Goodreads

Amazon Buys Goodreads—Everybody Panic?

April 1, 2013

Last week’s big news was Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads, the site where 16 million users (up from 12 million in 2012) share book reviews and find good books to read. Reactions have been mixed, with many raising the spectre of an increased Amazon monopoly why others wonder why no one bought Goodreads sooner. The purchase [...]

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Web Presence Strategies for Authors

November 21, 2011

In my role as co-host of the Bay Area Blogger’s Society, I gave a presentation recently on marketing platforms for authors. It makes sense to think of your web presence as needing two or more platforms to really get “lift.” For most authors, one platform is their personal website or blog. The talk was intended [...]

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