Don’t you just love that feeling when you win
something? As an avid reader and book
lover, I am especially excited when I actually “win” one of the Goodreads
giveaways. Winning a FREE book to read,
with absolutely no strings attached – how cool is that. Although there is an expectation that you
will write a review once you read the book, I usually write a review for all
the books I read anyway so that seems easy enough.
If you are not signed up on Goodreads yet – you really
should think about it. Basically,
Goodreads is like Facebook but specifically about books. On Goodreads you can not only make friends
and share book recommendations, but you get the chance to win FREE books. Authors provide a copy or copies of their
books for the giveaway in hopes that winners will post reviews. A good review can equal more book sales so
this is an important form of marketing for any author. The best part is that you can choose which
books you are interested in winning. I
really enjoy historical fiction, so I can browse giveaways just about
historical fiction or I can choose to browse all giveaways. There are also reviews and many ways to interact with books and authors.
So far I have won over a dozen books through Goodreads in
the past few years. Check it out and start winning yourself.
That's a great program. I'm signed up with Goodreads, but don't use it. I'm going to look into this feature. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly and good luck!
DeleteI'm like Kelly, I'm signed up, but haven't used it. I didn't realize you could win free books to review. I'll have to check it out. Congratulations on your wins!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda - Good luck, I hope you win lots of books too!
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