Learn how to make the most of "Ask the Author on Goodreads!" Take advantage of this new feature in the Author Program. Allow readers to ask you questions directly from your author profile.

1. How to Make the Most of
Ask the Author on Goodreads

2. Email the Goodreads Experts:
support@goodreads.com

3. Q&A following this webinar
Ask me a question about Ask the Author
in the Goodreads Author Feedback Group!
bit.ly/asktheauthorqa

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5. Ask the Author

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Get people talking

7. Social Amplification

8. Ask the Author

9. Ask the Author
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Ask the Author
Facebook Chat Twitter Chat
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Landing Page
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Character Limit No No Yes

10. www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard

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12. www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard

13. www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard

14. Ask the Author

15. www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard

16. Author Profile

17. Questions and Answer Page

18. Questions and Answer Page

19. Questions and Answer Page

20. Ask the Author

21. What is Ask the Author?
Connect with readers! Create content!
Take questions from readers anytime.
Questions visible only to author until answered.
Answer at most convenient time for you.

22. Best Practices for Ask the Author
1. Turn it on (and leave it on!) to allow readers to
ask you questions.
2. Tell readers that you’re taking questions… set
expectations as to when you’ll answer them.

23. Best Practices for Ask the Author

24. Best Practices for Ask the Author

25. Best Practices for Ask the Author
1. Turn it on (and leave it on!) to allow readers to
ask you questions.
2. Tell readers that you’re taking questions… set
expectations as to when you’ll answer them.
3. Be generous with your answers… there’s no
benefit to brevity.

26. Best Practices for Ask the Author

27. Best Practices for Ask the Author
1. Turn it on (and leave it on!) to allow readers to
ask you questions.
2. Tell readers that you’re taking questions… set
expectations as to when you’ll answer them.
3. Be generous with your answers… there’s no
benefit to brevity.
4. Give yourself a break. It’s ok to skip questions.

28. Best Practices for Ask the Author

29. Best Practices for Ask the Author
1. Turn it on (and leave it on!) to allow readers to
ask you questions.
2. Tell readers that you’re taking questions… set
expectations as to when you’ll answer them.
3. Be generous with your answers… there’s no
benefit to brevity.
4. Give yourself a break. It’s ok to skip questions.
5. Share your answers with the community.

30. Goodreads Promotes, Too!

31. Goodreads Promotes, Too!

32. Thank you!
Cynthia Shannon
Author Marketing Coordinator
support@goodreads.com
bit.ly/asktheauthorqa