Happy New Year to all our readers.
Since this is the day for
resolutions, turning over a new leaf, or at least making changes, it seemed
like a good time to do the same. Resolutions, I should, but I won’t. But
changes, I can give you, although nothing earth shattering.
Picking up the Pace
Some readers and many authors
have wished in the past that we could publish more than the four or five
reviews a week we’ve averaged over the last two years. Starting tomorrow, we’re
going to attempt to have either a review or a guest post six or seven days a
week. Hopefully we can keep up the pace. Cheer us on. For readers whose Kindles
are full, I’m sorry. I guess you’ll have to start reading faster.
Interviews
For roughly six months we
were doing weekly author interviews. This feature was popular among our
readers, but for a number of reasons, we discontinued them. However, last
summer BigAl took over administration of another website called The Indie View. This site has content
aimed at readers, authors, and reviewers. One of the main features are frequent interviews of Indie authors, both self-published and those publishing through
small presses, as well as interviews with other book bloggers. I’d encourage
those who enjoy author interviews to visit the site where you can follow it on
twitter and like it on Facebook. I’ll also be tweeting and sharing links for new
and old interviews from The Indie View
through the Books and Pals twitter account and on its Facebook page.
Free, Free, Free
As a service to both readers
and authors, we’re going to try a new feature each Thursday, listing a selection
of books free that day on Amazon. We’ll be doing the same on Mondays at our
sister site, The Indie View. This feature will be starting next Monday, January 7, if there is enough interest. Authors with a free book on
either on those days should visit the new Author’s FAQ page
for details.
Don’t Forget to Follow and Like Us
The best way to be aware of
all our posts is to subscribe via email or to our RSS feed through your
favorite RSS reader. However, those who use Facebook or twitter should consider
also liking our page on Facebook and following us on twitter for content shared
through social media that isn’t a blog post.
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