I got the following numbers by running a little poll on Facebook. Sixteen people answered (myself included), so the data isn't great, but it's something to go on. These results might surprise you.
First and foremost, with a whopping twelve votes:
Now, this isn't limited to the newsfeed, though that was specified by one person. It's author groups, pages, and whatnot that top the list.
Second, we have printed or digital publications such as:
InD'tale Magazine (1)
Publisher's Weekly (2)
USA Today BOOKS section/Thursday edition (1)
Writer's Digest (2)
The Writer magazine (1)
Digital Book World (1)
Amazon Newsletter (1)
Galleycat (1)
Coming in third, there's blog subscriptions.Five people said they get their publishing news from blogs they found on Google, subscriptions, or the ones on popular sites like Writer's Digest.com.
With two votes each, e-mail and Twitter come in fourth.
Lastly, there were three items with singular votes:
word-of-mouth
forums like Absolutewrite
Createspace's page
So, what does this tell you?
For me, it says I might be marketing wrong. I do plenty on Facebook, but I need to branch out into printed publications.
Where do you get your publishing news? Are these numbers a surprise?
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
Definitely blogs and email. Anytime there's an author or blog I like, I sign up for the mailing list! :D
ReplyDeleteMe too, Beth. :) I'm way behind on answering folks' comments though. People are probably starting to think I don't really exist. LOL
DeleteSo interesting! Love that you did this.
ReplyDeleteI found it informative :) Always good to know where to market, right?
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