tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post7852132195881691747..comments2024-03-15T07:20:20.927+00:00Comments on The Review Diaries: What’s the point of book bloggers? (A response to Anthony McGowan’s Tweets)Rosyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460676250901770530noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-16810293751777867182015-04-22T10:21:34.619+01:002015-04-22T10:21:34.619+01:00I think that all book bloggers have an impact - ev...I think that all book bloggers have an impact - even if it is just one person picking up a book based on a review or a recommendation. And I think that's awesome. A lot of publishers are swapping over to digital ARCs which definitely makes it easier! I love that there are so many book blogs out there all doing their own thing - so book tours and reviews and posts about every aspect of reading. It's an incredible community to be a part of and I think collectively we all make a huge impact on the sales and notice that some books are receiving.<br />Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting!Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460676250901770530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-24822626546173076532015-04-21T19:53:39.222+01:002015-04-21T19:53:39.222+01:00Great post!!! I don't think my blog really ha...Great post!!! I don't think my blog really has an impact on the world.... but I do hope that I can share about books honestly. The only ARCs I get are digital.. no one has ever mailed me any. But I do try to be honest in my reviews and have fun with them. I'll be honest... I can't stand blogs that constantly do book tours. Boring to read the same thing on like 10 blogs all on the same day. But if that's what the blogger enjoys then that is what they should do!Angela's Anxious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935144213302758223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-91104163328494465582015-04-17T13:14:17.154+01:002015-04-17T13:14:17.154+01:00I didn't know about this latest drama. Sometim...I didn't know about this latest drama. Sometimes my inability to follow everything that goes on Twitter is a bliss.<br />I don't know how much bloggers effect sales, but we are important to us and that's what is the most important. Dragana M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01012304691571509653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-91484513230088127942015-04-13T09:27:36.154+01:002015-04-13T09:27:36.154+01:00I wish there was some way we could track the influ...I wish there was some way we could track the influence and sales, it would be fascinating to see it! But I know that I for one mostly buy books purely from book bloggers reviews and recommendations now, and I think that is happening more than bloggers sometimes realise. Thank you so much for reading!Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460676250901770530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-38368817516305998892015-04-13T09:26:28.862+01:002015-04-13T09:26:28.862+01:00Thank you so much for reading and commenting!Thank you so much for reading and commenting!Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460676250901770530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-1758149974988294672015-04-12T22:24:13.052+01:002015-04-12T22:24:13.052+01:00I completely agree with this - granted there is li...I completely agree with this - granted there is little in the way of proof that bloggers sell books but I personally think that each and every book blog probably has (and possibly more than bloggers themselves think!)Jesse Owenhttp://www.thatjessebloke.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-51110708234928797402015-04-12T20:29:48.135+01:002015-04-12T20:29:48.135+01:00If we are kind we can suggest he was drunk/high, h...If we are kind we can suggest he was drunk/high, had had a fight with his partner or lost a round of golf or that 'there was more of gravy than of grave' but he certainly underestimated the power of book bloggers who one assumes will not be wasting their time and talents on reviews for his books in the future. Come what may thank you for a lucid response RosyJoHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585037218946051052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-76191134585939106932015-04-12T16:59:31.884+01:002015-04-12T16:59:31.884+01:00I think that in some very few cases, it can also b...I think that in some very few cases, it can also be an age thing. Where older writers cannot possibly see how a bunch of teenagers could possibly effect the sales of their books. Strange how blind some people can be to how much of an impact bloggers can have. And particularly when you look at all you've said - the amount of money they spend sending the books out to us in the first place. And the blogger brunches! They wouldn't do any of that if we didn't have an impact on the book sales.Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460676250901770530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514984336753021661.post-43100001344842131982015-04-12T16:50:10.242+01:002015-04-12T16:50:10.242+01:00I find it so funny that people still think blogger...I find it so funny that people still think bloggers still have basically no impact on sales. I've definitely never seen any numbers, either, and I've seen a lot of people question this stuff, but it's like you said: publishers are smart. ARCs cost MONEY to make. They cost MONEY to send them out in the mail. I can't even imagine how much they spend on ARC promotion alone. They're not going to be wasting all that money if they think we're useless, now are they? I can say for sure that the book blogging community has influenced me to buy and read SO many books. <br /><br />Also, wow. That guy's tweets. WOW. He had to know he was digging himself into a hole there. Zoey @ Uncreatively Zoey https://www.blogger.com/profile/03184205941415112669noreply@blogger.com