The
big reader sites like Ereader News Today, Pixel of Ink, and BookBub don't seem to have much reach in the UK (or the other countries with a Kindle Store), so getting a freebie featured on those sites doesn't seem to impact ex-US numbers much.
RSS
reader sites like Google Reader enable users to sort and consume massive amounts of information efficiently.
It is, however, great for reading blog posts and might do pretty well as a RSS reader — if your
RSS reader site works on it.
* That * is the way to win, and it will largely be generated by readers * complaining * about the quality of self - published books (which they already are — just spend time
in reader sites all around the world).
That aside, the other net effect of these affiliate changes is the forcing
of reader sites to focus on 99c deals rather than free books.
Go here and you'll see that the last press release on Microsoft's
own Reader site was dated July 2003 (still the situation as at 25 July 2008)-- never a good sign but probably about the time the bubble from the last ebook wave of hype burst.
Caleb and Linda Pirtle will utilize different
popular reader sites to advertise monthly and / or work with you to approve a group contest that is applicable to your genre for the proper benefits (readership emails).
The agency in the past granted manufacturers a waiver, and on The
Digital Reader site, you can find more background.
(There's a
new reader site that looks like a nice alternative to the sometimes cumbersome Goodreads, called Readmill, which really does look intriguing if you've got more time than me.)
Make it easy for readers to find your book by placing it on the biggest
reader sites out there, including a listing on Goodreads.
Haslett is also going to be editing the
Rogue Reader site, which serves to bolster the group's work with outside interviews and supplemental material to their books.
I didn't list it but the
Cool Reader site says «Styles can be customised in wide range using external CSS ``.
You might also want to share a
great reader site or review site (even better if you have a presence there, too!).
Notably there's also a
fingerprint reader sited on the back - a different approach for Sony - and crucially it is separated from the camera lens.
You can also reach out through other author and
reader sites like Goodreads to exchange reviews with other authors.
My challenge with Goodreads (and other author /
reader sites) is that I write nonfiction.
For other authors, though, the best way to become a household name is to pull a stunt so vile that it causes a firestorm of rage on author and
reader sites.
Challenges can include tweeting about a book, commenting about the book on
a reader site, giving the book to a friend to read, and more!
However, 99c alone isn't a discovery mechanism — not anymore — so you need to combine it with something else, like an ad with one of the big
reader sites, or a group promotion with a bunch of other authors (or, for best results, both).
In fact, on one of
our reader sites - Freado - when we give away books that form part of a series, the participation rates appear to be higher and more enthusiastic.
It's impossible to know what exactly was driving the most sales as I had stuff going on every single day during the 10 - day pre-order period: podcasts, guests posts, email sends, newsletter swaps, Facebook campaigns, webinars, BookBub CPM ads, culminating in
some reader site ads once the book actually dropped.
However, what I didn't do this past month was obsessively check all
the reader sites (like GoodReads and Kindle Boards) and writer sites (like Absolute Write) every day, looking for a reason to comment.
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