PW Select
Put the marketing power of Publishers Weekly behind your book.

For just $167 your book cover and synopsis appear in front of thousands of book-sellers, librarians, agents, publishers, film producers and production companies.

PW Select Promotes Your Book

When you pay $167 to participate in PW Select, your book appears in:

- Publishers Weekly's print and digital edition

- the home page of PublishersWeekly.com

- the home page of BookLife.com

- BookLife's weekly email newsletter to 23,000 recipients

- BookLife's Twitter and Facebook channels

Plus you receive:

- a six month digital subscription to Publishers Weekly

- a one year digital subscription to Publishers Weekly's PW Select monthly supplement

- a free copy of the Publishers Weekly print issue in which your listing appears

Esther Mollica talks about how helpful PW Select was for the launch of her book.

How Do I Sign Up?

First if you don't already have an account, you need to create a free account on BookLife.com by clicking on the "Register" button in the upper-right corner of this screen. This registration process will take you through how to upload your book's information. Once you've finished doing this, on your book information page you'll see a "Submit Project for PW Select" button. Click that, and follow the simple instructions.  (Click here for detailed sign up instructions.)

Note: Publicists are welcome to create accounts for their clients, but all accounts must be under the author’s name.

Here's a video showing how to enter your book into PW Select:

How Does PW Select Work?

When you register, your book receives an announcement listing in PW Select, the monthly supplement dedicated to the self-publishing industry and bound into the print and digital editions of Publishers Weekly. Each issue of PW Select features interviews with authors, book announcements and listings, news, features, analysis, book reviews, and more.

Your PW Select listing includes your book cover, a brief description of your book, and on-sale information.  

In addition to the listing in PW Select, your book also receives all of the valuable promotions listed above.

Click here for more testimonials from PW Select authors!

See Immediate Results

Within minutes of your signing up for PW Select, you will see your book featured on the home pages of both PublishersWeekly.com and BookLife.com. You'll also receive login information for your Publishers Weekly digital subscription. The following week, you'll see your book featured in the BookLife Report email newsletter, which reaches over 28,000 subscribers. In the month following your submission you'll see your book listed in Publishers Weekly–and you'll receive a print copy of the issue in which it's listed. And shortly after that, your book will be featured on BookLife's Facebook and Twitter channels.

Publication Dates

Here's a list of our publishing schedule and deadlines for the PW Select supplement which is bound into both the print and digital editions of Publishers Weekly.

More Questions?

Visit PW Select's frequently asked questions page and BookLife's frequently asked questions page, or email pwselect@publishersweekly.com.  Or for information about other opportunities to promote your book through BookLife.com, click here.