction.com web site contest index and weekly promotion in the Fresh Fiction Newsletter (105,000 opt-in subscribers).
News and Announcements. Release book included in Not-To-Miss Newsletter during release month. All news articles submitted added to the Author News section and included in weekly newsletter as space available.
Enhanced listing on Authors page including larger font, thumbnail photo and motto
Book banners run as appropriate (six month sell period)
As a Fresh Access author, you'll also be invited to participate in special author promotions
Book notification service (FreshFiction.com registered users will be able to add you to their list of authors to track to receive an email on the day a book is released.)
For 12 month contract ONLY: You'll also receive one free Feature Book Spot during your year. Additional months may be purchased at discounted price.
You'll also be given a higher priority if you select to be a guest blogger.
Fresh Access is available for $199 for three consecutive months, $399 for six consecutive months, $699 for one year. (Featured Book is additional cost of $89 per book.)
Put your book on every page of Fresh Fiction for only $89 per month when you purchase a Fresh Access package.
$89 per month
Not ready to commit but want more than a single promotion? Try out a "Taste."
A Taste of Freshness -- includes one contest listing (as above) and one newsletter article (as above) for $129. Both the contest and the article must be used within a one month period. May be repeated in nonconsecutive months.
$129
Newsletters
Fresh Fiction News
You may add news or items of interest to be posted at FreshFiction.com for no charge at any time. CLICK HERE. For broadest coverage, your information can be published in our weekly newsletter to reach over 105,000 readers for only $99 per issue. Space is limited and may include a graphic if applicable.
$129
Fresh Press - Media Spotlight
Fresh Press is published each day, Monday through Saturday, listing the previous day's authors and books on over 60 programs such as NPR Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The Diane Rehm Show, Marketplace, The Today Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Good Morning America, Oprah, Late Show with David Letterman, Tonight with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Lou Dobbs, and Bill O'Reilly to list a few of over 60 nationally broadcast radio and television programs monitored by FreshFiction staff. Advertising in Fresh Press allows authors and publishers to share space with the top buzzed authors.
Get one week (five issues) of advertisement, a full banner or half vertical skyscraper banner, for only $99 per five inserts. Limited to two advertisements per issue.
$99 for five inserts, 5 issues
Contest Listing
List your monthly contest on our contest page and be included in our newsletter for only $89 per month. You may add your photo along with an optional prize image. Authors are responsible for delivering the prizes and will receive a file of all the entries.
Contest Web Pages:
Each contest has two pages: the contest description with entry page and the "thank-you" page. The contest description includes two images -- publicity photo, a contest image (if provided) or the cover image of your latest or upcoming book as well as a three paragraph description of your contest (or copy provided). A link to your web site and thank you blurb is provided on the successful entry page. Your bibliography on FreshFiction.com is also listed on the "thank you for entering" page.
Promotion:
Our two-pronged strategy for promoting contests includes a central location on the FreshFiction.com web site contest index and weekly promotion in the Fresh Fiction Newsletter (105,000 opt-in subscribers).
$89 per month
Advertising
Featured Books
Five (5) books per category are selected to run on FreshFiction.com pages. Books can be featured within six months of release or reissue. $129 per month.
$129 per month
Banners
Monthly run-of-site banners for:
Bottom of Page banner positions (and in blog)
468x60 full size (bottom of every page)
234x60 half full size (bottom of every page)
728x90 leaderboard
Side bar banner positions
120x600 skyscraper (top sidebar)
160x600 skyscraper (top sidebar)
120x240 half vertical (middle sidebar)
125x125 button
See Rate Card for representation and locations of banners.
$89 any size banner for one month
Increased Frequency
Increased frequency (level 2) on any banner per month $99
$99 any size banner for one month increased frequency
Banner Impressions
You can purchase a set amount of impressions for $20 per 1000 impressions or ad views. Any size banner or location on site. Minimum purchase $80.
$20/thousand impressions
Banner Design and Construction
Animated or static banners constructed in a set of two for a book, an author brand, or other product.
Full Size - 468x60
Plus, one of the following:
Eye-catching skyscraper (120x600), or
Half Vertical - 120x234
$50 Banner Set Construction
Customized packages for publishers and author groups are also available. We can put together the right campaign for you including additional newsletters, advertising, social network promotion and more.
Promotional Services
If you're interested in a personalized promotions plan, please CLICK HERE and we'll be in touch with you.
