![]() It’s all relatively simple once you’ve signed up. Neither the initial sign up nor the Author Program will cost you a thing. ![]() Goodreads doesn’t distinguish between traditionally published books and self-published books and your book doesn’t need an ISBN, although it can be easier To get to the additional bits and pieces to become a Goodreads Author, you will need to sign up to the Author Program and to do this you must be a published author or in the process of publishing. It’s the same process regardless of whether you’re a reader or a writer. You can sign up on Goodreads in seconds with just an email address (or you can sign up with a Facebook, Twitter, Google or Amazon account), choose your password and get started on setting up your profile. So to make up for it, here’s a post all about Goodreads, its uses and its benefits. I’d pointed out Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even LinkedIn but I’d completely neglected the one platform specifically about books. So imagine my annoyance when I went back to my post on “ Should You Market Your Book or Yourself? (Part 1: Marketing Your Book)” and realised I hadn’t included it in the section on social media. ![]() I’ve been on Goodreads for over four years and I use it as a reader as much as I do as an author but I’ve found it to be a really good marketing tool. ![]() She clearly doesn’t have someone like me to help her out the way he has me. He told me she was as clueless as he was when it came to technology and being online and that he doubted she would be interested. I went back to my friend and told him what I’d found, suggesting he contact his friend and let her know her profile was there and that she could claim it. She’s there – her book was quite successful and has an average rating of 3.46 – but there’s no picture, no author bio, no other information except that she was the author of the book listed. And knowing the name of the other author who’s supporting him, I looked her up on Goodreads in an attempt to connect the two of them.īut when I found her profile, it was empty. Then, since I’m on Goodreads as well, I connected with him as a friend. I signed him up, added a picture and posted his About Me text that we’ve been working on for the website. He’s paying a professional to put together a small website and I suggested I set up a Goodreads author profile for him so that when the book is released I – and whoever else is so inclined – can post a review. I’ve been helping an internet and marketing ignorant author about thirty years older than me in the lead up to his book being published and he’s also been receiving moral support from another published author roughly his age. Follow me on Twitter My Tweets Tags 2 Stars 2.5 Stars 3 Stars 4 stars 5 Stars A Book About Writing Adaptation Advice Amazon Australian Author Australian Fiction Author Black Spot Blog Post Book Book Review Books Chapter One Character Characters Death Development Dialogue Diary Dictionary Editing Employment Enemies Closer English Family Fiction Genre Goodreads Growth History Ideas Inspiration Job Liberty's Secret LinkedIn Marketing Master's Non-Fiction Novel Plot Poems Poetry Poets Practise Project December Project January Project October Publishing Reading Romance Rules Sequel Short Story Sisters Song Lyrics Spelling Stereotypes Study Text Prize Tips Top Ten Trine University Word Count Work Writer Writers Writing Writing Journal Young Adult Archives
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