Book Bloggers/Online Reviewers on Write On! Roundtable Blog Talk Radio Archived Recording
Thank you to those who listened to the Blog Talk Radio,hosted by Write On! about book bloggers and online reviewers with myself, Ron Hogan and Yen Cheong as guests. For those who were unable to listen live, here is the archive of that show:
I do ask that you ignore the one part where I rambled incoherently and couldn’t think what my line of thought was. I kept giving my two-year-old sucker after sucker in an attempt to keep him quiet during the show. After four suckers, I think he died and went to heaven.
Many of the topics discussed included:
- What constitutes a quality book review
- Should book reviews be paid for? (and thoughts on FTC ruling about product reviews and it’s affect on the reviewing industry
- How important are reviews?
- What is the impact on book sales and credibility of interviews by Oprah, NPR, NY Times, Publisher’s Weekly etc.
- Thoughts on Kirkus and the future of book review sites/magazines/outlets
- What effect has blogging had on book reviews and their value?
- What about social media and it’s influence?
- Thoughts on e-formatted books as review copies?
- How can authors and publisher’s best spend their marketing dollars?
- Has anybody reviewed a vook.
- How important is the interviewer when interviewing an author?
- What does a publisher look for in book blogs?
- Effectiveness of book blog tours.
- How should authors and publishers approach bloggers?
- Do you consider the mass pitch approach for a book spam?
- How do authors balance their time on social media, writing, & life?
- How do you increase your “review footprint” and boost your credibility as a reviewer and media outlet for books?
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Category: Bookish Musings & Miscellany
Tags: Blog Talk Radio, Write On!
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I enjoyed listening yesterday. I thought the host was great and was glad that you all answered my questions. And you did a great job especially with the boys under foot!
on March 11th, 2010 at 7:34 amI’m listening now to this show. It’s very good and quite informative I think. You did well, Natasha!
on March 11th, 2010 at 3:31 pmI’m almost done listening to the entire show and it’s been great! Thank you for sharing it! Great information and you did a fabulous job, even with that small part you were worried about (no big deal)!
on March 11th, 2010 at 10:17 pmThank you for posting this link! I will now add this to my ‘to do’ list for the weekend! Sounds like a must for any book blogger!
on March 11th, 2010 at 10:32 pmOh I am so bummed I missed this! I am going to listen to it when I get home this morning.
on March 14th, 2010 at 6:40 amThanks! I enjoyed listening to the show..I think you did great and as a SAHM with a one year old…props on keeping sane with the kids home! Hope to meet you at Book Blogger Con!
Courtney
on March 14th, 2010 at 6:09 pmStiletto Storytime
“Remember like stilettos, reading never goes out of style.”
Seems to me that you didn’t get a lot of questions. It’s almost like they preferred talking to the publisher rep. and the book reviewer who gets paid. Interesting discussion otherwise.
on March 17th, 2010 at 3:23 pm