#129 - Worldwide prizes!

#129

                            September 26, 2022

                #129 - Worldwide prizes!

                        The launch of our Giveaways platform, an emergency wake-up call, improving recommendations, and an upcoming conference talk!

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#129 | 26 September 2022

Worldwide prizes! 

Something exciting happened on The StoryGraph last week...

That’s right, giveaways are now live! 🎉

Based on feedback from authors, publishers, and readers, we had a few key goals for our beta launch:

The ability for hosts to offer multiple formats within one giveaway
Having a selection of prizes that were available internationally
Developing a smarter way for publishers and authors to find their audience

We’ve managed to make all of these a reality! 🙌🏾

You can find out more about how on our roadmap!

If you're an author or a publisher and would like to sign up to host a giveaway for one of your books in our second round, please fill out this short survey:  https://forms.gle/3rae7sSi5AFGWTDb6

Since last time...

It was September 14th. The early hours. I was fast asleep.

And then the phone rang.

Rob was calling.

I immediately knew there was a problem. He wouldn't call otherwise.

"100% of Goodreads imports are failing right now," he said.

Uh oh... What was going on??

I hurried out of bed!

Turns out Goodreads had changed the file structure of the CSV they give to users exporting their data! 

Phew — an easy one! Kinda... 😅

In other news, the Giveaways launch has been going really well! 😁

Users particularly enjoy the comprehensive filter menu, including the ability to filter down to their location and the format of prizes that they're interested in:

Rob and I have also started work on users being able to specify topics, themes, and tropes they don’t like and types of content they never want to read about!

We're excited to take our recommendations to the next level.

Look out for the beta launch of that soon!

Next two weeks

Outside of product work, I'll be reviving my speaking career!

I'll be opening a conference in LA next week and here's what my title slide is currently looking like... 👀

Wish me luck! 🤞🏾

The last time I gave a talk was in Japan in November 2019! Can't imagine being back on stage!

What I'm reading

Last night I finished the next book in my slow chronological King read: Roadwork!

Have a great week,

Nadia

P.S. Know somebody who's an avid reader or would enjoy following along with this journey? Please do forward this email to them! Thank you. :-)

Haven't tried The StoryGraph yet? Check it out today!

Love the app? Consider upgrading to our Plus plan!

Want to volunteer? Apply to be a Librarian!

Author or publisher? Sign up to run a giveaway next month!

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