Comments on: Does Social Media Sell Books?

By: Ty Patterson

Ty Patterson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:18:13 +0000

As a new author, self published on Amazon, using social media is a learning curve, a journey, that everyone goes through. it can be shortened by learning from other peoples’ experiences, but the learning curve remains more or less the same

By: Diane J. Reed

Diane J. Reed — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:49:51 +0000

This is a really helpful article on the value of social media for any kind of promotion, and I appreciate the author’s honesty about what works and what doesn’t. Also the sage advice of having a little patience is always wise. Thanks for sharing!

By: Melissa Kinnel

Melissa Kinnel — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:17:05 +0000

I feel like I become desensitized when I find an author’s entire Twitter timeline filled with self-promotion. It’s like they’re a robot. I rather find out about the person behind the book(s). Tweeting AT people gets you nowhere. There has to be some socializing in there somewhere; hence, why it’s called social networking.

By: Darlene Jones

Darlene Jones — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:25:37 +0000

Derek, I certainly don’t have as much experience as you when it comes to marketing my books, but so far my path mirrors yours in that I don’t find the “buy my book” approach viable. I’m trying to build my reputation in other ways – blogging for one and participating in Linkedin and Goodreads discussions.
Hopefully this will lead to sales down the road.
Darlene