Many authors have tried one or more of the social networks and felt it was a waste of time.
Maybe it was the wrong network?:
Social Networks Study Released – MySpace & Facebook Are Different After All!
Whichever you choose, you need to plan on spending a little time building a base to your following.. inviting friends and participating as much as you can to learn the system and make the initial connections.
Which is best?
Depends on your book/topic. However, I look at it like any marketing problem.. I go where the readers are.. test the promising ones and keep the ones that work.
One things is certain. Moving forward, you should have a presence on at least some of these networks
Warren,
This post about social networking has such great details. Everyone is looking for an instant fix when it comes to book promotion. One site may be terrific for one book and another network will be perfect for the next book. One size does not fit all in the book promotion area. Also I appreciated your encouragement to authors that it will take time where most writers would rather be writing. Keep up the good work.
Terry Whalin
Right-Writing News
Warren,This post about social networking has such great details. Everyone is looking for an instant fix when it comes to book promotion. One site may be terrific for one book and another network will be perfect for the next book. One size does not fit all in the book promotion area. Also I appreciated your encouragement to authors that it will take time where most writers would rather be writing. Keep up the good work.Terry WhalinRight-Writing News
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BiblioScribe.com provides a free online service where authors and publishers can still market their book in the same place that it can be purchased. BiblioScribe.com allows members to use free article and Press release tools that embed their book as part of the article. Readers then have the opportunity of locating and buying the subject book directly from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, as well as corresponding UK and Canadian online booksellers right from the article page. Additionally, the Biblioscribe.com members’ public profile provides links to multiple books specified by the member as well as a link back to the member’s website.