Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things That Make My Life Easier as a Reader/Blogger. As usual, my picks are in no particular order. Goodreads. I don’t know how I would manage without it. Well,… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “You’re Going To Be Sorry You Bought That Kindle” (Roberto Baldwin, Wired) because Kobo… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Worth Reading: “Decrying the evil empire of publishing while piloting one of its battle cruisers?” Traditional & indie author Bob… Read more »
An Open Letter to Goodreads: Dear Goodreads, I don’t know if you expected the storm of protest that greeted your announcement of Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads. I’m sure you’re finding it upsetting, but I hope that you’ll pay attention to the real concerns buried among all the sky-is-falling negativity. It… Read more »
Worth Reading: “What If the Google Reader Readers Just Don’t Come Back?” (MC Siegler, TechCrunch) “A new candidate for “World’s Worst Index” — and some indexing advice” for self-publishers, from Michael N. Marcus. As an indexer, the indexes shown here make me both cringe and laugh hysterically. This is why… Read more »
On Thursday, Amazon and Goodreads both announced that Goodreads has become an Amazon subsidiary. To be precise, Amazon’s press release states that it “has reached an agreement to acquire Goodreads”, while Goodreads’ announcement to its readers phrased it “We’re Joining the Amazon Family!”Reactions on Goodreads range from delighted… Read more »
Goodreads, the largest social network for readers, has created an infographic of its statistics for 2012 (below). Gone Girl was apparently the most-reviewed book, while Divergent, Cinder, and The Casual Vacancy were among the top ten books selected by Goodreads book clubs. If you love to read but haven’t tried… Read more »
Free YA ebook! Tera Lyn Childs’ Sweet Venom is available free in the Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Sony stores. (If you have another ePub reader, you can purchase books at Kobo or Sony, or check your favorite ePub retailer.) The sequel, Sweet Shadows, just came out this month. Giveaways on… Read more »
