NOTE: Due to the uncertainty of the course of the Covid-19 virus over the next several months and the hesitancy of our target demographic to travel to book events in 2021, the 2021 NBBF will be virtual again this year. We will return to our in-person event in 2022.
NOTE: Authors who are interested in year-round advertising for their books to reach book clubs, media, book reviewers, consumers, bookstores and libraries should review the options at Cushcity.com, sponsor of NBBF. All NBBF deposits and fees, including advertising fees, are non-refundable.
• Featured Video at the Virtual 2021 NBBF - Submit a one- to three-minute video that will be shown during the virtual NBBF. You may select the option of having your video shown on one, two, or all three days. You must provide the MP4 file of your video. Instructions for submission will be provided once your payment is made. (Your video must not include nudity or excessive profanity, and NBBF reserves the right to reject any video submitted.) Deadline for video submission: Oct. 10. Select your preference below:
- NBBF featured video for all three days (Oct. 21, 22, and 23). Cost: $159.00
- NBBF featured video for two days (Oct. 22 and 23). Cost: $139.00
- NBBF featured video for one day (Oct. 21). Cost: $99.00
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NBBF Book Feature on Website - Your book will be featured on the
NBBF website's home page, front and center, for
two consecutive weeks. Feature includes
book cover, title, author name, and website link.
Sold out until March 1, 2022.
AFTER
your payment is made, submit your book's info here:
http://bit.ly/2BYoJxT
Cost: $49.00
•
Social Media Book Boost
- Your book will receive four (4) social media posts on NBBF's
Facebook page (85,000+ fans) over the course of 4 to 6 weeks
(automatically tweets to 500+ NBBF Twitter followers). The promotion
will include a cover of your book and a link to your website and/or your
Amazon book page. [NOTE: Only ONE book can be promoted within this
program. If an author has multiple books, each program must be ordered
separately.] This is a program that is available at any time.
AFTER
your payment is made, submit your book's info here:
http://bit.ly/2BYoJxT
Cost: $59.00
• Featured Video of the Week on NBBF Website - Provide a 30-second to five-minute
video that will be featured on the NBBF website's home page for one
week. Video must already be uploaded to YouTube. Book trailers,
interviews, performances, etc. are permitted. Video must be
tasteful and contain no nudity or excessive profanity. This is
a program that is available at any time.
To participate in one or more of these advertising programs, select "Add to
Cart" above.
• Supporting Author Link on the Festival website (for authors
who CANNOT attend), with link to the author's website or other online
location.
Link remains from time of purchase until Dec. 31, 2021. Participating
authors automatically receive a link to their web site upon
registration. This is a program that is available at any time.
AFTER
your payment is made, submit your
book's info here: http://bit.ly/2R4we0r
Cost: $49.00
• Book Feature
in ONE edition of National Black Book Festival News, a monthly
e-newsletter which is distributed to over 500 African-American book
clubs and 15,000 consumers via e-mail. Deadline for September edition is
Sept. 6th. This is a program that is available
at any time.
AFTER
your payment is made, submit your book's info here:
http://bit.ly/2BYoJxT
Cost: $49.00
AFTER
your payment is made, submit your
book's info here:
Cost: $59.00
• Book Announcement Program - Provide two (2) copies of one of
your books that will be given away as gifts during one of the special
events. NOTE: If the 2021 NBBF is virtual, your book title, author's name
and genre will be announced, the book cover will be shown, and the book
will be given away as a gift to
an attendee of the live-streamed event. In either case, books are provided by author free
of charge and will not be returned. They will be shipped to the
recipient via U.S. mail. Once payment is made, books
must reach our office by October 14, 2021.
Cost:
$49.00
Promote your book(s) via a Zoom interview live-streamed
on the National Black Book Festival's Facebook page with 85,000+ fans.
This is a program that is available at any time.
Only $179.00.
Click here for details.
Advertising deadlines are listed within the descriptions.
For more information, please contact us via e-mail at: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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