Use Library Thing To Promote Your Books and Yourself

Are you using Library Thing to promote your books? If not, you should take a look around.

I just discovered that you can add links to your social networking profiles and even your Twitter page. I found this out because I'm following Library Thing on Twitter - @LThing

This is my Library Thing page http://www.librarything.com/profile/litekepr in case you'd like to see what they include. You can add all your books to your profile and you can even update your book listing page - in case anything is missing or to include any details you want to share.

Here is some more information about Library Thing - an excerpt from my new book - Book Promo 201. This is just one of the many author specific social sites on the internet :)

Library Thing (Free service – paid upgrade options)

Location on the internet - www.LibraryThing.com

My profile on Library Thing - www.librarything.com/profile/litekepr

My author pages on Library Thing (note the additional details that I added)

www.librarything.com/author/leighnikki

www.librarything.com/author/henkelshri

www.librarything.com/author/henkelshril

www.librarything.com/catalog/litekepr - My catalog of books on Library Thing

Each of my books have their own page and I can make any needed changes on these pages.

The information displayed on the Library Thing site comes from Amazon, the Library of Congress and 80 libraries worldwide. Members have the opportunity to list the books they own or just the books they have read. The site gives you the chance to connect with other readers who like the same sort of books. This is done through book recommendations, tagging books, placing books on your blog. Membership is free, but free members can only list 200 books. Members can upgrade to list any number of books for $10 a year or $25 for a lifetime.

Site Features

· Meet others who like similar books

· Post a reading list

· Search books by author, title and tags

· Correct or add additional information to any book listing

· See what members have marked your books

· Include author events to LibraryThing Local (www.librarything.com/local)

· Your events can be posted on your author page

· Author chats are available

· Add links to your author page

· Add links to your website

· Use the “common knowledge” area to give personal information

· Publisher can add books to “early reviewers” program (www.librarything.com/er/list)

· Bookstores can add their links on the book pages with a link to their site. The frequently asked questions for bookstores is located at www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Bookstore_integration.

One of the best features I see is the possibility to search our author and book listings with the ability to make necessary changes and updates. We can tag our books, just like we do in Amazon to help interested readers find us easier. The site is called “MySpace for books” and “Facebok for books”. If you are interested in checking to see if your books are available on any of the online book trading sites, you can also find that under “Swap” on the book listing page. If you do not see “swap”, it seems that book isn’t listed on any trading sites.

Each author has an author page as soon as one of their books are listed in a library. So, if you don’t see an author page for your books, simply add them to your library. Once the page is created, you can add:

· Author Photo

· Blog Link

· Fan Sites

· Interviews

· Publisher Information

· Website Links

Any author can become an official LibraryThing author. That include your links and name on this page - www.librarything.com/librarything_author. This is sorted with the most popular authors first and they probably aren’t the authors you would expect to see. By creating and updating your author page, readers can see what you like to read and learn more about you. To become a LibraryThing author, you need to be a member and send an email to abby@librarything.com with your username. She will send you a yellow ribbon to show you’re a LibraryThing author.

Library Thing (Free service – paid upgrade options)

Location on the internet - www.LibraryThing.com

My profile on Library Thing - www.librarything.com/profile/litekepr

My author pages on Library Thing (note the additional details that I added)

www.librarything.com/author/leighnikki

www.librarything.com/author/henkelshri

www.librarything.com/author/henkelshril

www.librarything.com/catalog/litekepr - My catalog of books on Library Thing

Each of my books have their own page and I can make any needed changes on these pages.

The information displayed on the Library Thing site comes from Amazon, the Library of Congress and 80 libraries worldwide. Members have the opportunity to list the books they own or just the books they have read. The site gives you the chance to connect with other readers who like the same sort of books. This is done through book recommendations, tagging books, placing books on your blog. Membership is free, but free members can only list 200 books. Members can upgrade to list any number of books for $10 a year or $25 for a lifetime.

Site Features

· Meet others who like similar books

· Post a reading list

· Search books by author, title and tags

· Correct or add additional information to any book listing

· See what members have marked your books

· Include author events to LibraryThing Local (www.librarything.com/local)

· Your events can be posted on your author page

· Author chats are available

· Add links to your author page

· Add links to your website

· Use the “common knowledge” area to give personal information

· Publisher can add books to “early reviewers” program (www.librarything.com/er/list)

· Bookstores can add their links on the book pages with a link to their site. The frequently asked questions for bookstores is located at www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Bookstore_integration.

One of the best features I see is the possibility to search our author and book listings with the ability to make necessary changes and updates. We can tag our books, just like we do in Amazon to help interested readers find us easier. The site is called “MySpace for books” and “Facebok for books”. If you are interested in checking to see if your books are available on any of the online book trading sites, you can also find that under “Swap” on the book listing page. If you do not see “swap”, it seems that book isn’t listed on any trading sites.

Each author has an author page as soon as one of their books are listed in a library. So, if you don’t see an author page for your books, simply add them to your library. Once the page is created, you can add:

· Author Photo

· Blog Link

· Fan Sites

· Interviews

· Publisher Information

· Website Links

Any author can become an official LibraryThing author. That include your links and name on this page - www.librarything.com/librarything_author. This is sorted with the most popular authors first and they probably aren’t the authors you would expect to see. By creating and updating your author page, readers can see what you like to read and learn more about you. To become a LibraryThing author, you need to be a member and send an email to abby@librarything.com with your username. She will send you a yellow ribbon to show you’re a LibraryThing author.