Why Goodreads Giveaways are a Win Win
My first Goodread's Giveaway has ended, the books to winners are off in the mail! I had not expected getting the books out to feel so, well, personal.
I wondered who the ten women were who would soon receive my book, and what they were like. Seven live in the States, one in Canada, and two in Great Britain.
Actually, I thought, what an interesting premise for a novel that might be -- a story revolving around the lives of ten different women receiving the same book in different parts of the world. Hmmm... Filing that for a future story!
At any rate, I am now a huge fan of the giveaways. Here's why: it really is a "win win" for both authors and readers.
When I put the print version of my book, Keeper of the Scale, up for a giveaway I was guessing maybe a couple hundred people would sign up. Instead, some 891 requested it, which caused me to really take notice of how important the giveaways are, to both authors and readers.
Through the giveaways readers are able to discover new authors, and authors are able to connect directly with readers.
Indie authors rely heavily on reader reviews and ratings to help get the word out about their books. We don't have publishers, marketing teams, or publicists behind us: but what we do have is readers. And Goodreads!
In these incredibly fast changing times in publishing, the reviews that matter most nowadays come not only from book critics, but from readers.
Now, more than ever, it is readers who play a crucial role in spreading the word about their latest discoveries. And what better place to do so than on a site dedicated to books, readers and writers.
I plan to do another giveaway in the future. In the meanwhile, summer is the perfect time to catch up on some reading. And I hope to, one day, hear back from one of my giveaway winners and learn what the contest, and aftermath, was like from a reader's perspective.
Because without readers, a writer's job is meaningless...
I wondered who the ten women were who would soon receive my book, and what they were like. Seven live in the States, one in Canada, and two in Great Britain.
Actually, I thought, what an interesting premise for a novel that might be -- a story revolving around the lives of ten different women receiving the same book in different parts of the world. Hmmm... Filing that for a future story!
At any rate, I am now a huge fan of the giveaways. Here's why: it really is a "win win" for both authors and readers.
When I put the print version of my book, Keeper of the Scale, up for a giveaway I was guessing maybe a couple hundred people would sign up. Instead, some 891 requested it, which caused me to really take notice of how important the giveaways are, to both authors and readers.
Through the giveaways readers are able to discover new authors, and authors are able to connect directly with readers.
Indie authors rely heavily on reader reviews and ratings to help get the word out about their books. We don't have publishers, marketing teams, or publicists behind us: but what we do have is readers. And Goodreads!
In these incredibly fast changing times in publishing, the reviews that matter most nowadays come not only from book critics, but from readers.
Now, more than ever, it is readers who play a crucial role in spreading the word about their latest discoveries. And what better place to do so than on a site dedicated to books, readers and writers.
I plan to do another giveaway in the future. In the meanwhile, summer is the perfect time to catch up on some reading. And I hope to, one day, hear back from one of my giveaway winners and learn what the contest, and aftermath, was like from a reader's perspective.
Because without readers, a writer's job is meaningless...
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