tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post7046833299092967813..comments2023-06-18T10:26:46.456+01:00Comments on Squidge's Scribbles: ARCs and PODKatherine Hetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558829833528787055noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post-47466042756575741632017-03-05T13:42:13.531+00:002017-03-05T13:42:13.531+00:00Jules - that puts things into perspective! Thanks ...Jules - that puts things into perspective! Thanks for that. The link to the goodreads giveaway would be good, if you don't mind? And yes, I know it's going to be a lot of legwork to find bloggers/reviewers. Maybe I'm just not brave enough...? ;) <br /><br />I'll ask Bink whether they use NetGalley - I've certainly not heard of it, so thanks for the heads up on that one.<br /><br />Thanks again for taking the time to post so much useful info.Katherine Hetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558829833528787055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post-2828978549416221312017-03-04T21:48:31.502+00:002017-03-04T21:48:31.502+00:00Great blog, Squidge. I have recently run a giveawa...Great blog, Squidge. I have recently run a giveaway on goodreads and I found it very successful - not in terms of getting reviews but in terms of raising the book's profile. I ran only a short giveaway and within 10 days over 1200 people requested. Yes some of thise people will be 'free-gons' who just want free stuff but most of them are in fact book lovers who especially liked that genre. There us a great post on how to run a successful goidreads giveaway I found really useful. I'll send you the link if you like? Ultimately while in the short term a GR giveaway seems to have little return, what you're actually doing is building for future visibility. Most people gave to see a book approx seven times before they investigate so while it may not have garnered reviews in he short term you've made a reasonably big splash in terms of people remembering your book. <br /><br />In terms of ARCs and reviews, I have actively sought out people and screwed up my courage to ask them if they would like a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. Some say no, some don't reply, but quite a few said yes. Of those who did say yes about half read and reviewed quickly. Some just haven't (and maybe won't - you can't do anything about this unfortunately, you just don't send them any more books). It's time consuming yo track down reviwers like this BUT it does mean you start to build a list of reliable bloggers/ reviewers that you can approach for the next book and the next - that's worth having. There are lots of ways to find reviewers, I have a list if links if that helps? As for ARC reviews on Amazon, no you can't prepost unless you are a big 5 publisher however you can take snippets of ARC reviews and quote them in the book information section. You can also ask reviewers to post reviews on release day and this seems to be as effective as having pre-release reviews in my experience. On GR reviewers can post reviews as soon as the book is listed - they don't have to wait for release day. Since Amazon cross references GR with the amazon platform it's always worth gettinf people to cross post in both places if you can. Also all the bloggers/ reviewers I have worked with only expect an ebook /pdf. Few ask for a physucal ARC. Worth taking a look at NetGalley, which is where 90% of my nooks come from nowadays. I can't afford to buy do many books snymore do I tequest ARCs via NetGalley and review honestly in exchange. Has Bink looked into doing that? <br /><br />If you fancy comparing notes on marketing, drop me a line :)J A Ironsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176776995021404114noreply@blogger.com