Does your book have a Facebook page?

[Suzan]

Nick, I suggest you have a look at my comment under the other thread. Perhaps you'll learn a bit about marketing essentials in the 21st century. Or not.

Buying a book and bragging about it? Really?

[Deb]

Nick, as a man of a "certain refined age" I would expect you could refrain from being so negative. If you don't like this thread, you can always move on. SP authors have an uphill battle marketing their work. I find nothing wrong in advertising Facebook or Amazon pages here on GR. The site encourages a supportive environment for authors. I'm going to step out on a limb and suggest you reconsider your approach and allow people to support each other without being ridiculed.

[Nick]

Susan and Deb, see message 105.

[Deb]

Nick, obviously I saw message 105 and message 103 and my comment was the result of both. I guess engagement for you amounts to a lack of reflection. You've had your 15 minutes, why do you persist on this thread? Susan is 100% correct. Marketing must include social media to be effective and that means FB, Twitter, Instagram... the list is long.

[Nick]

Deb, where have I ever said that SP writers should not use social media or that I was against FB...

Please show me...

[Deborah]

Holly wrote: "There is too much to go through on this thread, but I always thought it was more clean to just have an author FB fan page instead of just one for every book. I know as a Facebook user, I found it ..."

Agreed. I started off with a FB page for my first book and then realized that an author's page was the way to go. I still post to my book's page in an attempt to get the Likes to follow to my author's page.

[Suzan]

Nick wrote: "Deb, where have I ever said that SP writers should not use social media or that I was against FB...

Please show me..."
I believe Deb's point was more your negativity to the people who have posted here. "this whole thread is pathetic" "poor taste to beg for likes" and "not good enough to brag about" are insulting. If you have nothing nice to say then stfu.

[Nick]

Suzan wrote: "Nick wrote: "Deb, where have I ever said that SP writers should not use social media or that I was against FB...

Please show me..."
I believe Deb's point was more your negativity to the people who..."

And another professional response. STFU, very classy...

[Cynthia]

My Fan page is Facebook.com/justaflavor. I am back tracking back up the thread to like your pages.

[Michelle]

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/MichelleAlerte

I too am back tracking to like everyone's pages. I am 10 people away from 100 fans (which unlocks some new things for the page) so I'd appreciate the help getting there!

[Michelle]

Forgot to add: Look for likes by Michelle Alete

[Dušan]

Michelle :) only 9 :)
https://www.facebook.com/dupyebooks

[Michelle]

Question: if you have more than 100 fans on your page, can you still use the page to like someone else's? It seems like people who have liked my page and say it shows that they have on their end don't get added to the count on my end. Does this make sense? Have others encountered this?

[Deb]

Hi Michelle. Facebook has a known bug about the counter and for my page about 6 people have not been added to my page count, even though they show they have "Liked" the page. Interestingly they were all from Goodreads. I've tried contacting FB as have hundreds of others, but to my knowledge the problem has not been fixed :-(

[Aimee]

Maybe if we ignore Vick, he'll go away. All those new here are liked. :)

[Michelle]

Hmm, that's frustrating. Thanks for the information though Deb, at least now I can understand what's going on.

[Nick]

Aimee wrote: "Maybe if we ignore Vick, he'll go away. All those new here are liked. :)"

Very professional, shakes head...

[Dennis]

Yes, I have a Facebook page for my historical novel. I also have professional and personal Facebook pages, a blog, and a professional website--all set up because "they" say I need them. Can't prove it by me.

[Craig]

I am liking one and all. Always happy to help fellow authors in the quest to get the word out. My page for my novel, Dimebag Bandits is:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dimeba...

[Cynthia]

Terrance both pages when clicked say page not found

[Dušan]

Craig like for you - DONE :)
https://www.facebook.com/dupyebooks

[Natasja]

Hi everyone, I'll like yours if you'll like mine (-:

My FB author page for my novels The Queen's Curse and Call Off The Search is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natasj...

Thank you (-:

[Deb]

Lynn, Natasja, just liked your pages. Thanks for liking and I hope following my page:

https://www.facebook.com/PhineasBlueS...

If you add a comment to posts, they will appear in the News feed. If you don't ever comment, the page will disappear. Just how FB works...

[Sharon]

Good morning! My fan page https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSharon...

[Cris]

Hello all. My FB is http//www.facebook.com/authorcrispasqueralle

[Dušan]

Hello,
Likes done!! :)
https://www.facebook.com/dupyebooks

[Morey]

Question:

While I'm writing under my real name, I'm using "Mainsail Books" for my publishing company. Probably doesn't matter much for now, but ultimately I want to have the flexibility to use that one umbrella for possible pseudonyms, audiobooks of public domain titles (or other authors with permission), etc.

In the meantime, I'm trying to decide if I should just use my name or the company name for FB and my website/blog. Would it be confusing or counter-productive to use the company name? Unfortunately FB doesn't allow you to change your page's title after a certain number of likes, so I need to decide before I push it too much (which is why I'm not sharing the page here! :) ).

Any thoughts?

[Nick]

Readers follow authors, not publishers...

[Morey]

Nick wrote: "Readers follow authors, not publishers..."

Thanks. I was beginning to come around to that POV already, and it's good to hear confirmation.

[Demetrius]

Sharon wrote: "Good morning! My fan page https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSharon..."

All I can say is that the illustration of the black king and queen is great. The colors really creates a magical world.

[Craig]

https://m.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn&a...

[Bianca]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author...

[Angela]

Yup; here's mine: https://www.facebook.com/APortiaAdams...

[Marc]

http://www.facebook.com/poems40

[Alice]

Initially, when it was recommended I create a separate page on Facebook for my debut novel, I used the book's title, and decided that everything I posted pre-pubication would be related to ballroom dancing. No singing dogs, no strange frogs, no polar bears and definitely no politics. It's been a challenge to post enough and not too much—and tease just a little. I still haven't posted my gorgeous cover. (Real friends search Amazon!) Publication is scheduled for September.
My publisher, Harper (HarperCollins), recommended that I change the page title to "my name comma author" so that, (should I live that long) when my next book is published, I won't need a new page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alice-...

[Dušan]

http://www.amazon.com/Moments-Percept... Try my free book promotion!! :)and check https://www.facebook.com/dupyebooks

[Alice]

Morey wrote: "Question:

While I'm writing under my real name, I'm using "Mainsail Books" for my publishing company. Probably doesn't matter much for now, but ultimately I want to have the flexibility to use tha..."

While I don't know how many "likes" you mean, I had no problem changing my FB page from my book's title to 'name comma author,' which was, as I wrote above, the recommendation by my publisher.

[Alice]

Holly wrote: "There is too much to go through on this thread, but I always thought it was more clean to just have an author FB fan page instead of just one for every book. I know as a Facebook user, I found it ..."

Holly, I agree with you. Readers follow authors, rather than books or publishers. As writers we need to establish recognition of our names.
An author page is not the place for baby photos, dancing cats and political views, unless those are what your book is about.

[Charles]

Good point about baby photos, et. al. I see enough of those on Facebook.

Since others are posting their FB sites, I will do the same: https//www.facebook.com/charles.g.phd

If I am not being too presumptuous, I will post my author page on Amazon as well:

http://www.amazon.com/author/charlesg...

Thanks.

If I am violating rules, I apologize.

[Charles]

Are we allowed to add blog sites on here?

What I am dealing with are my three e-books making up the DARK JOURNEYS TRILOGY.

I have seen others post cover photos on here. I didn't know we were allowed to do that -- or how.

Someone told me a year and a half ago that horror novels do well as e-books. So far, you can prove it by me. Maybe my horror or paranormal is not the simplistic slice-and-dice stuff that passed for horror these days. Mine, I have been told, is a little more complex than the usual creature. I am not bragging. I was told this. I would be bragging if I were selling many (maybe). Anyway my blog:

http://virgostone.wordpress.com/2014/...

Why all these numbers, I don't know.

This blog is mainly about paranormal topics, and this includes actual reported experiences, film and book reviews. It is not all supernatural, although I do mention my novels.

general address: http://www.virgostone.wordpress.com

Thanks for your time.

[Alice]

Charles wrote: "Good point about baby photos, et. al. I see enough of those on Facebook.

Since others are posting their FB sites, I will do the same: https//www.facebook.com/charles.g.phd

If I am not being too..."

Charles, You got the 'no baby photos' suggestion, remember that includes dancing cats and political views! ~Alice

[Cynthia]

My Facebook page is www,Facebook.com/just a flavor

[Charles]

I also see, on my FB site, close-up photos of food-filled plates, some of which are much, much less than appealing.

[Tony]

I set up https://www.facebook.com/tonydennwriter for my writer page. There is very little on it, as it's very recent. I'd love to connect to other authors and fans of crime fiction. Will recip everything that doesn't look like spam :-)

[Craig]

Here is my author page on FB. I will return any and all likes right away. I use it primarily for my own promos but also throw in a mix of new authors that catch my eye. Enjoy.
https://www.facebook.com/Fearnotbooks

[Charles]

Yes. www.facebook.com/charles.g.phd

For THE DARK JOURNEYS TRILOGY try
http://the-dark-journeys-trilogy.stri...

[Trish]

Www.facebook.com/crunchtimechinese

[Suzan]

My Facebook Author page address is:

https://www.facebook.com/suzan.m.powe...

[[deleted user]]

I have a Facebook page since I have been here but nobody knows about it. It's here.
https://www.facebook.com/rentmebybrin...

I don't want to ask anyone on FB because they might get upset.

[[deleted user]]

Hi,

I`m going through the list and 'liking' those that look interesting. I will probably buy and read a few too. Here is the link to my book for those who wish to to reciprocate.

https://www.facebook.com/PrinceUsab?r...