10 Steps to Make Goodreads Work For You

Posted on by Chris The Story Reading Ape

It was because of the authors I ‘met’ on Goodreads, that I started my Independent Authors Promotions Platform Blog (over 500 authors have been promoted to date) 👍😃🐵

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By Lisa Verge Higgins

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Goodreads – with its 18 million rabid readers – is one of the most powerful places for an author to be discovered.

Goodreads is where folks converge to discuss novels, offer recommendations, write reviews, and keep compilations of the books they’ve read and want to read.  Etailers like Kobo and Google feed Goodreads reviews directly into their websites.

Even if you’re not a member, your books are still listed and attracting reviews.  Take advantage of the opportunity to control your own profile and book data and provide information that’ll bring the reader directly to you.

Here’s how, in ten easy steps:

1. Become a Member of Goodreads!

In order to join the Goodreads Author program—where all the perks are—first you have to join Goodreads as a reader.  If you are joining for the first time, I strongly recommend that you use your author name in its…

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7 thoughts on “10 Steps to Make Goodreads Work For You”

  2. I find Goodreads a mixed bag. I’ve recently stopped promoting my Goodreads page because I’ve had weirdos deliberately post up nasty reviews of my work. That has hurt me ALOT.

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  4. I have a love/hate relationship with Goodreads. It´s a great site but there´s way to much negativity and UBER hateful reviews there. Plus there are hardly helpful 5 star reviews due to alot of author/reader relationships. But thank God GR isn´t the only site available for authors and readers. Sites that are more professional and less chaotic.

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