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Dec 18, 2009 05:16PM
Hello Everyone, Would love to hear what you have found to be the best sites for plugging your book or getting it reviewed. Everyone post their favorites please!
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Seriously? goodreads.com. With a millions visitors a week, it's a great resource. I'm just learning about it but it seems great and has a great feel to it.
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GoodReads can be very good indeed, especially if you use the Goodreads Giveaway program. However, many of the groups expect new members to make friends and be part of the group before they post any promo.
If you have posted promo, be sure to go back to see how your promo was received.
Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry
Rowena wrote: "Dave,GoodReads can be very good indeed, especially if you use the Goodreads Giveaway program. However, many of the groups expect new members to make friends and be part of the group before they p..."
I regret the faux pas. It was not my intent to bull about the china shop with my raucous rant.
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What faux pas? I didn't notice one.
My comments referred not to this group but was a gentle heads-up about one or two of the larger readers groups that have a "Spammers Circle In Hell" section where they revile fly-by authors... although authors have been known to avoid being pilloried if they return promptly and respond humbly to any comments.
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In every community, there's stuff that works, and stuff that isn't so successful. It's good to know the local pitfalls.
Best wishes,
Rowena
Hi Rowena, Which are these? I'd like to avoid unpleasantness and contribute to goodreads. Be well, Dave
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The best way to contribute is to read the description and guidelines of each group that interests you, and also to check out the sections and subsections.
You don't post "promo" in "general" if there is a section designated "promo here".
:-)
Hey all! I do book reviews and give general writing advice on my blog, and though I'm not very experienced, it may help. I'd love for your comments and advice, because I'm learning just as much as you are!Sarah Allen
my creative writing blog
I was just reviewed by Debbie. She's a Goodreads author with her own blog. Please check out my review.http://debsbookbag.blogspot.com/2010/...
Hi All >Jo waves from freezing Saskatchewan!<Just published a NEW post about Virtual Reading Communities...lots of links to hook-up to your audience. Check it out: http://joconquerobstacles.com/
Enjoy!
thanks Lori, good tip. just signed up. $40 for a quickie 0ne week or free 10 to 12 weeks. thinkin bout goin with the quickie.
Hey everyone...I'm running low on independent (self-published) authors to put up as group reads. If you are self published and want to get read, please see my group here on goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...Check the Author Rules :)
Hope to see you there!
Sorry Sherry, I don't control the sales price for my book.
With our latest book, we have found that a lot of our promotion has come from the genre community - our book is a reconstruction of an early Jane Austen novel, and we have been reviewed primarily on the Austen and historical fiction sites. (We have also gotten some print, radio and national media, but that is due to our publisher's PR department and our independent publicists - we didn't do it ourselves).It is considered a faux pas to jump into a genre community just to plug your book unless they have a venue for that. You should be prepared to offer a copy of your book to a reviewer.
janetility.com
Sarah wrote: "Hey all! I do book reviews and give general writing advice on my blog, and though I'm not very experienced, it may help. I'd love for your comments and advice, because I'm learning just as much as ..."Hey Sarah,
Could you review my book titled "Developed Minds, Developing Minds and the Stupid Terrorists"?
Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Developed-Minds...
Hi, Sarah!A most impressive blog! But you don't give any contact information! So how do people contact you to send copies of their books for possible review?
Hey Sarah, I'd love you to review my book The case of Billy B just released on Amazon. How do I contact you?Cindy
