If you’ve ever not left a review for a book you’ve loved (or hated!) because, well, who cares what you think?–then you should have a read through Kristen Lamb’s post “Book Reviews: Why They Matter SO Much“. It’s a really good overview of why reviews matter for both authors and readers. Even if you never […]
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Why learning to buy books from anywhere is worth the hassle. I tripped over something rather interesting the other day. I’ve been saying for years now that, as a reader, it really pays to be flexible about where you buy your books. That you shouldn’t rely purely on Amazon, or Barnes & Noble, et al.
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Have you noticed that some or <gulp> most of your reviews are being deleted by Amazon, lately? Yeah, it’s a big club. Some history. First, a bit of history about Amazon reviews, so you can understand why Amazon are doing what they’re doing. Amazon have always had a “review policy” that determined what was an
This post is part of a series: Reviews I: Why I Don’t Do Book Reviews Reviews II: Professional Reviews Reviews III: Reader Reviews Reviews IV: Alternatives to Reviews _______ In a previous series I wrote, only about this time last year, A Toolkit And Compass For Romanceland, in Part 4 of that series, I suggested
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This post is part of a series: Reviews I: Why I Don’t Do Book Reviews Reviews II: Professional Reviews Reviews III: Reader Reviews Reviews IV: Alternatives to Reviews _______ In the world of reviewing, “reader reviews” are a relatively new phenomenon…depending on how you look at it. Every time Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the
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This post is part of a series: Reviews I: Why I Don’t Do Book Reviews Reviews II: Professional Reviews Reviews III: Reader Reviews Reviews IV: Alternatives to Reviews _______ Last post, I painted a somewhat idyllic picture of professional reviewers as they used to be — graduates of MFA programs usually from Ivy-league institutions, who
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This post is part of a series: Reviews I: Why I Don’t Do Book Reviews Reviews II: Professional Reviews Reviews III: Reader Reviews Reviews IV: Alternatives to Reviews _______ Way back when publishing was stodgy and old-fashioned — and there’s room for argument that it’s still wearing bell bottoms in this era of skinny jeans
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Goodies I’ve found from chatting and cruising this week: Sites Kindle Spice – Only the Hottest Books for Your Kindle. Pretty self explanatory. They have some ads, but it seems to be exactly what it says. And their logo, a play on the Kindle logo, is cute. Time Management Ninja – Clean, well laid out,
The winner of the copy of Bannockburn Binding – drawn by random number generator — was Ashley. Congratulations! She received a PDF copy of the book. Thank you to everyone who entered. It was fun chatting with some of you. There’s still a chance to win more goodies and prizes as the birthday party celebrations
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As I’m quietly and steadily working my way through Blood Stone, and the weekend started out with an empty email in-tray, and nothing moving on Facebook or anywhere else, I thought this was going to be one of those bulletins where I would have nothing to report, except for progress. But Sunday, which is usually
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