Chapter 17
Promoting Your E-Book on Goodreads
In This Chapter
Getting set up on Goodreads
Connecting with other Goodreads members
Promoting your e-book via Goodreads
On the Goodreads book-centered social network, readers (and authors) can list and rate the books theyâre reading, send messages to other members, and engage in group discussions. Founded in 2007, the site now has more than 9 million members.
If youâve ever had good intentions about keeping a book journal, or a list of all the books youâve read and the books you plan to read, youâll enjoy Goodreads. Itâs an easy way to keep track of the books that youâve read or that youâre planning to read â and to inspire ideas about what to buy next.
As an author, though, you can benefit from Goodreads in other ways. You can see which members have rated and reviewed your e-book, and you can even see who has added it to the To Read list (known as a shelf on Goodreads). If you want, you can befriend those people. You can also join groups on Goodreads where you can promote your e-book.
This chapter first explains how to set up your Goodreads account. (You need to apply for a special author account.) It then walks you ...
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