When an author creates a book, he or
she expects that it gets sold and the number of readers increase. In short, a
writer wants the book to be on as many shelves as possible so that readers take
notice of it. Virtual shelves for books are the best way to get a good platform
for your book. These websites promote your work online for free; they also get further
work done. They get good reviewers to comment on your book, which can be read
as book reviews and blogs online. This improves the sale of your book and makes
you known as a writer.
One such website is Shelfari for virtual book shelves. It is a well known as a place for
authors, readers, and publishers. There are many useful applications, features,
and tools available on this website which can be engaging and fun and you get
to choose the books from a huge variety. Shelfari gives room for recommendations and discussions
for books critics and lovers. It is very good for the book.
Library Thing: In order to get your book
on a virtual shelf, you can start with the library system, by sharing the site.
Such websites unite millions of book lovers with a good background for fans. You
need to fill in a registration form and then you can complete your profile
online, upload your book, and add them to your library. You can send links to
your friends, relatives and other people across the globe.
In order to get on the virtual
shelves and get known, you must have an up-to-date knowledge about current
happenings in your field. It is an essential key to the survival of the fittest
as a writer. You can become associated with groups and take part in discussions,
get important recommendations and talk about the kind of work you are doing. This
is a sure way to get important feedback and preferences of the readers.
You must have good knowledge about
the strength of your book. You need to find the important buyers for your book.
You must have good quality book reviews and blogs in your reading group. You
must be proactive and create a good relationship before going for a book
review. A website like Shelfari
has created a very good widget that can present your virtual Book Shelf on your
reviews and blog for book lovers.
Promotion of your work is very
important to create readers. See whether any readers have written any positive
comments on your book. If you find one, you must post it to your friends and
others. You must leave your replies and invite more readers to post their
thoughts and comments on your work. This will reflect your personality as a
responsible writer.
You can get help from strong social
media sites like Facebook to conduct local book events. You can keep the tags
during the searches and then copy your search to get to your work whenever required.
This is helpful for readers who are interested in a particular kind of genre of
authors. Library Thing provides a good space as a virtual bookshelf. It is
associated with very prestigious authors, and provides fresh reviews on books.
Goodreads provides a very strong book
sharing site. Good Reads provides an excellent platform to hang out on books. There
is an easy registration process and you will enter the home page, where you can
immediately begin to create your profile and upload your favorite books. GoodReads
also offers a feature known as "Reading Challenge." Here you can discuss
how many books you have decided to read in one year and you can also post
regular reviews of the books you read.
There are many other resources like Twitter.
Here you can increase your fan club and follow other big names to know what is
happening in the market. Such writer friendly websites offer a huge variety of ways
you can use these sources for your benefit.
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