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Here's what it's all about: "Started in January 2012, by Karen - For What It's Worth & Tiger - Tiger's All Consuming Media & now co-hosted with my good friend Pam from Midnyte reader, Book Blogger Confessions is a meme that posts the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month, where book bloggers "confess" and vent about blogging/bookish topics. Feel free to share, vent and offer solutions.
Just keep it respectful - no bashing authors or other bloggers!"
Just keep it respectful - no bashing authors or other bloggers!"
June 3rd Topic: Does participating in book tours/cover reveals and author guests post drive traffic to your blog? What type of problems have you encountered when hosting them? (please keep it civil - no names or calling specific people out) As a blog follower, are you ever turned off by these kinds of posts? How much publicity is too much?
I have not personally encountered any problems. But I've never hosted a blog tour (when I think hosting I mean planning every single blog stop, not just participating). Has anyone else encountered problems? What kinds let me know below so I can be on the look out later!
As a blog follower I am sometimes put off by these kinds of posts. Often I find that the more popular blogs are just packed to the brim with tons of author guest posts, book tours, cover reveals, and I personally don't think that that's what book blogging is about. Sure, it's great to promote people, but if you're running a book reviewing site, then I want to see reviews. I think that's what frustrates me the most when I see other people have a lot more followers than me. I try desperately to get people to follow me, and I'm posting my honest opinion on books. But, the mass majority it seems like follow the people who have tons of stuff that isn't even a review. I find that a little sad too.
How much publicity is too much? Wow. Well, if I'm scrolling through a blog and every single post on the front page is something that's not a review, I won't follow the blog. I think that's just ridiculous. The blog has basically become a place to dump a bunch of ads for books. That's not book reviewing folks. And, yes, sometimes there are reviews attached to the blog tour or author post about a book, but doesn't it just seem a little obligatory to say something nice since you're doing this favor for the author by featuring them and their book on your blog? Then we the readers aren't getting a 100% honest review right? But I guess everyone has different opinions on this (and I'd love to hear them!)
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments or leave a link to your own Book Blogger Confession and I'll come check it out!
See you soon!
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