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By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:12:20 +0000

This touches on blogging and networking which I've been thinking about over the last couple of weeks – I do love blogging and I love the community that's around it. I love twitter and my presence there is where I get a lot of satisfaction seeing everyone else talk books.

I do blog for fun but sometimes I wonder if a straight review is enough or if there are other ways of sharing a book and an author with other people that build on that?

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:09:20 +0000

It's an interesting point about discussion keeping books alive. On mass the amount of thoughts on books be it blogs, goodreads, forums or amazon shows that they make connections with millions of people but still they are described as something that is dying.

The next big thing has to be how to make engagement easier. I just don't have to level of commitment to visit forums and discuss and deconstruct books. I wish I did as I'd enjoy that.

And reviewing is a great way for me of ordering my thoughts and thinking about a book. It's also nice to look back on them - Under the Dome is review 101. I'm quite proud of that.

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:04:56 +0000

I do like trad reviews – but they so rarely touch genre that its like giving a dehydrated man a drink. I get grateful they are there but after I think why can't you do that more.

I use other bloggers reviews as a kick up the b'hind as well to read a particular book like The Temporal Void. I keep putting it of for no other reason than it's a bit chunky…

It's a bit like Preaching – see these books… you'll love 'em just like I did!

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:31 +0000

CdL and GGG are two of those - where do I start? - writers.

I think the last time I bought books in bulk was when the local Borders had it's fire sale. I am forever picking up the odd book that I know is going to sit on the shelves but I'm happier it is here rather than there.

But never are they a complete surprise book

Then again I'm so submerged in releases from reading blogs, twitter, amazon, bookshops that I guess it would be nice , but bloody hard, to pic up a random book and read it there and then but I'd feel guilty and not sure I'd enjoy it if I did.

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:51:40 +0000

Strangely I'm quite dismissive of reviews of authors/series I know I'm going to buy anyway – it's nice to see validation if they get good reviews but I know I want to read for myself if their latest is good or not…

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:12:20 +0000

I do blog for fun but sometimes I wonder if a straight review is enough or if there are other ways of sharing a book and an author with other people that build on that?

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:09:20 +0000

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:04:56 +0000

I do like trad reviews – but they so rarely touch genre that its like giving a dehydrated man a drink. I get grateful they are there but after I think why can't you do that more.

I use other bloggers reviews as a kick up the b'hind as well to read a particular book like The Temporal Void. I keep putting it of for no other reason than it's a bit chunky…

It's a bit like Preaching – see these books… you'll love 'em just like I did!

By: nextread

nextread — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:31 +0000