Alternative-Read.com

Joining readers and authors together, Alternative-Read is a British review and promotions site, a monthly eZine, and a daily blog all rolled into one. Here you will find news, reviews interviews, competitions and book promotions from all over the world. 

Please check out the links on the navigation bar above to see what we have to offer.

Do you love writing books, but dislike the time and effort you have to put into promoting your manuscript? 

Would you be interested in freeing up more creative time with the knowledge that someone else is taking care of publicising your work, leaving you more time in the day to do what you do best and actually write? Maybe you just need someone to spread the word on a regular basis? We even have editing services, should that be what you require. 

If you answered yes to any of the above, don't worry AR can help you! Don't let book promotion bring you down, or interfere with your precious writing time. Here at Alternative-Read we pride ourselves in being able to offer you sensible, professional solutions for your promotional needs.

We also provide a book promotion and chat Yahoo group 'An_Alternative_Read' where readers and authors can get to know one another to find out what's going on in the book world. 

☠ Affiliate Author Thursdays! ☠

Every Thursday in our Yahoo group we hold Affiliate Only Author Chats and Promos. No need to book a slot - if you are an affiliate author the stage is yours to promote and chat about your books with other affiliate members! Email Sassy.Brit@gmail.com for more Affiliate Author information. Thanks! 

Non-Affiliate Members Promote Fridays - Wednesdays

As an author, if you are a member of our Yahoo promotions group you are entitled to post* your book successes, press releases, competitions, and any other book news to the group. If it's book related we will not consider it spam!

The only exception with this is during our THURSDAY AFFILIATE AUTHOR PROMO CHAT DAYS, where non-affiliate posts should be held back until the chat day is over.

Please see our upcoming features, author spotlights, giveaways and other events to plan ahead for. Currently over at the blog in the sidebar.

*Any promotional posts to the group could be added to our review blog, (link above), so please make sure we have permission to forward. This is a great way for additional free promotion!

Please take a moment to browse these handy links:

Book Submission Form and Author Services Query Form

The AR Editing Service -- Bo Perkins has very kindly offered AR a small percentage of the money she makes from editing jobs found through AR. Thank you, Bo! 

Author Services -- With the exception of Bo's editing, these author services are all implemented by Sassy as part of her freelancing efforts, and a way to help fund the cost of running this site.

Free Promotional Opportunities for Authors

Contact Us

Receive FOUR free ebooks upon joining our AR

CHAT GROUP!

Degrees of Sickness* by Sharon Maria Bidwell,

Kept by Zoe Winters,

The Scythian Stone by Jon F. Baxley

The Shaman and the Rose by William P. Haynes

will be yours free to keep upon joining our

Yahoo group!

*Degrees of Sickness by Sharon Maria Bidwell, is not available anywhere else than our Alternative-Read Yahoo group!
 
Visit their websites!

Sharon Maria Bidwell

Jon F. Baxley 

Zoe Winters 

William P. Haynes