Goodreads is, without question, the most powerful social site to engage directly with readers and promote your books. With 50 million users, growing by roughly 10 million each year, it’s been dubbed the “Facebook for readers” and it’s easy to
Five Ways to Use Goodreads to Your Best Author Advantage!
If you’re not yet using Goodreads, you’re missing a fabulous opportunity to connect with your readers and future readers. Here’s the LEAST you need to be doing as an author on Goodreads: 1. Claim Your Goodreads Author Profile If you’re
Five Tips to a Successful Goodreads Giveaway!
The Goodreads giveaway program has given away more than 200,000 books since its inception. According to Goodreads, the giveaway program is heavily trafficked by members, and an average of 825 people enter to win any given giveaway! Holding a giveaway
Goodreads Office Hours for Authors!
Goodreads recently announced that they’ll be hosting their first “Office Hours” chat via a new group just for Goodreads Authors. Have questions regarding your author account? Said Goodreads in making the announcement, “We’ll have the answers! We are hosting our
Amazon Acquires Goodreads: Yes, But What Does That Means for Authors?
So, we were seriously thinking about titling this post, “Where Writers Win Acquires Amazon” and then shouting “April Fool’s!” in the first line… But these days even a well-timed joke may quickly be misconstrued and the resulting litigation could take
Goodreads Member Survey Results: Learn How to Reach Your Readers
As an exclusive to this year’s Tools of Change in New York, Goodreads offered attendees the chance to gain insights from what The Economist calls “the world’s biggest book club.” Data is essential to author marketing, but if you don’t
How to Promote Your Words on Goodreads
Goodreads is without question a great space for readers to share what they’ve read. But do you know how easy they make it for authors to better promote themselves and their books? The Goodreads Author Program is free, and it’s