How to Become a Goodreads Author

Some of my fellow indie authors have found the process for becoming a Goodreads Author a bit obscure.  I thought it might be handy to write out the process in what I think is its simplest form:

1. Become a Goodreads member, if you aren’t already

2. Search for one of your titles

3. If your book isn’t on Goodreads, click the button at the bottom of the search results page… the one that says, “Still can’t find the book?  Add a new record”

4. Once your book is on Goodreads, search for yourself as an author

5. At the bottom of the basic author profile page for you, there should be a link that says, “Is this you?”  Click that and request approval.

Click here for Details on the Author Program.

Hope that helps!

2 thoughts on “How to Become a Goodreads Author”

  1. Hi, thanks for the lovely instructions. One question. If the author is no longer with us would his family be able to add him, they are currently converting his books to ebook format at present? Thanks, Lisa

    1. I’m sorry that I didn’t see this question until now. On the off chance my answer can still be helpful, Goodreads suggests contacting their support department in cases where a literary executor wants to claim the author profile of a deceased author. This issue is discussed in their help forum here: https://help.goodreads.com/s/question/0D51H00005AQeRfSAL/who-do-i-contact-if-i-am-an-authors-literary-executor-and-would-like-control-of-an-author-account-of-a-deceased-author-whose-work-is-not-in-the-public-domain.

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