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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.
SEO is a good pick, and one I'm well aware of because of my day job as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so jealous about Book Expo America, we don't have anything like that here.
Here's my TTT.
Sarah
I hope you get a chance to come to BEA someday, Sarah! It's an incredible experience! :)
DeleteGreat list. How I heart BEA. I've been so lucky to go the past 2 years. I don't know if I'll be there next year, but I've always had a such a good time. And I love NYC! I'm in NYC this week too - my husband has a conference in New Jersey and I'm tagging along.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get to go this past year, but I'll be there this coming year with bells on...no doubt about that! It's life changing, and it's so much fun to meet all our bookish friends! :)
DeleteGoodreads, Twitter, eReader and Bookish events are all highlights in book blogging. Gotta love Edelweiss and NetGalley as well!
ReplyDeleteFab post, Melissa! <33
Thanks, Melanie! I think Goodreads will be on just about every list around the blogosphere today haha ;)
DeleteGosh, definitely Goodreads, not to mention Twitter and my Kindle! Great Top Ten, Melissa!(:
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keertana! I don't know what I'd do without GR haha :)
DeleteI definitely think that my ereader helps to keep me organized! Great list! :)
ReplyDeleteI've yet to use my eReader to keep me organized, but I can see how it might do so for bloggers/reviewers. Thanks so much for sharing!
DeleteGoodreads definitely helps. All the buy links, recommendations and reviews has made my life as a book blogger so much easier.
ReplyDeleteAnd I only got my Nook a year ago and I absolutely love it. It's made reading e-books so much easier and I love that I can take it anywhere I want. Before that I used to read on the Kindle app for laptops, so it was a pain and took a long time to read.
EW and NetGalley are so awesome too!
Great list, Melissa! :)
Oh yes, my Nook has changed my ability to read on the go! In just under two weeks, I'm off to Arizona for almost a month, and I can't imagine how I'd live without my eReader to keep me on track with reviews! :)
DeleteBEA and NetGalley...great points! I haven't gotten into using Edelweiss over NetGalley. Am I missing something?
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Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Oh, yes, Sandy! Definitely get to using Netgalley...it's a game-changer!
DeleteThis is a great list. I went to BBC and BEA for my first time this year and LOVED it. Hope I can get back last year - it's a pretty big trip for me. SEO is something that I wish I understood a little better because I feel like I could definitely utilize it MORE if I did. Great list, gal! xo
ReplyDeleteI pretty much agree with almost everything on your list (especially Netgalley, Edelweiss and e-readers - this, I think, is even more pronounced for non-US bloggers), but for me, it's also Google Calendar, withouth which I'd go nuts in a heartbeat. It keeps me sane and well organized.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your list!
I'm an EW and NG junkie. Those are easily two of my most favorite things. I also love GR and my e-reader. I hoping to be about to get to some sort of convention someday. BEA would be amazing. Great list!
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I'm dying to go to BEA someday. NetGalley is a favorite around here, as is Goodreads.
ReplyDeleteI really need to check Edelweiss out. I keep meaning to, but I always forget. :(
ReplyDeleteI want to go to BEA next year! GAH!
YES TO EVERYTHING! Though i don't know what SEO is? Am I failing as a blogger? AAHHH must figure it out. Anyway, I've find that I read ebooks so much faster because I read on my iPhone (I'm a weirdo and prefer that to my kindle) so anything that helps me do that helps me big time. For some reason, I feel like I can read ebooks in little snatches more than a paper book that I need to sit down to. HOWEVER, I love paper too. Anyway, fun list.
ReplyDeleteA huge yes to NetGalley and Edelweiss!!! It's been so fantastic to have access to titles I wouldn't normally have access to otherwise, and while it's still a punch to the gut when I get rejected, I keep on trying:) You know how much I love BEA, so I don't need to say much about that really. It has books and publishers and bloggers and authors and...pirates. With swords. Pointy ones. WIN.
ReplyDeleteI still don't get SEO. I really tried but...my brain just does not comprehend. Oh, well. I'm happy as I am. And a massive Right On to NetGalley and Edelweiss! I do so love being able to click and request certain books (not that I always get them but yay anyway!).
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