![]() So how can you connect with this huge community of readers? Here are six ways you can use your Goodreads author account to promote your books. But on Goodreads, 100% of the users are readers of books, and most of them read ebooks. If you spend time on Facebook trying to connect with readers, remember that only 30% of the population has ever read an ebook. If you are an author, Goodreads users are your people. Loves to review and discuss books with other readers in real life and in forums on Goodreads.Needs book recommendations from other voracious readers on Goodreads.Is often asked by their friends for book recommendations.If positive three-star reviews come from real humans, who are they, and what are they like? Even if they did, users wouldn’t see a troll’s review very often because Goodreads prioritizes reviews from the readers’ friends, not trolls. Trolls don’t take the time to read and review a book. There are trolls in every corner of the internet, but Goodreads actually has fewer trolls than other social networks. MYTH: Goodreads is full of trolls.ĭue to the overall lower star ratings on Goodreads, some authors believe that Goodreads is full of internet trolls. Readers find these distinctions more helpful than Amazon’s typical four-star ratings. While most books ratings on Amazon hover around the four-star mark, the star ratings on Goodreads tend to be more varied and generally lower because it has a different rating system.Ī three-star review on Goodreads means a reader liked your book. Solution 2: Goodreads has more useful reviews than Amazon. While Amazon is buying social graph data from Facebook so they can delete your friends’ book reviews, Goodreads wants you to read what your friends are reading. Goodreads shows you your friends’ reviews first. When readers look for their next book, they often ask their reading friends for recommendations, and Goodreads helps facilitate that conversation. Solution 1: Goodreads shows you your friends’ book recommendations. Goodreads is popular because it helps solves two problems Amazon creates. ![]() You can see why it’s worth the time for authors to set up a Goodreads account. It has over 90 million users, and most of them are voracious readers or people who want to read more. Goodreads is a social network specifically for authors and readers. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | TuneIn | RSS | More ![]() ![]() Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed ![]()
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