Why Goodreads may be the world’s slowest social media—and why that’s a good thing

Goodreads has millions of members, but is one of the slowest forms of social media. This column explains why that’s a good thing. …
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Your Ideas Take FlightGoodreads has millions of members, but is one of the slowest forms of social media. This column explains why that’s a good thing. …
Howard Brown, author of ‘Shining Brightly,’ illustrates the importance of a regular podcast as a way to truly become part of the national conversation. …
Marketing director Susan Stitt writes about the importance of achieving an Amazon best-seller status with new releases like our Gustavo Parajón biography ‘Healing the World.’ …
Front Edge Publishing Marketing Director Susan Stitt reports on how our publishing house and our authors are responding to dramatic changes Amazon has made in January 2023 to its Amazon Central Author Pages. …
Need a story of hope and resilience? Jeanine Patten-Coble, the founder of Little Pink Houses of Hope and the author of ‘Struck by Hope,’ was featured nationally on Tamron Hall’s Disney-ABC-network show. This video of her appearance, then, drew more than 1.6 million viewers in just three days. …
Marketing director Susan Stitt explains the massive scope of Goodreads and ways authors can build community even before a book debuts. …
One key to our success over 15 years has been the brilliant imagery on our book covers by art director Rick Nease. In this column, Editor David Crumm explains the importance of such visually arresting covers and illustrates that with some great examples from Rick Nease’s work. …
As a publishing house, we encourage authors to spread awareness of their books through video and, in 2022, our authors are taking that challenge to heart. One of our most successful authors on video is Howard Brown. In this column, you can see one of his recent appearances: On Nim …
Here’s a delicious idea for authors who want to share the creative excitement of their books: Howard Brown’s memoir Shining Brightly creatively inspired cookie artist Jennifer Bass to turn his book into delicious treats. …
Author Howard Brown takes a tip we share with authors: Design personalized bookplates. And now, Howard is using those bookplates to help readers prepare personalized gifts for loved ones. …