How Can YOU Help A Debut Author?
- (The Obvious) BUY THEIR BOOK(S).
- Buy a second copy of their book(s) to gift to a friend.
- Buy a copy to donate to a school library.
- Review their book(s) on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo, BookDepository – anywhere you can think of. Reviews get books seen. Books that are seen are books that are purchased. And you don’t even have to do more than give it a few stars and say “I liked this one.” (I mean, more is better, of course, but “I liked this one.” is 100% legitimate!)
- Ask your local indie bookstore to carry their book(s). Amazon sales are good, but indie bookstores need our support now more than ever!
- Request the book from your library. Libraries rely on their patrons to request books for purchase. Ask your local library if they’ll buy a copy of your favorite author’s book(s).
- Come to local signings or meet & greets.
- Share your excitement on social media. Does this mean you have to retweet or share every post by your author friends? No. But getting in on the excitement of a new book gets others excited, too!
- Add their book to your Goodreads list.
All credit to L Ryan Storms for the brilliant list.
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Hope you can suggest my Book on short stories : Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara , in your local library . Book is in 20 countries , 518 libraries India , 16 in USA . I have suggested books of more than 10 Indie Authors via my library card to help them
Bought the book for dotter! I am excited to read it too! Congratulations again and good luck Laksh! Will definitely drop a review everywhere possible.
Thank you so much!