There are basically two ways I find out about new books/authors beyond word of mouth from RL friends.
Both are internet based.
One is through blogs I read where people rave about/review books that have caught their attention. I suppose this is Internet word of mouth.
Lately, I've also started listening to genre based podcasts. These often talk about books and authors and tend to have author interviews. These can be really interesting and if an author comes across well and their book sounds interesting I'm quite likely to go and investigate their book - and subscribe to their blog feed if they have one, keeping me in the loop.
My personal favourites are Dragon Page Cover to Cover (www.dragonpage.com) and Adventures in SciFi Publishing (www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com).
Oh and anywhere you're offering news or comments, make sure you have an RSS feed. I don't have the time or memory to remember to keep going back to websites, LJs or blogs, but I subscribe to the feeds and keep a daily eye on those.
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Date: 2008-02-22 08:23 pm (UTC)Both are internet based.
One is through blogs I read where people rave about/review books that have caught their attention. I suppose this is Internet word of mouth.
Lately, I've also started listening to genre based podcasts. These often talk about books and authors and tend to have author interviews. These can be really interesting and if an author comes across well and their book sounds interesting I'm quite likely to go and investigate their book - and subscribe to their blog feed if they have one, keeping me in the loop.
My personal favourites are Dragon Page Cover to Cover (www.dragonpage.com) and Adventures in SciFi Publishing (www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com).
Oh and anywhere you're offering news or comments, make sure you have an RSS feed. I don't have the time or memory to remember to keep going back to websites, LJs or blogs, but I subscribe to the feeds and keep a daily eye on those.