Top 4 Articles About QR Codes for Authors

by on November 27, 2012 in eBook Promotion, Self Publishing

How to use QR codes to engage your readers

QR codes. You’ve seen ‘em. Perhaps you’ve even scanned one on your smartphone. But as an author,  you’ve probably never thought about using them to promote your writing career or to provide your readers with a more compelling experience.

QR codes are a great way to share exclusive content (new short stories, videos or audio that accompany your novel, a free writing tutorial), build interactivity into your eBook, and promote your work (on book jackets, bookmarks, posters, etc.).

Here are our 4 favorite articles for authors on how to use QR codes:

1. Reader Engagement With Transmedia: How To Use QR Codes

2. The Value of QR Codes for Authors

3. How Writers and Publishers Can Supplement the Reading Experience

4. QR Codes for Writers 

Have you used QR codes to enhance your eBooks or to promote your writing career? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Chris Robley

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splits his time between the Portlands Oregon and Maine, always longing for the other. He plays music on the West Coast and writes poems on the East. His music has been praised by NPR, the LA Times, the Boston Globe, and others. Skyscraper Magazine said he is “one of the best short-story musicians to come along in quite some time.” Robley’s poetry is forthcoming in Prairie Schooner, RHINO, Pacifica Literary Review, and The Fine Line.

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