I’ve decided to become more active with Goodreads, “the” social networking site for bibliophiles. I’ve had an author page since my book was published last June, but I never took the time to do anything with it. In taking a tour of all Goodreads has to offer, I am so impressed! What a beautiful way to support other authors, connect with other writers and readers, join in on book clubs, find new books by exploring the pages and bookshelves of other readers with similar tastes, receive notifications of new releases and author events in the area, and enter book giveaways. Who wouldn’t want a free book? I’m just kicking myself for not taking advantage of this amazing opportunity earlier. I think in part it was due to Goodreads having so many possibilities that it was a bit intimidating at first. But once I took a little time to work my way around, what’s not to love about it? Afterall, “Risk” is one of my words for 2015. 🙂
So in the spirit of getting more involved with Goodreads, I’ve decided to host a book giveaway for my book, The Inheritance, from Monday February 16th – Thursday February 26th. Hop on over if you want to enter for a chance to win.
Do any of you have any experiences or helpful tips you would like to share about being a Goodreads user, whether author or reader? I would love to hear what you have to say.
I LOVE GOODREADS! :O)
I’ve noticed a lot of book bloggers will create a GoodReads ‘event’ when there is a giveaway on their blog. Not sure if it goes out to their blog list or their GR friends & followers. There are also GR groups centered around giveaways. I probably get 2-5 notices of such events per week.
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I’m looking forward to exploring more. Seems a shame I waited so long. 🙂
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i really love Goodreads Rhonda, I love the barcode scanner function since I never remember what I want to read when I actually get to the store or want to load my Kindle. Listing all my books that I want to read helps me remember and keeping track of what I have read keeps me from buying books twice which I have done many times being terrible at remembering titles!
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My next step is to get the app on my Iphone. The barcode scanner function is a great idea!
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I haven’t explored much of Goodreads yet, but the way you describe it makes me want to go visit it sooner rather than later. 🙂 ❤
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It’s an online bookstore complete with book loving fellow peeps. 🙂
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It sounds like fun. 🙂
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