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Your title is "Independent Authors"? Does this mean that traditionally published authors need not apply?
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I'm relieved. :-) I do think "Independent" might confuse both authors who'd like to participate and more importantly Amazon readers, some of whom make a point of supporting independent authors (in the self-published sense).
Possible alternatives might include "Savvy Goodreads" of course, we'd show up among the vacuum cleaners, but that might not be all bad.
"GoodReads" is always good.
Brutally honest would be "Self-Promoting". Sometimes, honesty gets respect, and since we are writing our own blurbs, that might be upfront.
"Enterprising" implies both Independent and Self-promoting without using either term.
"Goodreads Tips Group"
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Meanwhile, have you drafted the List description explaining why you have assembled this eclectic collection of fascinating works?
That is going to be really important.
And, Tom, if you and your book are not currently tagged as GoodReads and GoodReads Author, delete a less important tag and get yourself onto those communities.
I love this idea. I am so in. I will send you my info right now while having coffee.
Tom: here is my book info1.Living Beneath the Radar, A Nine Year Journey Around the World
2. ISBN paperback 978-1-4490-8359-5
3. Genre World Travel, Adventure, Autobiography
4. This is the story of a young man who, upon graduation from college in 1969 decides to see the world. He becomes attracted to 3rd world countries and the diverse cultures that live there. He travels three times overland from Europe to India, and finally completes the circling of the globe in 1975 when he continues overland through South East Asia to Australia. He returns to the States in 1979 with a wife and 2 daughters and in 2008 he decides to put all his adventures that he had in a book for all to read. Humor, insight and travel wisdom complete these wonderful stories of his nine year journey "Living Beneath the Radar"
Great idea Tom, thanks for putting this together
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Since I have my moderator's hat on, I will kindly advise you to drink another coffee.
You need to re-read Tom's guidelines... One of which is "Don't post on this thread...PM Tom"
The other is the 150 character limit. You went with words. Take a look at an Amazon Listmania for inspiration. Those tiny little "why this book" boxes are about as generous as a standard Tweet.
:-)
Rowena
Jeffrey wrote: "Tom: here is my book info
1.Living Beneath the Radar, A Nine Year Journey Around the World
2. ISBN paperback 978-1-4490-8359-5
3. Genre World Travel, Adventure, Autobiography
4. This is the st..."
Tom or Rowena,I'm a real dunce. How do I PM? Love the idea and want to be a part of it.
Donna
Rowena. I saw that and I clicked the reply hoping it would go go him. I do not know where it should go and I have to stop drinking coffee.
@Donna, click on Tom's picture to get to his profile. There you will find a text link that says "Send message" allowing you to send him a personal message directly.
Mod
You can also click anyone's (especially Tom's) name in that tasteful recycled peasoup green font. If it's in green on GoodReads, it's probably a text link. "flag" in grey is also a text link (you can tell if you hover your cursor and it underlines itself).
Flag is to report unkindness and nastiness.
"Reply" is "reply to this conversation".
Breakthrough GoodReads Authors as a title suggestion. No need to explain what exactly we're "breaking through" ; )
I'd be willing to vote for this list, even if I can't get DUSHAU onto it. But I don't know how to send the private message either. Jacqueline Lichtenberg
PS: I really do read a lot more books than my Goodreads account indicates - hundreds more per year. I could never keep up listing them all!
Rowena. I sent the info directly to Tom on his site. Thanks for the info
Great idea Tom, I will send you my info.
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Tom's a hard man to find and PM. You have to click a lot of links, and you have to be logged in to your own account, and a soft login won't do.
Here's Tom's page.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Now, run your eyes down the page below his photo for the "Message Tom" link. That ought to do the trick.
Mod
15 authors in under 24 hours is pretty good going. You could put up a respectable Listmania with that many, or with 20.
What's more, if someone wanted to be added, you can edit Listmanias.
Another thing to consider is that being on a Listmania becomes less attractive the farther down the list one is. There's most in it for the top 4 or 5 books.
As with all else, success breeds success.
You will give us details on how to vote, won't you? You will list this Listmania with Todd Fonseca's list tagging group?
http://tagmybookonamazon.wordpress.co...
All the best,
Rowena Cherry
I have a request from all you writers of many books. There is a list contest for new authors and believe you me I fall into that category. I am asking for your vote. I would love to appear on Oprah and so I would love your vote. I will put the link herehttp://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19...
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I personally detest (and make a point of voting down) those pointless half-a** lists that have only, like, a half-dozen books on it. That is why I am waiting till I get 40 authors to participate.
You cannot have meant to suggest that if someone makes a list of, say, "Books I Recommend For Researching Metallurgy" that you'd vote it down as unhelpful simply because it has five titles and no more.
:-)
Rowena Cherry
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:-)
You should remind your participating authors to be sure to tag their books with their most important 15 tags.
So, how many participants do you have so far?
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I'm sure there are, but maybe not every one is going to be a top pick that I'd recommend to other authors writing Lord Of The Rings From Lord Elrond's POV. (If that's what I was doing).
Nor, with the schedule expected of a fiction author, am I going to read every book ever written on a subject when I can only use a fraction of the cool stuff that's around.
:-)
I'm in! I'm just not awake enough to send my info now. Will send in the AM.
What a great idea! I've sent a PM (not to be confused with a Prime Minister).
@David, click on Tom's picture to get to his profile. There you will find a text link that says "Send message" allowing you to send him a personal message directly.
Fantastic idea! I've sent you a PM Tom.
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Of course I find this too late to make list # 1. How's list #2 looking?Great idea, btw!
Danielle
Just added mine for list two and will vote when the first link is posted.
I see the list is up. (http://www.amazon.com/lm/R1ZHL963HXT2... I'd made it. I thought I'd responded in time, but maybe the next one? How do I vote on the list?
Toward the right there is a box that says "List Stats" Inside it asks if you find the list helpful. Just click "yes" to vote.
Tom,Thanks for taking the time to put these lists together. Now authors, it's up to us to promote these lists and get folk voting!
I want to join in, but right now I just don't have the time ...I will come back later to this very good idea.Linda
Hi Tom,I got your email saying that Learn Me Good would be added to the 2nd list. But I just looked at both lists, and LMG is not on either one...
Also, I've voted yes on both lists, and even waited 5 minutes before refreshing, and the vote tally has not gone up...
Not sure what I'm doing wrong, in either case.
John
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You were logged in to your amazon account, weren't you? Did you try vote, refresh, wait, vote again?
I think other people may have been voting at the same time that I was. Either that, or amazon has been having serious problems today.
Thanks for voting!
Thanks Tom, much appreciated. Will spread the word on facebook etc.
Hi Tom,I voted on the list--I got your message that Wrapped in a Rainbow was on the list but I don't see it on either list?
Delyse
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One of the tags you use for the Listmania ought to be "GoodReads Author". There is already a "GoodReads Author" Community (owing to tagging)... there is also a "GoodReads" Community.
Listmanias can show up in the Communities. No matter how many votes it gets, it will be a prominent Listmania in the GoodReads author community.