Sentences with phrase «using reader communities»

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In her new book, For the Love, the author and speaker encourages readers to live out of grace, and to use grace to accept criticism and give correction in the context of loving community when needed.

So, for instance, if it is not clear to the readers of my work that my writing is done by an Episcopalian Christian, I will have failed to practice this virtue — which, of course, includes my making clear at which points the materials I study or engage seem to me false, noxious, or incomplete; just as it includes my making clear when and in what ways it seems to me that the materials I engage are true, have taught me something I didn't know before, or may be of use to me and my community in its search to apprehend and incarnate the gospel.

Readers may recall our coverage of last week's Orthodox Jewish gathering at Citi Field, which discussed the issues Internet use poses for a traditional religious community.

In her exploration of Vietnamese, Mexican, Korean, Jamaican, South Asian, and African immigrant communities, the author hops around the country, using the skills of the investigative reporter and her own remarkable capacity for social engagement, to enter the lives of these groups, and to enable readers to enter into their lives, too.

It may surprise some that the readers still sell about a hundred thousand copies a year, mostly for use in home - school or traditional community settings (such as among the Amish).

• Use social media to promote content in a journalistic manner, engage target audiences, develop community, and make content more visible to potential readers.

A study released last month concluded that Reading Partners, which uses community volunteers to work one - on - one with struggling readers, boosts students» abilities.

Breakthrough Principals leads readers through these processes step by step, drawing on case studies to illuminate how real principals have approached common problems, and providing practical guidance and tools that principals and teams can use to build a shared vision while increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high - performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve.

Promote your book using your best energy and time — evaluate how best to spend the energy and time you have — do you have enough to visit bookstores around the country for a couple of months or your own community for a day, spend an hour each day on social media connecting around the world with book bloggers, librarians, other authors and readers from your PJs in your house?

With the broad use of beta readers, especially in the self - publishing community, it's not surprising that the reader - editor might be similarly popular.

Your pool of potential readers is limited if you're still conducting exclusively traditional book promotion campaigns and ignoring social networking; producing articles, podcasts, and book trailers; syndicating your blog; using your Web site to create an online community; distributing newsletters electronically to those on your mailing list; publishing eBooks to offer free peeks at your book's content or to gain readers who might potentially get interested enough in your topic to buy your book (or, perhaps, to hire you); and so forth.

Indie authors are an important part of the Goodreads community and there are several ways authors can engage with readers on Goodreads for free, including sharing what you are reading yourself (Maggie Stiefvater, Rick Riordan, and Roxane Gay are three great examples of authors who do this), using our «Ask the Author» feature, and providing additional content about your books with our Kindle Notes & Highlights on Goodreads feature (see how Emma Chase shared notes on her book, Royally Screwed, which led to some great interactions with her fans — authors should contact our author team if they are interested in doing something like this too).

Free creates the most value when it is specifically being used to build a community and decrease information asymmetry — transferring the burden of risk from the reader to the publisher.

The study, led by Dara Williams - Rossi of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, along with three others — Twyla Miranda from Texas Wesleyan University, Kary A. Johnson of The Reading Connection, and Nancy McKenzie of Tarrant Community College — gave 199 students Kindle readers to use for 25 minutes per daily reading class period.

The immediate challenges are many: navigating among the retail titans, placing your assets in the right hands and into the right channels, using Big Data effectively to optimize reach and revenue, and engaging directly with readers and building community.

How can you, an author, most effectively use Goodreads as a bridge to a huge community of potential readers for your book?

It's easy to say «publishers need a better email list» or «publishers need to be more active on Twitter», but I suspect that reader communities are quite diffuse in which technologies they would like publishers to use to tell them about new books and how often and in what form that communication should take.

Key elements include: Sample program ideas for early childhood, school - age, teen, and adult readers to suit any summer reading theme, Best practices for promoting summer reading to the community, Troubleshooting for common difficulties associated with summer reading programs, Tips and tricks for using software programs to manage registration and track readers» progress.

It is probably my second-most used Google service — after GMail — and I have always been befuddled by Google's lack of desire to make Google Reader into a bigger reading platform... I wish they would reconsider this decision or, better yet, release the project into the open - source community so that someone can build a follow - on product.

How you can use preorders to keep loyal readers on your train How to find and engage in specialized communities where your prospective readers are hanging out How to leverage blogs to build your author brand and collaborate with fellow indie authors, plus how to organize a blog tour How to use Smashwords Coupons to build readership, engage with readers and incentivize list - building... and much more.

What about sites like Wattpad, where writers can also build a community of readers, use social networks, and add additional content?

How to Grow Your Audience Using Key Industry Influencers • Why reviews and sharing reviews across your platform matters • How to reach into the homes of readers via live book clubs • Creating reader communities using local indie bookstores and librUsing Key Industry Influencers • Why reviews and sharing reviews across your platform matters • How to reach into the homes of readers via live book clubs • Creating reader communities using local indie bookstores and librusing local indie bookstores and libraries

The scheme of doing some on - scene journalism for a known title... as a loss - leader, and then using that work as the basis for a direct - published, long - form item, seems to be working out [and] already, I feel like I've reached a community of readers that compares favorably to my more traditional work — and the work is able to pay for itself.

, due out in mid-March, offers tips for using social networks to promote authors and books, and covers other social and viral marketing techniques like videos, expert sites, forums, reader communities, and social bookmarking.

Unfortunately, I don't think Amazon has a good idea of the community of readers / writers, except as viewed through the abstract lens of statistics and used to sell more books right now rather than develop a long term plan which will encourage writing, reading and purchasing of books over the long run.

In terms of content, the market is being ruled by Shanda Literature: this is a platform for amateur writers who use it to build a community of readers.

You can use these online book communities to develop an audience and gain more readers for your books.

-- A community / discussion function: If you anticipate (or hope to build) a community of readers who will want to discuss your book, consider using a site like Ning or FiledBy that allows readers to connect.

When I read Wool, I reported on the great strides that Hugh Howey made in creating a community of readers using social media (see the link below).

This blog doesn't talk down to the reader, but also doesn't overwhelm her / him with the language already used by trainers or the scientific community.

Another program, RedRover Readers, is a unique community - based literacy program that helps children understand the bond between people and animals through the use of stories and discussion.

We'll be using the shoutbox below for the duration of the community night — feel free to chat with your fellow readers before we begin.

When I was blogging (I quit personal blogging to deal with some personal stuff then focus on my business) I used to think of the readers as my «community».

We hope, in effect, that our readers fill the role of «diverse communicators», using their adaptations of our arguments within their own communities, workplaces and families.

Decentralized News Network (DNN) is a news platform that uses the Ethereum blockchain to deliver content produced and curated by a community of distributed readers, writers, and reviewers.