July is NetGalley Month!

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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#FollowReader: BookTour.com and Book Publicity for Really Everyone

Special Guest Host(ess) Kassia Krozser Leads #FollowReader Chat with Guest Kevin Smokler this Thursday at 4pm ET This week’s #FollowReader chat will be even more special than usual. That’s because not only will we have a fabulous guest – one Kevin Smokler (@weegee) of BookTour.com, but we will also have a fabulous guest host: BookSquare.com’s [...]

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#FollowReader: What’s the RIGHT way to e-Read?

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 [...]

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When Bookish Worlds Collide

We bookish folks currently live in a funny and expanding universe. Funny and expanding because much of it, for many of us largely takes place virtually. Well, #followreader is one prime example. And, chatting about books and publishing outside of #followreader with fellow Twitter bookish tweeps is another. As are: all the groups and fan [...]

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The Book Club Renaissance

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 [...]

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Come Chat with Salon’s Laura Miller

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 [...]

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#FollowReader: Of Nooks + Blogs + Piracy

Last Friday on #followreader, we were very fortunate to have the lovely AND smart, Laura Dawson join us for a discussion on the new Barnes and Noble dedicated ereading device, the nook, as well as some conversation about Laura’s new venture Bloggapedia, and the controversy surrounding the practice of sharing ebooks with friends — is it piracy?

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Reaching Out to Readers: ECW Press Recruits Shelf Monkeys!

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.

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Fall Books to Fall For: A #FollowReader Recap

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!

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#FollowReader: What Readers Want Publishers to Know

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:

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