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Freebooksy versus BookGorilla
Compare	Freebooksy	BookGorilla
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Indie authors running KDP free-day promos	Kindle readers hunting free and cheap books
Who it's not for	Paid-only books . Freebooksy promotes free titles only	Non-Kindle readers on Kobo or Apple Books
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	5.0 recent customer reviews on Tenereteam	No evidence in reviewed sources
Public sentiment	Indie authors report big download spikes whose value depends entirely on follow-through sales and series read-through.^¹	Readers like the free daily Kindle deals, while authors report mixed paid promotion results.
Biggest gotcha	Download spikes rarely convert to reviews or sustained sales^²	Author promos require discounting your book, often to $0.99, so profit depends on later sales¹³

Pick Freebooksy when

Indie authors running KDP free-day promos
Permafree series starters seeking read-through
Authors stacking multi-site promo blasts
Debut authors needing launch download velocity

When Freebooksy is not a fit

Paid-only books . Freebooksy promotes free titles only
Anyone chasing reviews, not downloads
Authors expecting sustained sales from one blast
Non-book products . ebooks only

Pick BookGorilla when

Kindle readers hunting free and cheap books
Bargain hunters who want daily deal emails
Indie authors running 99-cent Kindle promos

When BookGorilla is not a fit

Non-Kindle readers on Kobo or Apple Books
Authors expecting BookBub-level reach and results
Readers who avoid email newsletters
Anyone wanting guaranteed bestseller placement

Sources

I ran a free eBook promotion (Freebooksy) and got 1.4k downloadsreddit.com
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Freebooksy delivers downloads, but that's itrodraglin.wordpress.com
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Let's talk numbers ($125 for Freebooksy)reddit.com
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Are Freebooksy not adding new subscribers?kboards.com
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KU Free Promotion - Disappointedreddit.com
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Freebooksy Editorial Guidelinessupport.writtenwordmedia.com
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Freebooksy Childrens Featuresecure.writtenwordmedia.com
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Freebooksy Reviews (Tenereteam)freebooksy.tenereteam.com
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11 Best BookBub Alternativesblog.chapter.pub
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Bargain Booksy... total dud?reddit.com
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BookGorilla Sends Daily Alerts for Free and Discounted Kindle Booksblog.the-ebook-reader.com
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Has any authors here had positive experiences with BookGorilla?reddit.com
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Selling for $0.99 for BookGorilla...is it worth it?goodreads.com
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My Book Gorilla promo experiencekboards.com
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8 Ebook Discovery Services Comparedselfpublishingadvice.org
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The Best Book Promotion Sites in 2026davidgaughran.com
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