tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post6866226962178521208..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Social Media Might Just Work - Lynne GarnerKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49194157215201223052014-10-09T17:08:35.142+01:002014-10-09T17:08:35.142+01:00You might like to remind the US folk that Mrs Tigg...You might like to remind the US folk that Mrs Tiggywinkle was a hedgehog and sold pretty well :-)<br /><br />And I was one of the people who loved this pic. Love the idea of self anointing in food too, but suspect that I'd be a darn sight less attractive pictured covered in chocolate gateau ...madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24616109041744563322014-10-09T09:18:54.278+01:002014-10-09T09:18:54.278+01:00Reb, have you read anything Luke Romyn writes? Out...Reb, have you read anything Luke Romyn writes? Out of curiosity, I had a look at an Amazon sample. One paragraph was enough. But to be fair, lots of people consume McDonalds stuff too. Obviously, there's a place for it, a market. But I'm too old to be impressed by numbers.<br /><br />Nick's Last Cheezburger, eh? He's right -- utterly depressing.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-92029302189151302282014-10-09T08:58:15.085+01:002014-10-09T08:58:15.085+01:00Hi - thanks for all the comments. I do try to not ...Hi - thanks for all the comments. I do try to not mix business with my hobby but I'll give it a go. I did write a book about a hedgehog (a picture book) it sold well and has only just gone out of print. The issue was (according to the editor in the US) that because the US (which is my biggest market) don't have native hedgehogs books about this subject don't sell. I did point out they don't have tiger, elephant, hippo, kangaroo etc. but these characters in picture books still sell. Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53929528711245790162014-10-08T15:19:37.911+01:002014-10-08T15:19:37.911+01:00plenty of spines to print the book's name on, ...plenty of spines to print the book's name on, for sure...Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56745463754719292152014-10-08T14:09:44.237+01:002014-10-08T14:09:44.237+01:00Wot Reb said - Hedgehog lit must surely ROCK!
Wot Reb said - Hedgehog lit must surely ROCK!<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20524135547500825482014-10-08T14:01:42.117+01:002014-10-08T14:01:42.117+01:00Try writing a book about hedgehogs?
I'm not s...Try writing a book about hedgehogs?<br /><br />I'm not sure there's any one Answer. But I wouldn't be too quick to write off FB or Twitter. Claude Bouchard and Luke Romyn make effective use of the latter--daily and extensively--balancing touts for their work with amusing banter and touts for other writers. Of course, both of them are closing in on a million Twitter followers, so even a 1% response will get the snowball rolling. Still, pure shout-outs don't do much...while balanced You-oriented posts/Tweets may get results.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44552549085903140182014-10-08T12:16:56.087+01:002014-10-08T12:16:56.087+01:00Problem is, people often don't know what they ...Problem is, people often don't know what they want. Instead, give them what <i>you</i> want -- you might end up lucky.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-59733362702109221892014-10-08T11:11:42.219+01:002014-10-08T11:11:42.219+01:00ps, I just 'liked' your page, but there...ps, I just 'liked' your page, but there's nothing on it to suggest you are a writer, a couple of links under the profile pic and 'about' would make a difference.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66965121444031509532014-10-08T11:09:29.010+01:002014-10-08T11:09:29.010+01:00Facebook is heaving with cute critters (baby sloth...Facebook is heaving with cute critters (baby sloths, sea otters holding paws, all aw moments) but it's very different clicking on a photo or clicking like, to actually spending money on a book. As Nick says, do use your hedgehog page to advertise your books, it would be an interesting follow up to see if your sales go up. I showed in a previous post that Twitter generally doesn't sell books - Facebook will sell some, but it's the same problem with all social media now, there are just so many voices on them, all shouting into the aether. If you got on the bandwagon early, you got more attention (and sales) and can maintain that via the algorithms of amazon and Facebook etc, but coming later to the party isn't so effective in terms of sales. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-65791900451155978912014-10-08T10:05:07.468+01:002014-10-08T10:05:07.468+01:00Ere, I 'ad that 'edge'og in the back o...Ere, I 'ad that 'edge'og in the back of my cab once. Great bloke. Bit spiky, but wha'eva. 'E give me a bit of advice, gratis (and for nuffin). If you want to be the next Shakespeare be a bleedin animule like 'im. Makes sense.<br /><br />More seriously, doesn't this indicate that social media DOESN'T work?Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7599835235810763392014-10-08T09:41:59.563+01:002014-10-08T09:41:59.563+01:00Like Nick, I find this slightly depressing. Give p...Like Nick, I find this slightly depressing. Give people what that want - cute pictures of hedgehogs - and you get visitors. But anything different or that need thinking about, and doesn't come with cute pictures - that's much more difficult to 'sell'.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79690234183084351032014-10-08T09:27:36.780+01:002014-10-08T09:27:36.780+01:00Just have links to your books on the hedgehog page...Just have links to your books on the hedgehog pages. Even if just one person in a hundred clicks, that's still a good result. It's about getting books in front of eyes, after all.<br /><br />This is encouraging and depressing in equal measure. What price great art, I wonder? Maybe if Leonardo had lived today, he wouldn't have painted The Last Supper, but Teh Last Cheezburger ov mi Kittehs. That would certainly have gotz more 'Likes' and LOLz.<br /><br />Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.com