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Five Things to Remember When Engaging on Goodreads
There are many places to interact with readers on Goodreads, including Ask the Author, in the newsfeed where readers post their reading updates, in book reviews, and in group discussions. Every...
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How to Participate in Shakespeare Week on Goodreads
Approximately 38 plays and 154 sonnets as attributed to Shakespeare, as well as a variety of other poems—in total, his complete works consist of a whopping 884,647 words (written by hand, not on the...
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Six Lovely Lessons Learned at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention
More than 3,000 romance authors and readers attended the Romantic Times Convention, which was held in Las Vegas this year (many attendees noted that their husbands were more than happy to tag along to...
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Goodreads Introduces Kindle Ebook Giveaways Beta Program (U.S. market)
Last year, Goodreads helped authors and publishers give away more than 300,000 print books in our popular Giveaways program! Thanks to this success, authors and publishers have been clamoring for the...
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Goodreads Deals: A New Way to Promote Your Ebooks to Millions of Goodreads...
What's the secret to successful book marketing? Getting in front of the largest number of readers who are most likely to be interested in your titles! With the launch of Goodreads Deals in the U.S.,...
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Marketing Advice from Scott Hawkins
Calling The Library at Mount Char Scott Hawkins’ first book is technically not accurate–his Goodreads Author profile shows several computer reference books he wrote before then. However, the...
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How St. Martin's Press Doubled Down on the Success of The Nightingale to Take...
"Books have always been launched like rockets. The publisher commits maximum firepower to getting them off the ground. Most crash to earth. Some go into orbit." Michael Shatzkin, The Idea Logical...
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Whether you’re traditionally published or self-published, as an author today you’re expected to participate in your book marketing campaigns. You are the linchpin! Nobody knows your books as well as...
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Benefits and Best Practices of Ask the Author on Goodreads
It's everybody's favorite part of bookstore events, lecture series, and presentations -- Q&A. For authors on Goodreads, it's a chance to engage with readers in one of the most tried-and-true ways:...
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Best Practices for Building Followers on Goodreads
Wondering about the difference between friends and followers on Goodreads? We’re here to set the record straight: to effectively build your presence on Goodreads, encourage readers to follow you on...
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The Successful Marketing Behind the Debut Novel "Lilac Girls”
Getting attention for a new book is always challenging, but breaking out a new book by a debut author is especially difficult. Without an established fan base, you need to work extra hard to create...
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Getting the Most Out of the New Native Ads on Goodreads Newsfeed
At Goodreads, we’re committed to being on the forefront of book discovery and brand advertising solutions for publishers and authors. Among our most anticipated new ad products this year has been...
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Goodreads Now Offers Ad Targeting Based on 20,000 Authors & 500 Genre Options
The holy grail of book discovery is to get your book in front of the readers most likely to be interested in reading it, and one of the best ways to do this is with highly targeted advertising. While...
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Indie Authors Share Their Secrets to Creating Successful Self-Publishing Careers
The self-publishing landscape has changed. Ask any indie author who has been at it for a while, and they’ll likely agree that what used to drive discovery in self-publishing isn’t what works now, and...
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Advice for Aspiring Indie Authors by Successful Indie Authors
In celebration of all things Indie this month, we pulled some quotes from successful Indie Authors about their advice to aspiring writers. Click through to read their full answers, share these quotes...
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Updating the Power of Blurbs for Today’s Book Discovery Landscape
Blurbs from other authors have a long tradition in publishing, although you may be surprised to know just how long! Walt Whitman is credited as the first author to use a recommendation from another...
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Marketing Advice from Best-Selling Author Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger, best-selling author of the steampunk romance series Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School, recently stopped by the Goodreads offices (with the photo to prove it!) and shared some...
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The Author Publishes Herself in This One...and Wins a Goodreads Choice Award
The Goodreads Choice Awards highlight the most-buzzed-about books of the year in their respective genres, from fiction to fantasy, history to horror. Many of the authors who take home the award are...
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Ready to Write in the New Year
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to write a book this year? Great! But as soon as you sit down and stare at the blank screen, you realize it’s a lot harder than it seems (and oh, won’t that...
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The Essential Guide to Promoting Nonfiction Books on Goodreads
“Marketing a nonfiction book is essentially the same as a fiction book: you’re looking to reach readers most likely to be interested in your book. What’s great about Goodreads is that there’s no...
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