Trusted by independent authors and small-to-mid-size imprints across genres.
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The Story Behind Book-Rate
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For Authors Marketing Strategies Built Around Real Readers
Community
The Reader Network Behind Every Campaign
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Proof, Not Promises
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What We Do
Two Tracks, One Mission
Whether you're an independent author or managing a publishing catalog, we build marketing strategies around real reader engagement.
For Authors
Individual authors need visibility and credibility in a crowded market. We build campaigns around real reader discovery — BookTok, ARC outreach, email, and Goodreads strategy.
Publishers need repeatable systems that can be run across a catalog, not just a single title. We build go-to-market playbooks, backlist revival campaigns, and catalog-scale outreach.
Book-Rate started with a simple observation: most books don't fail because they aren't good — they fail because they never reach the readers who'd love them. Every strategy we run is built around closing that gap: matching the right book to the right reader, at the right moment, on the platform where that reader already spends their time.
We work two sides of the same problem. Individual authors need visibility and credibility in a crowded market. Publishers need repeatable systems that can be run across a catalog, not just a single title. Book-Rate builds for both.
Our Principles
Core Values
1
Results over promises
Every campaign is measured, not just delivered.
2
Authors and imprints first
Every project gets the same level of care, regardless of size.
3
Sustainable growth
We build audiences and systems that keep working after the campaign ends, not one-time spikes.
BookTok and Bookstagram are where genre fiction gets discovered today. We run a targeted short-form video placement strategy that puts your book in front of readers who are actively engaging with your genre — not a broad, low-intent audience. This is precision targeting, not spray-and-pray advertising.
02
Reader Community Outreach
Over time we've built relationships with genuinely active reader groups across TikTok, Goodreads, and Amazon — real people who read, review, and talk about books in their genre. We introduce your book to these communities through organic outreach: ARC copies, early-read invitations, and honest engagement. We do not pay for reviews, guarantee review counts, or use bots — any review activity your book receives is genuine and disclosed appropriately.
03
Author Email Marketing
Your future readers already have inboxes. We build and run targeted email campaigns to reader lists in your genre, positioning your book to convert curious subscribers into buyers and repeat readers — driving sales that don't depend entirely on ad spend.
04
ARC (Advance Reader Copy) Campaigns
Pre-launch buzz is one of the highest-leverage moves an author can make. We coordinate ARC distribution to engaged genre readers ahead of your release, generating early, honest reviews and social proof so your book launches with credibility already in place.
05
Goodreads Listopia Strategy
Goodreads' Listopia lists are a major discovery channel. We position your book on the most relevant, high-traffic lists in your genre to grow visibility and your "Want to Read" count — a long-term visibility asset that keeps working long after setup.
01
Catalog Launch Playbooks
★ Most Requested
New titles across a catalog need a repeatable go-to-market motion, not a bespoke plan every time. We build launch playbooks your imprint can run title after title, tuned by genre and audience.
02
Backlist Revival Campaigns
Your backlist is a sales asset sitting dormant. We identify titles with untapped audience overlap and run targeted reader outreach and ad placement to bring them back into active sales.
03
Bundling Strategy
Series and genre-adjacent titles perform better bundled. We design and test bundle offers that raise average order value while introducing readers to more of your catalog.
04
Sales Enablement
We equip your team with reader insight, positioning language, and channel data so pitches to retailers and platforms are backed by evidence, not guesswork.
05
Full-Catalog Outreach
For imprints managing many titles at once, we run coordinated reader-community and ARC outreach across the whole list, so every release benefits from the same trusted network.
Book-Rate has spent years building relationships with genuinely active readers — people who post on BookTok, review on Goodreads and Amazon, and talk about books because they love them, not because they're paid to. This network is not a public group and there's no application process; we activate it directly for client campaigns.
What this means for you
Real, disclosed reader engagement — no bots, no fake accounts, no paid-review schemes
Active across TikTok, Goodreads, Amazon, and Bookstagram
Available for ARC reads and launch-window engagement
Built over years, not manufactured overnight
Note: We do not offer guaranteed review counts or purchased reviews. Any review activity generated through outreach is genuine, voluntary, and compliant with platform terms of service and FTC disclosure rules — this is what protects your book's long-term standing on Amazon and Goodreads.
Real rating and review count changes following Book-Rate campaigns. Each pair shows the same title before and after outreach. Hover any rating to see the exact change.
Performance Comparison: You Can Tell Me
Before
You Can Tell Me (Olivia Cruz Book 1)
by Melinda Leigh (Author)
★★★★☆4.4(1,201)
1,201 Amazon ratings
4.2 on Goodreads · 7,404 ratings
Crime writer Olivia Cruz is drawn into the dark secrets of a missing friend in a terrifying novel of suspense by a #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Retracing her friend's last steps, she finds a text with one chilling word: Run.
Crime writer Olivia Cruz is drawn into the dark secrets of a missing friend in a terrifying novel of suspense by a #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Retracing her friend's last steps, she finds a text with one chilling word: Run.
Only real screenshots and data shared with client permission are represented here. No fabricated metrics.
Revenue Dashboards
Royalty & Sales Performance
Earnings tracking across PublishDrive, KDP, and direct sales channels — real dashboard data from client campaigns. Hover any chart to see exact figures, just like the live dashboards themselves.
Live · PublishDrive
Royalty payments
Follow-up royalty payments made by PublishDrive.
$1,320unpaid earnings*
Next payment due: November 4th, 2026
Payment Sent
Periods
Amount
Status
06/07
07/20
$34
Paid
06/07
07/20
$34
Paid
06/07
07/20
$34
Paid
06/07
07/20
$34
Paid
$3,232lifetime total paid
323titles sold
+10% vs last month
Live · Today
Dashboard
All numbers are based on the time zone of the marketplace where the purchase was made.
$5.36estimated royalties (USD)
1 processed order · last 30 days
Live · Trailing 10 Months
Monthly earnings
Paid vs unpaid royalties by month, Oct 2025 – Jul 2026.
Royalties Estimator
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