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Building Reader Communities: A Q&A with Follow the Reader

Posted by on Mar 25, 2010 in Book Publishing, Marketing, Social Media | 2 comments

Building Reader Communities: A Q&A with Follow the Reader

Recently I sat down to do an e-interview with Charlotte Abbott—of Follow the Reader fame—about how authors and book publishers can build communities of readers online—and why it works. It was a blast to do, and thanks to Charlotte’s clout and well-earned reputation in the industry, the interview was picked up by the Shelf Awareness daily newsletter as a top article. Charlotte has posted part one of the article on Follow the Reader. Part Two is waiting in the wings with a nervous belly and unbearable stage fright. Let’s start a slow-clap to get him out here…eh? I have excerpted a bit of the Q&A below. For the full article, please reward...

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