An exciting new website

For the last couple of weeks, I've been discussing my novel 'Windows on Our World, Part 1: Hope'. http://www.lesbillgates.com/hope.html

Today, I'm going to tell you about my exciting new website:

Are you a POD or self-published novelist who is struggling to sell your novel?
Have you tried:
• promoting your book on your own website?
• ads?
• banners?
• link exchange?
• viral marketing?
• posting reviews of your book?
• press releases?
• other methods?
• all of these, but with little or no success?

Is your book for sale on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and other online bookstores?

Have you showcased your book on websites like http://www.bookhitch.com, http://www.nothingbinding.com or http://ebookscafe.writergazette.com ?

YET YOU ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO SELL YOUR BOOK.

This website is designed to help people like you.

Which authors are suitable for the new website?
It is for all* novelists, published with an ISBN. Though constructed with the POD or self-published novelist in mind, other novelists published by traditional publishers are also welcome to join.
* This excludes novels with erotic content.

Which authors are not suitable for the new website?
It is not suitable for novelists whose work has not yet been published. It is not a website where you can get your work critiqued, assessed, edited or proofread. If you are at these earlier stages, there are plenty of websites dedicated to helping you.

What about non-fiction?
At the moment, I am only considering non-fiction that tells a true story. Other types of non-fiction will not be accepted.

Short stories?
No short stories at this time, only novels of 50 000 words or more.

How does it work?
New members are asked to submit a sample chapter from their book to get chapter reviews from other members. At the same time, they will be asked to read and review the chapters of five other members in the queue ahead of them. Thus, each new member will give five chapter reviews and subsequently receive five chapter reviews.Authors will be given two weeks to complete his/her reviews. Any author who signs up but fails to complete the reviews on time (and without good reason) will be refused membership. If there is a good reason – illness, bereavement etc – the administrator must be informed; in which case, your allocated chapters will be passed to another member and you will subsequently be allocated new ones.

All authors accepted as members will have a profile on the website - see example. Membership of the site is free and visitors to the site will be able to view all parts.Your profile will include the following:

Details about your book and where to purchase it.
An image of your book cover.
A link to your sample chapter.
Your chapter reviews.
A book description or synopsis.
An author bio.
Links to book reviews.

See an example profile at
http://www.shareyournovel.com/profileauthorID0001.html

For more information, visit http://www.shareyournovel.com or join the Forum at http://www.shareyournovel.com/forum
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