I recently heard about Bookcrossing.com and decided to find out more about it on the internet. There I found a link to another website called Authorcrossing.com. It sounds a bit like Lulu.com but with a large global book club associated with it. Has anyone had any experience of dealing with Authorcrossing.com in the past. I'm surprised to find no mention of it on WW.
Re: Authorcrossing.com NMott at 14:02 on 30 June 2009
I've heard of Bookcrossing - I think it was featured on The Book Show. Interesting idea, especially if you travel by tube around london every day, but, unfortunately i haven't seen any abandoned books out in the sticks.
As for Authorcrossing, it is not the same thing. It's simply a self-publishing company like Lulu. All it does it convert your mss into book format, and as with all self-publishing ventures, the writer is the one who has to then try to sell it, and that's a whole other ball game, unless you intend to leave free copies, ala Bookcrossing, lying around for people to read.
- NaomiM
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Simply listing a self-published book on a website is not enough to sell it.
Re: Authorcrossing.com NMott at 18:17 on 30 June 2009
One thing that annoys me about Authorcrossing's front page is this line:
Receive feedback. Nearly a million BookCrossing members are just waiting to read your book.
- If you think it is a good site, how many self-published books have you ordered off it to read?
Chrisluv
KHG
NMott