Becoming an Audible Member was one of the best things I’ve done as a reader, a blogger, and a book lover. And no, I’m not exaggerating. I have a very busy life. That means it’s not always easy to find time to read. Work, chores, life. the usual. That’s where audible comes in. Because […]
Every library is different. That means that you get a unique experience anytime you walk into one. The budgets, the people, these things all impact the different services available at each library and branch. This list is by no means exhaustive and will by no means apply to every library. If you’re curious about […]
…Is that it’s fucking complicated Hi I’m Erin and I hate Edelweiss. Of the ways to get ebooks from publishers, Edelweiss is my least favorite. Honestly, the thing is just a giant pain in the ass. I hate the format, I hate the search function, it’s one of the least intuitive websites ever, I […]
BookLook Bloggers Booklook Bloggers is a blogger review program through Harper Collins’ christian imprints. They feature books from Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, and a few others for review. The big differences between this program and others are: While the books are not always spiritual, they are always acceptable for a christian audience. They have particular […]
Penguin’s First to Read Program Besides Netgalley and Edelweiss, some publishers have their own review programs. Crown has Blogging for Books and Penguin has First to Read. From the website: “First to Read is a destination for readers and those who love to talk about and discover new books. First to Read provides members […]
I first discovered this website through John Green and the Vlogbrothers. John was talking about cataloguing his library and he did so through something called LibraryThing. I found his account on the site and browsed through it, wondering if I had this many books. I did. This was is the dark days when my shelves […]
Raise your hand if you use tumblr. Now keep your hand up if you knew that there was an equivalent platform for books. It’s called BookLikes, and it’s awesome. I think of it as if Goodreads and tumblr had a baby, the result would be BookLikes! Like tumblr, BookLikes is a micro blogging platform, but […]
Shelf Awareness Don’t give me that confused look, I know some on you have no idea what this is. Don’t worry, I’m about to tell you. What is Shelf Awareness? This blurb from the website will explain… Shelf Awareness publishes two newsletters, one for general readers and one for people in the book business. […]
A lot of publishers have different programs available for bloggers to get books for review. Some bloggers have a difficult time getting up the courage to contact publishers directly for review copies myself included. For us, there are programs like Blogging For Books. What is Blogging For Books? Well this is from their website: […]
Update: YA Book Exchange is no longer active. Sad days… I feel as though not very many people know about the brilliance that is YA Book Exchange. So what is YA Book Exchange, or YABE? This is from the site’s about page: Trading books is a fickle thing. Sometimes you get books you […]