By David Kudler One of the most powerful tools for marketing your book is always going to be reader reviews. We all dream of a featured review in The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, or Library Journal. But other reviews — whether from influential...
You’ve heard it a million times (or at least several hundred times): Indie authors need to use social media as part of their online marketing strategy. I’m sure you’ve seen lists of reasons why, but let’s look at the most important reasons social media is so important...
Have you spent any time on Goodreads, the big reader site? I’ve been building a platform there for a few months, but haven’t written about it yet. Goodreads is a great place to meet people who love books, and love to talk about them. Since most...
Reason #1 Why Books Matter From a review on Goodreads for The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, reviewed by Erica M. Chapman: How do I rate a book like this? A book that burrowed into my soul and made a home, tore it down, rearranged the pieces. There are some books...
Every month I get an email from Goodreads. Do you have an account there? Goodreads is a very popular and successful social network for book lovers who like to read and share their reading with their friends. Here’s what they have to say: Goodreads is a free...
