31. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
32. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
33. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
34. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
35. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
They help readers decide to read your book
36. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
They help readers decide to read your book
37. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
They help readers decide to read your book
38. Your goal is to get reviews,
especially early in the life of your book.
Reviews help new readers discover your book
They help readers decide to read your book
Goodreads reviews work harder for you
39. What Happens on Goodreads ...
Doesn’t Stay on Goodreads
Goodreads Reviews Shared on
40. Giveaways Help Kick Start Book Discovery
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43. Some Tips to Make Your Giveaway
GREAT
• Start early: 3 to 5 months pre-publication
44. Some Tips to Make Your Giveaway
GREAT
• Start early: 3 to 5 months pre-publication
• Give it time: run giveaway at least 1 month
45. Some Tips to Make Your Giveaway
GREAT
• Start early: 3 to 5 months pre-publication
• Give it time: run giveaway at least 1 month
• Offer more books: more books = more reviews
46. Some Tips to Make Your Giveaway
GREAT
• Start early: 3 to 5 months pre-publication
• Give it time: run giveaway at least 1 month
• Offer more books: more books = more reviews
• Do it again: run multiple giveaways for each title
47. Use the giveaway widget on your blog, Facebook page,
or website to encourage your fans to enter.
48. Amplify your reach.
Self-serve ads can be targeted by author and genre.
Giveaways with ads attract 56% more entries than giveaways without ads.
Add a call to action like “add to my books!” or “enter to win.”
49. What are the
3 things
do you think Goodreads authors
should absolutely do?
So, Bella...
50. What are the
3 things
you’re going to do now?
So, Bella...
51. Useful Links
http://www.goodreads.com/author/how_to
Useful information on how to do anything and everything
in the Goodreads Author Program, including links to
giveaways, featured author groups, and more.
http://www.slideshare.net/GoodreadsPresentations
Previous presentations we’ve given, as well as
several slideshow tutorials.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/program
Information about the Author Program, including who is
eligible and how to join. If you’re not yet a
Goodreads Author, this is a very useful page.
