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Originally Posted by HighRoadToTibet
Haven't been by in a while so was surprised to see my post had attracted such interest. Just to clarify, I'm not saying that the Mobileread forum is a waste of time, far from it. What I was trying to say is that it's probably better to be active in a forum, be a helpful and regular contributor and, over time, you and your books will get noticed. I do see the worth of a place where we can advertise our wares.
Best of luck to each and all of you, may you all be blessed with John Locke sales!
John
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I agree with you.
Unfortunately, there are a couple of authors right here on MobileRead who do the "Post and Run" routine, and could care less about humanizing themselves. You can find their posts easily enough: They are the ones who only self-promote. Members choose not to interact with these authors, and the majority of posts are only from these authors, whose sole voice echoes on and on in a never-ending, narcissistic, masturbatory loop of self-gratification.
It is unfortunate that these few authors (as alluded to above) choose not to interact in any forums.
The flip side is that I and other Moderators - but especially other members, yes especially our Members - make certain that the self-promotions stay only in the self-promotion forum. Our members are very intolerant when Promotions spill over into other forums, due either to over-earger perceptions or an "I could care less" mentality. (The latter are soon "encouraged" to leave, however, when this happens with any frequency.
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Successful self-promotional threads are those threads created by authors who invite interaction and involvement in the book they are promoting and offer a bit of themselves (and not only "The Promotion") as an added inducement to read the book they wish to offer. Only a few authors, in my opinion, realize the importance of this aspect of hawking their wares. Look at the successful self-promotional threads with a lot of hits and with a lot of comments from our Members. You wil find there an intellectual discussion about Ideas, along with an enthusiastic series of postings and comments from Members about the book.
...and that, in my opinion, is the secret of Self-Promotion here on MobileRead, based upon my experiences as a Moderator.
Don