tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post7369736127772859118..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Copy StrikesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-10418013424272028182016-05-06T23:44:48.507-04:002016-05-06T23:44:48.507-04:00I am not a fan of goodreads, it feels like a huge ...I am not a fan of goodreads, it feels like a huge book-trashing site. Not that I got terrible reviews, but it seemed like some readers used it as a place to slaughter books for tiny errors.<br /><br />So I rarely look. <br /><br />( and uh, using content sans permission? It wasn't hard to do! I asked! You replied. Egads some people.) Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207020554442844929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-75379348018539030522016-05-05T14:17:25.139-04:002016-05-05T14:17:25.139-04:00I get BookBub and BookGurilla and the descriptions...I get BookBub and BookGurilla and the descriptions right now blend into the background. <br /><br />You know what would catch my attention? A brief pitch, followed by a good line from the story so I get an idea of the tone. That's probably too hard to do, but it sure beats the current pitches, which all start sounding alike.<br /><br />And, yeah, I'm no longer impressed with 5-star reviews from Amazon / Goodreads. Heck, "New York Times bestseller" lost its allure when I saw one author proudly boasting of her accomplishment. It wasn't for her books; it was for contributing a novella to a 99-cent thriller pack that landed on both lists.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89543368263952505192016-05-05T13:39:17.388-04:002016-05-05T13:39:17.388-04:00That's a good use of a bad site, Judy. :)That's a good use of a bad site, Judy. :)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-90452236809800200492016-05-05T13:38:51.902-04:002016-05-05T13:38:51.902-04:00No worries; I'm having one of them here, too. ...No worries; I'm having one of them here, too. For my reading I rely on authors I know are decent writers and recs from trusted friends. Occasionally I'll pick up a new author at random if the copy appeals to me -- which is why effective copy is so important. the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2386041029397283372016-05-05T08:43:59.667-04:002016-05-05T08:43:59.667-04:00I use Goodreads for two things....one, to track wh...I use Goodreads for two things....one, to track what I have read and two, to track what I want to read. It's quick and simple. I generally don't pay attention to any reviews, etc, because what I like won't make the Oprah Picks (thank goodness!)Judy H https://www.blogger.com/profile/13685822567236742303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-13324479650465748512016-05-05T07:21:43.564-04:002016-05-05T07:21:43.564-04:00I loved the Underworld series. It was such cheesy ...I loved the Underworld series. It was such cheesy fun...<br /><br />Okay, that aside, I joined Goodreads eons ago when I first started writing. It was touted to me at that time as a great reader community where I could gauge what readers thought about the genre I wrote and what their yays and nays were. I hung around for oh...maybe a month, then lost interest because I saw even then what the potential for abuse there was. So I have no interest in reading anything that's gotten rave reviews there. If I happen to find myself in that situation, it's because the book was referred by someone else, the back blurb was interesting, the cover wasn't pink or even the paper felt wonderful (I'm very tactile and that's how I found Preston/Child and Pendergast - the paper the book was printed on was to die for.) OR, I know the author and, if I know the author, it's because I love their work. So for me, the short copy is useless and the space is wasted when it would be better spent telling me about the book itself. That way, I can make my decision as to whether or not I'm interested.<br /><br />Sorry, one of those mornings ;)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.com