Connect With Readers Through Publisher Groups

Groups are a powerful way to connect with your readers, and in particular, genre readers.

Plus to share knowledge about your authors and what they're currently writing. Groups help you build a community around your books. 

Here are some ideas to inspire you.
 

Publisher Group Ideas

Publishers can use groups to build dedicated communities around their imprints and genres, connect directly with readers, and create the ongoing engagement that drives consistent reviews and loyal followers.

Group ideas and what to discuss:

• Genre reader groups: Build a dedicated space for readers who love the genres you publish. Share new releases, cover reveals, and upcoming titles. Invite readers into your world before a book even launches.
• ARC reader groups: Create a private group for your advance copy readers. Share book details, build anticipation before release, and give your ARC community a space to connect with each other and with you.
• Book launch groups: Set up a time-limited group around a specific title launch. Build excitement in the weeks leading up to the release, share author content, and encourage reviews from readers who've already read the book.
• Imprint communities: If you publish across multiple imprints, give each one its own group. Readers who love your crime imprint may differ from those following your romance list — keep those communities focused and relevant.
• Author meet-the-reader groups: Invite your authors to take part in reader groups around their books. Q&As, behind-the-scenes posts, and direct author interaction are powerful tools for building loyalty and word-of-mouth.
• Series reader groups: For publishers with multi-book series, a dedicated group gives readers a place to discuss the world, the characters, and what they're hoping comes next — keeping engagement alive between releases.

When you create a group, you automatically become the group manager, giving you full control over membership, content, and how the community grows.

A group works best when it feels like a conversation rather than a broadcast. Share content your readers find genuinely useful or interesting — sneak peeks, author insights, genre news — and encourage your community to post and discuss too. The more active the group, the more visible your imprint becomes across I Turn Pages.

Groups Introduction

Group permissions

I Turn Pages community members can create new groups, move their own content from one group to another, and determine who can see the group address. This is done with a set of checkboxes.

Request to Join a Group

This feature allows group managers to decline or accept potential new members to groups. 

Group managers can structure their groups in such a way that others can request membership to their groups. But will let the manager decide to approve or decline this request, keeping them in charge of their groups. 

Group Admins and managers

When you create a group, you automatically become a group admin, which allows you to manage the group on your terms. You can then set the group manager under the manager members tab. The group managers and admins can then grant access to the group.

Manage Your Own Groups

This allows users who would like to become members of a group to visit the group page and see a new Request to Join button. This will cause a pop-up that allows them to fill in an optional message or just send the request immediately.

As a result, the group manager or admin will be notified about the incoming requests on the group page and through the notification center.

The group manager will have to accept or decline these requests. 

After approving the request, the user is directly added. The user will receive a notification once their request is approved, but not if declined. 

I Turn Pages allows for a lot of flexibility with visibility and content flow. 

Users can join groups much more easily now! 

Add Your Own Groups

It's as easy as clicking the large + button on your user account. You choose if you want the group to be open to the public, closed for only your authors to join, or by invite. Once your group is set up, start by inviting your authors or readers. You can also get in touch with us and we'll promote your publisher group in our newsletters.