Back at the beginning of the month, Emily at Red House Books declared that July is NetGalley month and we couldn’t be happier! After all, what are the summer months for if not escaping the heat with a good book (and some serious air conditioning)? Emily set a challenge to read as many NetGalley books [...]
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July is NetGalley Month!
Posted in NetGalley, tagged e-books, NetGalley July, NetGalley Month, reading, Red House Books on July 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
#FollowReader: What’s the RIGHT way to e-Read?
Posted in As Seen On Twitter (#followreader), Reader Market Research, tagged #followreader, e-books, Ed Nawotka, reading on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While the paper versus plastic battle continues to wage between purists from both sides, a newer, and more complex “discussion” seems to be rearing its hydra-like head lately: What is the right way to read e? This question/argument has also been phrased as, “what is the right way to “publish” (design, format, distribute) e-content? Truth [...]
The Book Club Renaissance
Posted in Reader Market Research, thoughts and prognostications, tagged book clubs, reader communities, reading on February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was speaking with a publisher yesterday who is all excited about plans to include book club guides in many of their forthcoming books. Yes, book club guides sound like a nice idea, but the excitement she was expressing over the prospect kind of threw me for a loop. Reading guides? Surely this is not [...]
Come Chat with Salon’s Laura Miller
Posted in As Seen On Twitter (#followreader), tagged book reviewers, curation, reading on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Friday, December 18, look back at 2009 with Salon book critic Laura Miller, who will join our weekly #FollowReader conversation from 4-5pm ET to talk about her favorite books of the year, how she discovered them, and how social media and other technology has influenced the process of finding, reading, and discussing books. Laura is also the author [...]
Reaching Out to Readers: ECW Press Recruits Shelf Monkeys!
Posted in Good Ideas Dept., tagged book reviewers, ECW Press, indie publishers, reading, shelf monkey on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Follow the Reader loves hearing about publishers who love connecting with readers. One such publisher is ECW Press. Their innovative (and adorably named) Shelf Monkey program allow for direct (and very personal) interaction with, and feedback from their readers.
Fall Books to Fall For: A #FollowReader Recap
Posted in As Seen On Twitter (#followreader), Good Ideas Dept., tagged bloggers, fall books, reading on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For last Thursday’s #followreader chat we put out the call for other anxiously awaited fall reads, and wow did we got a lot of good recommendations!
#FollowReader: What Readers Want Publishers to Know
Posted in As Seen On Twitter (#followreader), Good Ideas Dept., tagged e-books, marketing, reading, twitter on August 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Oh, the #FollowReader Twitchat last week was AWESOME. The topic? What you, as readers, want publishers to know.
There was an incredible turnout with readers and publishers well represented. Ideas were flying around furiously. Among some of the most agreed upon and/or interesting:
