Book Bloggers: You work hard. You read books, you write reviews, you maintain relationships with your readers, publicists, and authors. You are constantly running to the post office to mail your giveaways and participating in carnivals to help boost traffic. You sometimes want to faint when you see the size of your TBR pile, but faithfully you read. And you do it because you love it. Book blogging is for most a hobby. But it's a hobby that takes a lot of work and time. It's a labor of love.
I've been blogging for three years but only really got into book blogging in the last year. I have found, without a doubt, that book bloggers are the kindest, most open minded, and supportive group of bloggers on the internet. With book blogging, it's about community and a love for the written word.
The Readers: We love you! You don't have a blog, but you read our reviews and share your thoughts with us. You enter our giveaways and click on our Amazon associates link. We do this for you and appreciate your readership. We hope you'll join in the fun and festivities of BBAW! (We'll have a special contest just for you!)
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Acknowledging the hard work of book bloggers and their growing impact on book marketing and their essential contribution to book buzz in general, I am excited to announce the first Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Think of it as a retreat for book bloggers and a chance for us to totally nerd out over books together. And of course, shower each other with love and appreciation.
Register: In order to experience the maximum impact of the week, I invite you to register your participation (just like a retreat)!
To register, just send an email to bookbloggerappreciationweekATgmailDOTcom with your blog url and what you consider your niche...i.e, general book blog, classics blog, personal blog with a healthy dose of books, YA books blog, etc. Then, add one of the two buttons at the bottom of this post to your sidebar. If you are a reader (no blog) just send an email announcing your plans to follow along.
Why bother? If you register, you will be added to a book blog directory which will exist long after this week is over. Additionally, you will receive one raffle entry into the daily giveaways during BBAW here at My Friend Amy.
Awards: Oh yes, there will be awards. The Oscars of Book Blogging. :) (See below!)
I need to get busy thinking up who I want to nominate.
ReplyDeleteLiterary Feline - I had quite a few categories I didn't have nominations for, mostly re: genre-specific book blogs. It's tough, though - so many great book blogs out there!
ReplyDeleteWhich category do you want me to stuff the ballox box? :) I want to see you win at least one, maybe a couple. :)
ReplyDeleteMike - I KNEW there was a reason I liked you :-D! I doubt I'll win anything, but I can't say I'd mind if it happened.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to nominate me for Most Chatty, Most Eclectic Taste, or Best Event for Bookworms Carnival #14, I would not object.
Mike and I have your back!
ReplyDeleteLiterary Feline - I've got yours too, Wendy. But not Mike's, since he's not a book blogger :-). I gave him another award a couple of weeks ago, though.
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