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Invitation to Published Authors to Join Us on Goodreads
Inviting writers to collaborate with published authors and millions of readers on Goodreads
Introduction and background
Writers need readers.
And readers need writers.
Goodreads is an ideal place to bring readers and writers into one place.
The purpose of this post is to introduce Goodreads and an initiative I created to support our writers to collaborate on Goodreads.
First, let me give you a brief background of this reputable online organization.
Goodreads is one of the biggest platforms bringing published authors and avid readers in an interactive platform. Since 2006, Goodreads is serving thousands of writers and readers. It has currently around 20 million members.
Amazon owns this sizeable social cataloging site as a community organization. There are many sub-communities created by writers and readers. It is an active and energetic place. You can feel the virtual smell of books in this gigantic library.
The primary function of the Goodreads site is providing a database of books, reviews, quotes, and blogs. Members need to sign up with an email address.
Once you become a member as a reader, you can create library catalogs and reading lists.
Authors have a particular account called “Goodreads Author”. There is a set of criteria to become a Goodreads author. The key requirement is to have published books which can be linked to the publishing companies such as Amazon and Kobo.
My main focus on Goodreads is to meet authors, collaborate with them via discussions and private messages.
I also blog on Goodreads. The benefit of Goodreads blogging is syndicating the blog entries automatically to an Amazon author profile. Your blog entries show in the Author Updates section of your Amazon profile. Writing author updates on Amazon is a useful feature to keep your readers current.
Syndication means that when I publish a blog on Goodreads, the content shows on my author profile without intervention. Of course, I initially configure it using Goodreads RSS. I can help you achieve this goal.
Invitation to ILLUMINATION writers to join Goodreads community
To bring us together on Goodreads, I created a community group.
The community is called ILLUMINATION Writers on Medium — Collaboration Group. You can join our community by clicking on the following link.
When you sign into the group, you can be a member and start posting.
If you are not a Goodreads member, you need to signup from https://www.goodreads.com.
If you can email my account on Goodreads, I can also make you a moderator. This privilege can give you additional rights in managing community activities.
Here is the link to my account. Please feel free to send a friend request and I will accept it. Once we become friends, we can see and engage in other’s discussions.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19497432.Mehmet_Yildiz
Initial moderators
Additional benefits for ILLUMINATION writers
Apart from networking, discussing, making challenges, sharing photos and videos with published authors, and discerning readers, I also encourage our writers to share their Medium story links.
Stories about books and quotes are well received on Goodreads and can help you gain followers from the broader community.
We are a sub-community under this global community.
Benefits to published authors
If you are a published author, you can advertise your books, request book reviews, and endorsement for your writing products and services.
You can also create polls and use the data you collect to enrich your stories. Here is a sample poll I created. You can share the poll on Facebook and Twitter. There are also comments sections under the poll to share your opinions.
Conclusions
I share a few ideas coming to my mind. By contributing to discussions, we may create more compelling and creative ideas to enhance our collaboration.
As writers, engaging with readers on Goodreads is another creative avenue for us to collaborate and reach out to a new audience.
Goodreads is heaven for 20 million readers.
And it is a special place for writers where they can deepen relationships with their readers.
Who knows, you may meet discerning readers interested in your stories and books! It will be wonderful to turn these readers into your followers and transition them slowly to your fans.
Let’s take this opportunity to create serendipity and synergy.
The platform is ready. All you need to do is join. It is free of charge.
I look forward to meeting you on Goodreads.
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