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Freebooksy versus The Fussy Librarian
Compare	Freebooksy	The Fussy Librarian
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Indie authors running KDP free-day promos	Self-published authors
Who it's not for	Paid-only books . Freebooksy promotes free titles only	Authors who won't discount their ebook
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	Founder personally praised by authors on Reddit
Public sentiment	Indie authors report big download spikes whose value depends entirely on follow-through sales and series read-through.^¹	Self-published authors on Reddit and writing forums describe it as effective, affordable, and personally run.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Download spikes rarely convert to reviews or sustained sales^²	Full-price books are a poor fit; the service is built around bargain promos.

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 The Fussy Librarian when

Self-published authors
Free and bargain ebook promos
Genre fiction (romance, mystery, fantasy)
Readers hunting cheap ebooks

When The Fussy Librarian is not a fit

Authors who won't discount their ebook
Publishers wanting multi-channel ad campaigns
Marketers outside book publishing
Print- or audiobook-only releases

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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The Fussy Librarian homepagethefussylibrarian.com
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Advertising pagethefussylibrarian.com
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Prices / genre statisticsthefussylibrarian.com
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X profile . 509,000 readersx.com
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Reddit: shout out to Jeffrey Brunerreddit.com
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KDP Community: sharing my marketing resultskdpcommunity.com
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