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Top Ten Things That Make Being a Book Blogger/Reviewer Easier

1. NetGalley - The easiest way to read and access eARCs. Plain and simply, my friends. It's fantastic.

2. eReader - I own a Barnes & Noble Nook. While I'm attached to my hard copies, this lil' device has changed reviewing books for the better. Forever.

3. SEO - It sounds silly, but my day job has made my book blogging easier. SEO lets me make my site more visible to search engines and to lovely readers like you.

4. Edelweiss - I swear this is one of the best kept secrets of book blogging. It's incredible to browse and sometimes access e-galleys from publisher catalogs.

5. Book Expo America - If you've been, you get it. Meet the publishers, meet the authors, meet your friends. It's awesome.

6. Facebook - This is a no-brainer. Connect with one of the largest social engines on the web and your site and reach will boost exponentially.

7. Book Blogger Convention - I only went the first year, but I hear it got a lot better this past year, which means it can only get better. I can't wait to see what else they have in store for us.

8. LibraryThing - Enter your library. Share it with a community of book lovers like yourself. Spread the word about great books. It's awesome.

9. Twitter - This is also a pretty obvious one. Real-time interactions between authors, book lovers and publishers, plus an easy way to get the word out about your posts? Yes, please.

10. Goodreads - This should be first on my list, and it kind of really is. I think that reviewing was made a HELL of a lot more simple with this awesome site. To date, I've posted 382 reviews there, and I have really found some of the best recommendations and libraries ever. I love it. You MUST have it.

So, I'm back from my second year at BookExpo America at the Javits Center in NYC! Guys, it was such an amazing time (yet again). Now that I've been there twice, I can honestly say that it's equal parts awesome, thrilling, exciting, exhausting, nerve-wracking, painful (my feet will never be the same) and just plain fun. I highly advice everyone that ever has a chance to go to take it and run! It's an experience.

BEA might not be for everyone though. While I think this year was a lot more organized, it's still a cluster sometimes and, let's be honest here, it is completely and utterly draining. Most people arrive around 8 AM to get in line (some even earlier), and there are actually a few publisher events that take place in the morning, which take away from sleep, too. I think that the lovely Jenny from Supernatural Snark and I probably got a grand total of about 24 hours of sleep in 5 days. So, yes, it's tiring. Will I do it again though? Hells yes!

Here are a few things I learned this year: 

1. Flip flops, while completely comfortable on the showroom floor, do not make for great walking back to the hotel.

2. I can steal cabs like a good ol' New Yorker. I cannot, however, hail one to save my life.

3. Sometimes a free night with cheesecake is better than a night out in the city.

4. Book bloggers, as a whole, are just awesomesauce.

5. I am not, and will never be, a New Yorker.

6. BEA is an adventure each and every time you go.

 Jenny, Yours Truly, Dan Cohen (Author) and Danny

My BEA in Pictures:

 

Because I know a ton of you desperately wanted to go but couldn't, I'm going to be offering up a few of the copies I snagged just for you! So, without further ado...who wants to win an ARC of What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang?! 

Here are the rules: You MUST be a follower to enter. This giveaway is open internationally and will end promptly at midnight EST on June 22, 2012. As always, the winner will be selected by Random.org and will be notified via email.

Still want to enter? Click HERE!

***Disclaimer: Please note that these are singular copies that I received at the conference and also received for review. In no way, shape, or form did I slight other bloggers by taking duplicates to giveaway.***

Kids, it's that time of year again. You know, that time of year where Christmas happens in July for all the lovely bloggers and bookish people in the world? Well, if you live under a rock (no offense to all of you that live under rocks of course), that time of year comes along when BookExpo America rolls around at the Javits Center in New York City. Now, the reason I'm telling you this is because I left for Ohio yesterday morning to meet up with Jenny from Supernatural Snark. Proof? See below.

The point of this post is simply to say that posts are going to be sporadic at best this week. Jenny and I are headed to NYC early tomorrow morning for the Book Blogger Convention, then we'll be there through Thursday. We're super excited to see all of you - bloggers, authors and publishers/publicists - we can't flipping wait!

I'll be doing my very best to update you all throughout the week with the goings-on. Here's to another great year - and a million wonderful bookish people all crammed into one building!