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BookBub has a rating of 3.86 stars from 39 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. BookBub ranks 18th among Ebook sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Loved this book!”

Renee K.
10/25/22

I highly recommend this book. It is a vampire romance set in 1970. The author takes us into a Celtic mythological history of how vampires came into existence by interweaving it with friends to lovers, a vampire brotherhood, murder, plot twists, characters you will love and plenty of spice with a little humour along the way. I loved Leigh and Michael's story. I can't wait for the next book. I received and advanced reader copy of this book and am voluntarily giving my review of this book.

Top Critical Review

“BookBub's refund policy”

Jerome M.
7/6/22

Two years ago I ran an ad for one of my novels on BookBub. I set a budged of $5/day and it ran with no problems. So on June 15 of this year I decided to create a second ad for my recently released novel. I set an ad budget of $10/day. But within a day or so I received charges from BookBub of $750, (since increased to $760), which had been automatically charged to my PayPal account. I immediately checked the data for the ad and found that my budget of $10/day had been increased to an insane $10,000/day. I contacted BookBub about the error. Their response was, since 'I' had set the budget at $10,000/day, I was stuck with the charges and they were not going to do anything about it, nor refund any of the charges. I don't know how my budget got changed, only that I did not do it. I can only conclude that there is a problem in BookBub's ad-creation program which they refuse to acknowledge. Needless to say, I will not be using BookBub to run ads on. (On a side note, I got exactly one sale for my $760. I did much better with a one-week ad on Facebook for a tenth of the cost.)

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Thumbnail of user reneek405
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 25th, 2022

I highly recommend this book. It is a vampire romance set in 1970. The author takes us into a Celtic mythological history of how vampires came into existence by interweaving it with friends to lovers, a vampire brotherhood, murder, plot twists, characters you will love and plenty of spice with a little humour along the way. I loved Leigh and Michael's story. I can't wait for the next book.
I received and advanced reader copy of this book and am voluntarily giving my review of this book.

Thumbnail of user marieh250
1 review
2 helpful votes
March 21st, 2020

ARG
Not enough adjectives to describe how much I enjoyed Sawbones 3. History, description of beautiful scenery and a loving family leading a normal family life. Or not so normal. Lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing and on your toes. I took my time reading the last few chapters. Just didn't want the story to end.

Thumbnail of user elizabethm731
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 12th, 2019

Great read. Story of a girls weekend away turn to mystery with a twist of a sexy hotel masseuse. A hot and sexy jungle and waterfall scene that turns into a cliff hanger and waiting to read the next book

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Thumbnail of user myrnar133
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 7th, 2022

This is a lovely series full of excitement and emotion and romance. I have enjoyed each part of it. Kennedy is your typical macho hero and he did irritate me a bit I have to admit. It's really hard for females in professions that have always been thought of as only for men. I am not sure when, or if that will ever change.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
December 6th, 2022
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Beau and Becca have been frIenenemies since age ten. They've been neighbors and each other's sounding boards since that time. They've always been painfully honest with each other. Until, as adults, they realize they are more than honesty advisors to each other. They realize they're physically and emotionally attracted. But Beau finds he is cynical about their connection, he is afraid he's not good enough for her. That she'll leave him for bigger and better things. She's been off to college while he started his own custom woodworking business. Now they must find out if they can overcome their years of bickering, insecurity and brutal honesty. Can they learn to use their honesty for good, for their community and for each other? And, also, thank god for the brilliant advice and wisdom of Ellie Landry.

Thumbnail of user jeromem242
1 review
4 helpful votes
July 6th, 2022

Two years ago I ran an ad for one of my novels on BookBub. I set a budged of $5/day and it ran with no problems. So on June 15 of this year I decided to create a second ad for my recently released novel. I set an ad budget of $10/day.

But within a day or so I received charges from BookBub of $750, (since increased to $760), which had been automatically charged to my PayPal account. I immediately checked the data for the ad and found that my budget of $10/day had been increased to an insane $10,000/day.

I contacted BookBub about the error. Their response was, since 'I' had set the budget at $10,000/day, I was stuck with the charges and they were not going to do anything about it, nor refund any of the charges.

I don't know how my budget got changed, only that I did not do it. I can only conclude that there is a problem in BookBub's ad-creation program which they refuse to acknowledge.

Needless to say, I will not be using BookBub to run ads on. (On a side note, I got exactly one sale for my $760. I did much better with a one-week ad on Facebook for a tenth of the cost.)

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Thumbnail of user janew563
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 5th, 2021

There are quite a lot of brilliant books on this site. I choose the romantic and the comedy novels. All-in-all a very good site.

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Thumbnail of user martij8
0 reviews
0 helpful votes
August 16th, 2021

The Society m#StalkerProblems by Ivy Smoak is a funny romantic story of Ash,
Who is socially awkward and Tanner,
A man with a secret. There is great banter between them and the cast of characters are funny and unique. If you're an Ivy Smoak fan, you won't want to miss reading this book. If you're a new fan, this book will hook you.

Thumbnail of user wendella17
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 14th, 2020

I have a Nook reader and have used this site extensively. The books offered are older books but if I have not read an offered book, who cares. When I find a book that I want, I can go directly to Barnes & Noble and make my purchase. The prices are great and the download is fast, Who could ask for more.
Wendell A.

Thumbnail of user suea257
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 9th, 2020

What a wonderfully written, intricately woven love story, that tackles the cold hard reality that is addiction. It cleverly shows how addiction transcends class, social status and many situations in life. Along with how it can ruin people, or how people can rise above it.

Thumbnail of user by31
1 review
4 helpful votes
June 19th, 2022

Bookbub claims to have huge exposure for advertising and to provide a great return for authors, if they will invest in and are approved for their platform. We have found that their advertising is overpriced and that the exposure is not as great as Bookbub claims. Very minimal return for the investment. Considering the large numbers of consumer readers that Bookbub claims (in excess of 800,000) to give authors access to, the return on advertising investment should be exponentially greater. Advertiser beware, as there are much better platforms for advertising that will offer much greater return. Unless Bookbub makes drastic changes, and is more honest with their advertising reach, they will continue to lose readership and clout. Things are definitely not as they appear in the world of Bookbub advertising.

Thumbnail of user noney21
1 review
13 helpful votes
December 23rd, 2019

For starters, many idiotic reviews on here are for books, not the company, bookbub. Most ebooks are trash, which is why they sell them to suckers for cheap or free. Sometimes they are marginally good, and free only to get you to read the other author's books.
The great authors spend years researching their books, months of editing, formatting, and reviewing their book. As a reward, bookbub expects the author's hard work to be given away free or cheap. Anything for free does not have value.
In addition, the ebook retailers take the hard work of the author's reviewing and formatting their book into perfection and trash it all, cramming spacing together into a non-stop robotic reading. In other words, you get what you pay for.

Thumbnail of user kathyd311
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 12th, 2020

I can't stop buying books through BookBub! I have bought countless great books at very low prices - and many for free. Most of them are anywhere from a year to 15 years old and have been on Best Seller Lists. I have had many hours of good reading. Thank you, BookBub! You can choose the type of books you would like to read and they will offer only the kinds that you have listed. My favorites are Mysteries, Cozies, Crime Fiction, and Women's Fiction. I also like Series (especially Engish Mysteries) Books where one can really get to know the main characters. There is no obligation to buy anything and no fees.

Thumbnail of user joyceb989
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 28th, 2022

The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch was an excellent read, No Names to Be Given was excellent also, the Author Julia Daily is an awesome writer.

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Thumbnail of user bubr
1 review
3 helpful votes
October 19th, 2022

As an author of forty years (trad, small press and indie, and ironically with the nickname Bub!) I think they're just a money-grabbing faceless corporation. I would like to know why I've always been knocked back by them and the last submission I made I temporarily lost my head when considering paying them to advertise a book I made free just for the purpose! This has to be total madness. Perhaps I've dodged a bullet. OK, it was a bit more affordable trying the international route (UK and Canada) and they won't accept everybody but to add insult to injury they cba communicating. A good company will communicate and seek to reach out to the customers it makes money from. Boycott them, authors and readers alike. They only care about exploiting authors. Look for your offers elsewhere. There are plenty of other decent and less exploitative sites out there.

Thumbnail of user idaj8
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 5th, 2019

This is an amazing second chance love story. A military man suffers loss, grief and guilt but his one true love is there to help save him. They were friends growing up until he unexpectedly took off and returns 17 yrs later.

Thumbnail of user dianee84
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 2nd, 2019

For those who loved the first three books in the lively "Dawn" series "Liberators of the Dawn" is an absolute must read all the way to it's poignant end.

Thumbnail of user staceyn83
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 7th, 2022

The title is fitting because half of the time you can get a good deal and the other half, you're left scratching your head. Being on a budget means that I look for the free books but I do and will often buy books for the rest of the series, IF I can see what it's about. More often than not lately, Book Bub has listed a book as free BUT it is #'s 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a series. Speaking only of myself, I will never buy a whole series (unless Harry Potter) without reading Book 1 first. There's a screenshot of something that I received to show what I mean. Good luck Book Bub.

Thumbnail of user jacquesb78
1 review
7 helpful votes
September 19th, 2021

Goodreads is way better BookBub makes money on VERY EXPENSIVE ADS
REALLY EXPENSIVE. NOT SUPPORTIVE OF AUTHORS AT ALL..

Thumbnail of user ruchardy
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 11th, 2018

All the Winning Numbers is the fourth in a series of works penned by David B. Smith. The work follows Rachel Marie, the books main character, through a series of significant road bumps in her life. She experiences personal sorrow, a moral dilemma as well as issues related to health. The book is written from a Christian perspective, and the author has the ability to wrap one story line upon another, keeping the reader anxiously anticipating the outcome of each story. Once I got started reading the book, I literally could not put it down. I highly recommend this book as a pleasant read while still dealing with significant issues of life.

Thumbnail of user sandras96
2 reviews
34 helpful votes
November 14th, 2015

Lots of cheap and even free light reading... mostly fiction with a few autobiographies & "how I became a better person" book. But very few books of substance, and very few with excellent writing. Many of the books would benefit from good editing (some have not had basic proofreading or consistency checking).

There are occasional bargains from experienced skilled authors, and certainly a few well written entertaining new works, but these are the exception. I find too many of these books not worth finishing, and am taking a break from Bookbub to seek out better reading material.

Thumbnail of user normag41
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 27th, 2018

I have given 5 Stars to each of these books by Jenna Brandt. I have read each one and thoroughly enjoyed them all. This is my review for them all as I am still having problems with Amazon and so will review from here again. These books were all ARC reads and this is my review in my words and mine alone. I will recommend to my family and friends to read and review. Norma Gorrill

Thumbnail of user caseyl29
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
January 11th, 2018

I just finished reading the first 3 books in Ann Mayburn's Warrior series and have already pre-ordered the next one coming out in mid January. The dialogue is sharp and humorous, the sex scenes are hot hot hot and the story line is fresh and new. Each book is a continuation of the story line but it is NOT a serial. Each book leaves you satisfied and you want to read the next one because you enjoyed the previous books so much not because you are left hanging. One of my pet peeves is when I unknowingly buy a serial just so you're "forced" to buy the next book to find out what happened. I can't wait for her next book pops up on my eReader.

Thumbnail of user patriciam84
7 reviews
9 helpful votes
February 1st, 2016

I joined bookbub 2 yrs ago, in that time I have gotten over 200 FREE, yes I said FREE Books for my nooK. You get an email every day with offers for Free or very low cost books. Anywhere from $0.99 to $4.99. A very. Great Site.

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Sophie B.
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
February 26th, 2017

Bookbub has free books and books usally at a very low price.You can transfer the book to amazon[which is what i do or other sites then you can read it from there or do another transfer it to kindle the app or other reading websites.

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