Amazon had purchased eBook and
social website GoodReads last year.
Not exact matches
I link my reviews and
Goodreads, blog and
website to my
social media too so that they automatically carry a note about what I have written or read.
GoodReads also plays a prominent role on the main UI, which is the
social eBook discovery
website they purchased.
You can expand your
social network by promoting your author
website, Facebook page or
Goodreads blog.
So if you've read any books that I've written, please consider leaving a brief review on any
website of your choice — whether the site from which you made your purchase, on your own book blog, or via
Goodreads, the global
social network for readers.
Create your online platform through your own author
website and build on that through
social media outlets like Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,
Goodreads, Facebook, Google +, etc..
You will then garner several very positive pre-release-day reviews which will be posted on / into Volume I's front matter, your
website,
Goodreads and all other
social media.
RSS While not technically a
website element, it is a by product of a
website that has a blog component or that is blog based • Can be added to your Amazon author page • Can be added to your
GoodReads author profile • Can be fed to your newsletter • Can be fed to your
social media
You have the main navigation bar which allows you to quickly access the Kindle Store, search for books or access
social media
website GoodReads.
Looking at LitFire's «marketing» plans (which are eye - poppingly expensive, and look a lot like Author Solutions»), it's the usual mix of cheap and easy stuff (for LitFire) such as press releases and
website creation; and things you could do yourself, such as book listings,
social media,
Goodreads giveaways, etc..
So take advantage of key promotional opportunities by learning the art of posting images on
social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr,
Goodreads, Pinterest — and your own author
website.
Social Media
website GoodReads recently published a piece on the psychology of abandonment.
Another new update is for
GoodReads, which will allow readers to participate in a proper eBook
social website, leave reviews and discover new books to read.
By using
social reading
websites such as
Goodreads and even Amazon's «recommended» function, she can find books that her target readers might have already read and loved.
Before the release of my book, I did invest quite a bit of time investigating
websites, becoming proactive in
social networking via FaceBook, but what about Twitter,
Goodreads, Pinterest?
Discovery takes place on
social media, other people's blogs, a blog book tour, and reader
websites like
Goodreads.
While you want to use
social media to drive folks to your
website, lots of readers do prefer to engage with you on sites they frequent daily, whether that's
Goodreads, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or LinkedIn.
No
social media accounts, no author
website, no author bio on the publisher's
website or on other
websites (
Goodreads, Amazon, etc.).
Also, if you're on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest, or
Goodreads (phew, there are a lot of
social networks) your
website is a great place for readers to find out about those and connect to you.
How much of an impact can an author
website have on book sales over the long term, versus other strategies such as
social media engagement, metadata optimization, Amazon promotion,
Goodreads advertising, traditional media / PR, etc?
Adding
social media widgets to your author
website makes it easy to connect with — and build up — your fan base through Facebook, Twitter,
Goodreads, etc..
That means you can promote your Amazon book page on your
website, on Amazon's Author Central, on
Goodreads, and all of your
social media channels up to 30 days prior to your launch.
It's a
social cataloging
website which allows you to search the fine books in the database of
Goodreads and also to give your reviews.
Goodreads, the
social media
website for book lovers, introduced a new «Ask the Author» feature on Wednesday, which allows users to connect with their favorite writers.
Include links to your
website, the buy pages for your other work, your
Goodreads author page, your Amazon page and your
social media.
I see a lot of small publishing companies and book publicity «experts» offering book marketing packages that look something like this: Standard Author
website Fan e-mail list for your
website Social media accounts with weekly updates (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google +) Search engine optimization Book listing on
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