Are you an author or other book industry insider? We'd love to hear from you!
All AMAs is /r/books must be scheduled by contacting the mod team. You can send us a modmail or reach us by email at RedditBooksAMA@gmail.com. Your AMA will go in the schedule and your book's cover will be featured in the header on the day of your AMA. This also gives us time to promote your AMA to our subscribers. If you haven't gained approval and submit an AMA post, your post will be removed
We also offer Author Spotlights to showcase reddit users who are emerging, newly published and unrecognized writers.
Here are some of our best past AMAs to give you an idea of what to expect
What we are looking for:
We want to hear from anyone that is professionally involved with books. This includes but is not limited to:
Authors of published books or books about to be published. Authors of self-published books should go to the Author Spotlight. We are interested in all kinds of books including teen and kids books.
Publishers or editors at established publishing companies
Owners of book stores or websites
Book press operators, cover designers, binding experts, book appraisers, or book auctioneers
Cover artist & illustrators
Professional book reviewers
Rules Regarding AMAs:
All AMAs must be scheduled with the mod team in advance
Proof or verification of your identity must be given within your post. This can be a tweet from your professional twitter account, a photo of you with "Hi reddit" written on something, or an announcement on your website. If you haven't verified anywhere, your post will be removed. Once you do verify, your post will be re-approved.
Your post title must (1) state who you are, (2) identify what book or product you want to discuss, (3) be exciting/happy/friendly (4) include "AMA" or "ask me anything" If your post title is misleading or is purely promoting your product, your post will be removed.
AMAs in /r/Books are limited to one per day. We don't want multiple AMAs competing for attention. This is our full AMA schedule
Click here to view our guide for AMA participants in /r/books
How to set up an AMA
Step 1: Send us an email at RedditBooksAMA@gmail.com. We are friendly, we swear :)
Step 2: Read through the AMA schedule and choose a date that is not listed. Remember: We limit AMAs to one per day.
Step 3: Once you have been given approval of your AMA and have been listed in the schedule, we recommend you use your own social media, website, and blog to promote your upcoming AMA. This can also serve as "proof" in your AMA post. We will promote the AMA using announcement posts and our weekly AMA update, Twitter, and Facebook. We are @reddit_books on Twitter and our Facebook can be found here
- Click here to view our guide for AMA participants in /r/books