Advertising on BookTour

Our philosophy

At BookTour, we believe in a minimalist approach to advertising. We don't allow banner or pop-up ads, and we don't allow advertisements on authors' pages. We don't give special rates to famous authors, or reject authors whose books we don't like. In fact, we don't allow anything that even resembles traditional advertising.

The Featured Author Spot

The only place for sale on BookTour is the "Featured Author" spot on our front pages. Advertisers pick the particular author and book they'd like to feature, and the days they'd like the author featured. When those days roll around, the author is featured. That's it!

Rates

On our main homepage (www.booktour.com), rates for the featured author spot are as follows:

$30 per day
$150 for six days (Monday through Saturday)

On our sub-homepages (such as www.booktour.com/mystery), rates are as follows:

$15 per day
$75 for six days (Monday through Saturday)

How to Proceed

Please use our feedback form here if you would like to advertise.

The Fine Print

Our advertising system is pretty simple, but there are a few things to keep in mind:

Headshots. It is the responsibility of the advertiser, author, or publicist to upload a headshot for the author. If no headshot is provided, no image will appear next to the author's name in the Featured Author spot.
Author restrictions. Only authors currently on tour—that is, with tour dates currently scheduled—may advertise on BookTour. Exceptions may be granted for authors who have just published a book and are hoping to go on tour, but have not scheduled any dates.
Link restrictions. The Featured Author spot always links to the author's page on BookTour.com, not an external site. However, authors and publicists are free to link to any sites they wish from an author's page.