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Goodreads and the Author’s StoryGraph Maybe you must be thinking, all of this sounds great…but what does that have to do with me, an independent author? Totally fair question. Let’s take a look at how Goodreads and The StoryGraph can help authors, and which one is better suited for your specific needs. Researching I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned the importance of understanding your book genre in every blog post I’ve written in the last two years. For m, more ways than one. First, it's important to determine your book's type and BISAC code so that you can accurately define your book's metadata before publishing and distributing it.
Second, it’s helpful to know what’s going on in your Spain Email List book genre for a variety of marketing and networking reasons. Keeping up with popular trends for books in your genre can help you make informed decisions on everything from cover design and interior layout to book titles and marketing efforts. Sell your books your way Sell books on your website with Lulu Direct. Learn more One of the most humble yet powerful marketing tools for any author is a list of books that rival his or her own work.

Whether you use these comparative titles to market your book to potential readers or use them to conduct your own market research, it's a good idea to have a list of five to ten books like yours on hand. Reading logs can be a very useful tool to aid in genre research, and in particular, I think StoryGraph would be a more powerful tool than GoodReads for this particular task. StoryGraph’s entire premise and selling point is its powerful book recommendation algorithm, which is based on the filters and details you apply.
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