Questions from authors
Common questions authors ask :).
- Is there a cost for authors? (no!)
- What authors have created a list?
- Is there a way I can track how many people look at my recommendations? Or click my book?
- Why search sucks, and how I plan to improve it.
- What books get individual book pages?
- Do you have an email newsletter for readers?
- Should I sign up with my pen name or legal name?
- Can authors add discount coupons in the book descriptions? Or do you have plans for giveaways?
- Why doesn't my book show up on bookshelves? When does it show up?
- Can I sell autographed copies of my books on your website?
- Is it okay to quote a line from the book I recommend? Will it be a copyright issue?
- Can I choose non-english books?
- Why doesn't search show genres like non-fiction, history, science fiction, mystery, and so on?
- What if my book is only available in a certain country? How does that work?
- What if my books are not for general readers?
- Where does the name "Shepherd" come from?
- Can I recommend the same book that other authors recommended?
- Can I recommend books I edited?
- Bookshop.org links go to search, why?
- Why do you link to Amazon?
- Can you link to bookshops other than Bookshop.org and Amazon? Can you not link to Amazon or Bookshop.org?
- Do the commissions you make selling books through Amazon/Bookshop.org impact publishers or authors?
- Can I use something other than a photo next to my bio?
- Can the books I recommend be out of print?
- How does Shepherd work with global audiences?
- Who created the Shepherd web design?