This week's Book Blogger Hop by Crazy-for-Books is being hosted by Tea Time With Marce.
This week's question:
What Book were you determined to read this year but didn't?
Oh, wow, there are quite a few. My bookshelves are bulging with my TBR books and my Kindle is packed with unread books!Two books that I have downloaded but not yet read are City of Women and The Chaperone.
Both of these books are currently full price in the bookstores, but I paid $2.99 for each of them on Kindle Daily Deals! City of Women was a Kindle Daily Deal and I found out about it with 10 minutes to before the deal expired. I was so happy to get it at that price. However, I haven't read it yet.
At the Friday Feature and Follow, hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read, the question is:
What have you learned from book blogging that you didn’t know before about the publishing industry?
I must admit that I knew nothing about Advanced Reading Copies and that I could get free books to read before they were published. I was vaguely aware that big time book reviewers from places like The New York Times must get books ahead of time, but I didn't know that bloggers could get them!
I also knew nothing about book publishing conferences such as Book Expo America, which I attended last year!
Oh yes! ARCs is definitely the go to choice today!! BEA is a first for me too! I'd looooove to go but NYC is too intimidating for me!
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Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower :)
I went last year but couldn't go this year. If you do get to go, NYC is a lot of fun!
DeleteHow could I forget about ARCs?! I had no clue either about these before blogging.
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My answer
ARCs are great!
DeleteI've learned lots of stuff about ARCs too! New follower :D And your blog is so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteHere's my FF post!
I think I linked FF post to my Opal review! Here's my actual Feature & Follow post! :)
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DeleteThank you! ARCs are great!
DeleteThanks for participating in the Hop. The cover of City of Women is dreamy, hope you get to them next year.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting the Hop! I definitely plan to read City of Women very soon.
DeleteARCs is a popular answer this week, but I think it's something very specific to this industry, so it makes sense that the general public doesn't know about them. Great answer. New follower via GFC. Have a merry Christmas! :D
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Thank you so much!
DeleteI loved THE CITY OF WOMEN...hope you get to read it and THE CHAPERONE.
ReplyDeleteI actually got to start mine on the plane yesterday. My post will explain the book and WHY I needed to start it. :)
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I'm looking forward to reading it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteI still don't know a lot about the publishing conferences. I have never been to one. Thank you so much for visiting my FF. New Follower :D
ReplyDeleteSomeday perhaps you'll go to one! Thanks for visiting back!
DeleteI just added "The Chaperone" to my list to read. I don't know anything about Advanced Reading Copies, but would like to learn more about it. I am new to blogging and starting out slow. Thanks for your post.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you will do just fine!
DeleteThanks - and thanks for stopping by my blog. I am a new follower!
DeleteI learned most of what I know by publishing myself, but it was a steep learning curve, that's for sure. I'm still baffled by a lot of it to be honest, but getting out there and doing it yourself is one way to learn things in a hurry.
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Julie~ New Adult Addiction
It is definitely a steep learning curve! I felt lost at the BEA last year, but I know so much more about it!
DeleteEveryone is talking about ARC's! New GFC follower, check out my Feature and Follow
ReplyDeleteARCs are the best!
DeleteThanks for your helpful advice!
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DeleteARCs and other terminology I'm continuing to learn about. It's such a fun industry.
ReplyDeletenew follower. My FF:
http://booksojourner.blogspot.com/2012/12/feature-follow-7-publishing.html
It is a lot of fun!
DeleteI agree. ARCs are awesome. New follower :-)
ReplyDeleteARCs are definitely awesome!
DeleteI have learnt so much about book blogging, i didn't realize just how people are into it and now i'm hooked!! :-o)
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"BookShelves Of Dreams"
Book blogging is fun!
DeleteI didn't realize how many conferences were offered either. I hope to attend a few this year! :)
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Bookworm Brandee
It is definitely worth it to attend a few!
DeleteConferences, nice one! For my post I said I can't believe how much goes into marketing a novel!
ReplyDeleteNew GFC follower :)
http://www.readerswonderland.com/
Nowadays since authors and bloggers have to market themselves, it is a lot of work!
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