In preparation for promoting some upcoming titles, I wanted to check in with the giveaway page on Librarything.com and see if anything had changed since I ran some giveaways of my own back in November and January.
Things have changed all right. Imagine my surprise when I saw this news blurb on the LT homepage:
There are 11,007,517 copies of 85 books being given away.
Err…what?
This is a micro-post update on my Goodreads Giveaway. Some things I’ve gleaned in the last few days:
This past Friday I wrapped up my first Goodreads Giveaway and thought I’d share some of the tips, tricks, and results I learned from doing it.
Head on over to GoodReads.com for your chance to win an autographed copy of my crime fiction short story collection, one bad twelve! The contest ends in just 2 days, so hurry up!
Registering at GoodReads gives you the opportunity to participate in reading groups, chat with authors, and enter daily giveaways to win many other books, as well. It’s a great site that brings readers and writers together.
Giddyup and enter to snag that copy of one bad twelve for your very own at http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/23491-one-bad-twelve.
For authors going indie, it quickly becomes apparent that the best way to get the word out about your books and stories is to give some of it away for free. Although handing out novels like they are candy doesn’t have quite the same impact it did two or three years ago, it still may be the best strategy for newcomers to the digital publishing game.