Sponsor the Four Minute Books Newsletter
The 4 Minute Read is one of the most popular learning- and book-themed newsletters in the world. Each Saturday, the latest issue goes out to over 100,000 email subscribers. Every edition contains:
- One new book summary
- One new animated video (also a book summary)
- One classic summary from our archives
- One freebie, tool, or product
- One funny reading meme
You can see a sample edition here.
About the Newsletter
Considering sponsoring an edition of The 4 Minute Read? Wonderful! Here are a few details you’ll want to know:
- 100,000 readers
- ~28% open rate (includes resends to unopens on Mondays)
- The audience is roughly 55% male, 45% female, largest age groups 18-44, biggest locations are US and India
- Sent weekly on Saturday
- Additional Wednesday editions available (fully dedicated to a product, service, or freebie)
Sponsor Guidelines
We’re primarily interested in working with brands that help our readers learn — learn better, learn more, learn faster. Whatever allows them to exercise their natural curiosity and open-mindedness should be a good fit.
Since our primary focus lies on non-fiction book summaries, we love partnering with companies that provide learning experiences based around books, but as long as your product or service helps people learn, you should reach out.
We also have segmented our audience by topical interests (e.g. over 13,000 subscribers interested in personal finance), so in some cases, exceptions may apply. When in doubt, just reach out!
Getting Started
Our newsletter is part of the ConvertKit Sponsor Network. Therefore, all inquiries will be handled by their team. If you’re interested in working together, please fill out the form via the button below, and they’ll be in touch.
Past Sponsors and What They Have to Say
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“We have worked with Four Minute Books on multiple campaigns and they always perform well for us in terms of CACs and engagement rates. Our latest campaign achieved a CAC of just under $9 which we were pleased with. Definitely recommend them.” |
“Partnering with 4 Minute Books has been a tremendous experience. They’ve cultivated a loyal and engaged audience of readers, and working with them has been a pleasure.” |
“Working with Four Minute Books was a breeze. Performance was strong, the process was easy, and—above all—Nik and team captured our brand voice perfectly. We look forward to working with them again soon.” |
Direct Ad Placements
If you’re looking to place ads directly on our website and reach our 500,000+ monthly readers, you can do so via Mediavine, our partner in all things ads. Simply fill in the following form to get started (you might have to disable your ad blocker to see the form on the new page).