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Marie Brennan@swantower.bsky.social |
A conversation on our Discord has prompted me to say again: remember, y'all, what really sells books is not the author talking about their work, but *readers* talking about it. Word of mouth drives far more sales than advertising or any other engine. So if you loved a book, tell your friends!
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Pyperkub
@pyperkub.bsky.social
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Also, when a book you like goes on sale, it's always good to share with friends that way too!
e.g. I would probably never have read @marthawells.bsky.social wonderful Witch King book if she hadn't shared that the ebook was on sale recently (as well as the Award nominations!)
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Taka Hanazawa
@takahanazawa.bsky.social
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I mean I don't think I've ever seen a book advertised to me. Like I'm sure that's not true just statistically but I can't think of a specific time
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Sarkat
@sarkat.bsky.social
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Happily, telling my friends about books I loved is my favorite activity😄
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RapsberryWoof
@raspberrywoof.bsky.social
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This is absolutely true haha. I was struggling to find a sci-fi series to jump into after finishing the expanse and a random post online basically was gushing over "Children of Time". Gave it a try after a lot of misses with other books and it was so good! Really excited to read the sequels ~
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Procrastolyn
@cmct.bsky.social
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The majority of my book buying is based on authors recommending books they’ve read. That is how I find most authors new to me. First on Twitter but now here.
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Krishna Pediredla
@kcpediredla.bsky.social
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What’s this discord community? Can I join it as well as an author?
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KitTheGoddess
@kitthegoddess.bsky.social
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Me: (making an entire YouTube video about how much I love an obscure out-of-print book) Yeah this works lmao
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Fetch
@ameliafetch.bsky.social
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I've gotten into the habit of that with the stuff I'm reading! Lately I've been reading more queer fiction, indie authors, and TTRPGs
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Sean Eric Fagan
@kithrup.bsky.social
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I give out books!
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PeterS
@paradiddletriplets.bsky.social
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Also: join a book club! In person, online, Zoom, whatever. Word of mouth multiplier!!!!
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Francis Ekwunife
@francisekwunife.bsky.social
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Word of mouth is more genuine. Advertising is more needy.
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Paul Driggere 🦋
@writerwithcats.bsky.social
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I can't tell you how often I ask people to tell others about our books, but it's just not that easy. It takes a monumental amount of effort to open your mouth or type something on a keyboard. Apparently.
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Blue Juice
@ericbertsch.bsky.social
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"Hell's Gate" by Bill Schutt is pretty good.
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WobblyPython: Playing Every Metal Gear
@wobblypython.bsky.social
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I find this is true for a lot of mediums. Games, streamers, movies. It's all driven by the good fun of sharing.
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Jeremy Wright
@drfreyasfuryphd.bsky.social
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I hope to have gotten at least a few people to read the lady Trent series. I actually doodled something about the wing mechanism you had described because it was so darn intriguing!
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Lizardguy64
@lizardguy64.bsky.social
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Too many have forgotten that and instead choose to talk about the ones they hate.
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Jainus & Cybele System 🏳️⚧️ Trans of Bluesky
@jainusvt.bsky.social
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Worried that this will be my book's fate (Even if I am on draft 1.5) tbh
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