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This presentation was originally given on April 15, 2013 at the London Book Fair's Author Lounge. It details the challenges facing authors and publishers hoping to get their books discovered. It also highlights how to use the Goodreads Author Program to find new readers.
This presentation was originally given on April 15, 2013 at the London Book Fair's Author Lounge. It details the challenges facing authors and publishers hoping to get their books discovered. It also highlights how to use the Goodreads Author Program to find new readers.
Recommendations are what get people
excited about books. Recommendations from Recommendations from the Friends Community Recommendations from our new book Recommendation Engine Confidential 10
Metadata. Goodreads sources book metadata
from publisher ONIX feeds, Ingram, Firebrand, and OCLC WorldCat. We will also soon begin importing data from Amazon, including international book metadata.
Goodreads Is A Social Media
Platform For Authors EL James 70,000 Authors Neil Gaiman James Patterson Diana Gabaldon Margaret Atwood Janet Evanovich Confidential Paulo Coelho Nicholas Sparks John Grisham Jennifer Weiner Kathryn Stockett
Make your author profile stand
out! Add your events Post your events and invite your Goodreads friends Author Lisa See has gotten excellent results by messaging friends located in each city she visits on tour
Goodreads groups. Anyone can create,
manage, and maintain a Goodreads Book Club or Group. They are typically created around a single genre or author. Authors can use groups to have in-depth conversations with their fans.
Your goal is to get
reviews, especially early in the life of your book. Reviews help new readers discover your book
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
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
Some tips to make your
giveaway great. Start early: Three months pre-publication is ideal. A month is the perfect amount of time to let plenty of people enter your giveaway. Giveaways offering 20 books or more will get, on average, 887 entries with 50% of those people adding the book to their to- read shelves. 45% of winners review the books they win. The more books you offer, the more reviews you’re likely to get. Don’t be afraid to run multiple giveaways for a single title.
Amplify your reach. Self-serve ads
can be targeted by author and genre. Add a call to action like “add to my books!” or “enter to win.” Giveaways with ads attract 56% more entries than giveaways without ads.
Finding an Audience From Scratch
160 Republished by S&S 140 4. Listopia 120 People who added to "to-read" 100 80 3. Recommendations 1. Giveaways 60 40 Published 2. Influencers 20 0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep
Finding an Audience From Scratch
160 Republished by S&S 140 4. Listopia 120 People who added to "to-read" 100 80 3. Recommendations 1. Giveaways 60 40 Published 2. Influencers 20 0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep
Finding an Audience From Scratch
160 Republished by S&S 140 4. Listopia 120 People who added to "to-read" 100 80 3. Recommendations 1. Giveaways 60 40 Published 2. Influencers 20 0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep
Finding an Audience From Scratch
160 Republished by S&S 140 4. Listopia 120 People who added to "to-read" 100 80 3. Recommendations 1. Giveaways 60 40 Published 2. Influencers 20 0 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep
Useful Links 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. 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.