tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post4365597719410746521..comments2023-06-15T10:50:48.383+01:00Comments on Amy BookWorm: Book Blogger Confessions [#5] What do we owe authors?AwesomeAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412663427792021745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-5148161146389341732013-04-30T19:53:34.335+01:002013-04-30T19:53:34.335+01:00Great points Amy, I wish I could buy more books to...Great points Amy, I wish I could buy more books too but money & time are limiting factors. Hopefully by blogging honest reviews I'm helping to spread the word about books I consider worth reading. I think we do our part to increase reading and every time someone reads an authors words that is a win regardless of where the book came from.Trish @ Between My Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517849083417759188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-26961217837080888722013-04-30T18:55:12.878+01:002013-04-30T18:55:12.878+01:00Thank you all for wonderful comments- thanks to al...Thank you all for wonderful comments- thanks to all who've reassured me I'm not the only Feedlier! Just more specific replies to some :P...<br />You’re all lovely; looks like more than I thought are pro-Feedly. I feel so happy (thanks Pam, Julie, Lauren & Alexia).<br />@Karen: Good authors <3<br /><br />@Roberta: I think reviews are mandatory in some cases, or just plain polite (ie. when you've been telling an author you liked their book & you read it recently- if I was doing this I would take it as a sign that I should review it, I must be able to remember it if I read it recently XD <br />Library books I may like to buy but am not planning on re-reading in the near future definitely aren't wasted borrows- it's just sad I can't buy them straight away to have to re-read... Maybe it's me subconsciously telling myself I re-read very little now... Yeah.<br /><br />@Pabkins: I think getting Bloglovin' is a way of them huffing at Google & showing how dependent on that follower stat they are/were. Surely publishers & authors should think about blog views (and their rise/fall) AND comments. They do, right (total lack of experience here)? Some "big" bloggers (not the majority, mainly those who tend to Follow 4 Follow 24/7) haven't received two comments/views from most of their followers. If followers aren't genuinely interested it defeats the purpose- it might look like they have lots of "interest" but it's deceiving. They are just people who clicked a button! How many people can I get to click this button? Is that really the game? It's a stat trap. Nasty!<br /><br />@Megan: I want your book in my library now! I'll check it out & recommend it if I get another Summer job there! I might as well mention that this discussion topic isn't so much first-hand (for me), I just see it & take off my rose-tinted glasses. Most authors are lovely (You know this, you're indie focused so... adore it)! I love my author buddies & I happily took some promo cards of one of them & put them in the library but, I’m not sure if it’s lead to increased sales (or at least noticeably so), that’s because I know it’d make me feel happy & it wasn't forced UPON me. Was I told I couldn't be a happy blogger unless I did that? No.<br />I would love to say I can sell books & I know as a whole book bloggers have but there's like to be way more reviews put out there than books bought as a result. It won't always have been that way but I don’t see it flipping! <br />AwesomeAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412663427792021745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-36002050980014314362013-04-30T13:45:07.660+01:002013-04-30T13:45:07.660+01:00Hey ladies! I am both an author as well as a book ...Hey ladies! I am both an author as well as a book review blogger. As a writer I simply want people, like you and me, to like my stories and my characters so I have the motivation and inspiration to keep writing. When I began writing my first novel I honestly had no idea if it would ever be seen by anyone beyond my friends and family.. but thanks to the self publishing world I was able to put myself out there. I have several friends who have sucessfully gotten their libraries to carry copies of my first book and I'm elated about it! I'd love more libraries to carry it. I just held a free promotion and had my book downloaded hundreds of times, when asked why I would let so many people have it for free, I simply smiled and said "because getting it into people's hands is reslly what matters to me most." <br /><br />as as reader/blogger- I love to read and while I've just started this blogging thing, I've really enjoyed it. I've focused my blog specifically on indie/self-published authors, like myself, to help recommend their work. I guess I feel naive to some of the issues I read on other blogs.... maybe because most of my reviews have been books/ authors I have sought out. Or maybe because I really am just that naive. I can say, while we all have dreams of "making it big" the reality of it is far fetched and we would save ourselves a lot of heartache to set more realistic goals and bask in the glow if we supersede them. Word of mouth, blogs, reviews.... They are powerful catalysts for our writing, but authors (me included) can't forget that it's our job to sell and promote our work, not the reader... The reader is there to enjoy it, blog about it, and recommend it to others- if this leads to more sales, well then we've done our part well! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261254456214467440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-40673086684537336942013-04-30T05:33:10.265+01:002013-04-30T05:33:10.265+01:00Well said! I'm flabbergasted that some authors...Well said! I'm flabbergasted that some authors expect so much from their readers! Thankfully, it seems to be a small minority that feel this way.Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-58970851767003431722013-04-30T02:00:51.960+01:002013-04-30T02:00:51.960+01:00Great thoughts on authors, I didn't think of a...Great thoughts on authors, I didn't think of a lot of points you made :D I 100% agree with Feedly, I think it's wonderful and I have no idea why more people haven't jumped on the Feedly wagon. I despise bloglovin'. :PLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812554090848662429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-14329617340416222572013-04-30T01:00:26.349+01:002013-04-30T01:00:26.349+01:00See I'm all about FEEDLY! I love it. I hate b...See I'm all about FEEDLY! I love it. I hate bloglovin and I hate that people expect or insist that you follow them thru that - its just stupid! just so they can have an easy way to track their followers and have a counter or something like GFC had. Not that I'm saying thats why some bloggers are using it but to insist that people follow you that way is stupid. I'm not going to use multiple different methods of following blogs. Its like, linky, feedly, bloglovin, bla bla bla - it all boils down to stats and they want a way they can track. You can still track subscribers without that bloglovin.<br /><br />I hear you on the authors. I hope the indie stores and bigger books stores don't close - I like having a place to go...but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop buying books other places or stop using the library. everyone has budget they need to work within.Tabitha (Pabkins)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11945588780690794396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-73957549958124929232013-04-29T19:57:24.696+01:002013-04-29T19:57:24.696+01:00It's definitely important to point out (as you...It's definitely important to point out (as you did) that most authors don't have this attitude, especially when it comes to libraries. The ones I know are fervent supporters of them and librarians.<br /><br />Those expectations from authors only turn readers off and possible put a stop to an otherwise promising career.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-66833267757210414902013-04-29T16:24:18.202+01:002013-04-29T16:24:18.202+01:00I am doing the feedly too :) totally agree that re...I am doing the feedly too :) totally agree that recommending books ...not a sales machine. I will ask authors about books because if they touched me then, I will spread the word :) Julie@My5monkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861113387434481518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-46928303325852323552013-04-29T16:20:29.403+01:002013-04-29T16:20:29.403+01:00I love what you said, "I'm here to recomm...I love what you said, "I'm here to recommend books, not sell them." Bravo!<br /><br />Also, you're entitled to follow blogs any way you want. Midnyte Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10411332857885069319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784349484087825912.post-13374862429708968432013-04-29T13:57:52.100+01:002013-04-29T13:57:52.100+01:00I do think you have a point about publishing indus...I do think you have a point about publishing industries. I read this great book called "Deadgirl", by B.C. Johnson (review to come), that only came out last year. Well, it is out of print already, because the editor (Cool Well) has shut up shop. I contacted the author asking if I should do the review nonetheless, and he confirmed that not only is he working on a new book deal, but he even has a sequel planned! So, if an author is talented (and has a good agent...), she/he may find a way out anyway...Of course, someone has to buy their books. But what about those readers who haven't enough money to buy all the books they would like to - shouldn't they read at all? And I do think that, if people really like a library book they have read, they are likely to buy a copy anyway, just so they can come back to said book whenever they like...<br />Also, it's sad, but not everyone can make it. Some are not great, or even good, or at least interesting writers. There should be a more accurate selection before would-be writers (or singers, musicians, etc.) were actually able to get their books (songs, etc.) out. Too many books, too little money. That's how it goes...<br />As for spreading the love - I am an instance of that. I specifically set up a blog in order to let people know about often less celebrated, but nonetheless good books (well, books that I think are good). On the other hand, as bloggers, selling books is not our job. Not to mention being supposed to follow a list of instructions about how or where to sell them...Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.com