If so, how do you spread the word?
If you’ve been reading this blog for longer than thirty seconds, you’ll know I like reviewing and recommending favourite books.
I started reviewing books when I lost my job during the last recession and the family budget didn’t support my book-buying habit any more (I also used my local library). Anyway, I got an e-reader and discovered NetGalley at about that time, and learned publishers would send free ebooks if I promised to review them. I became a keen ebook reader and promoter. I’m also now a Kindle convert who only reads paper books if there is no other option.
I share my reviews here on my website, and review occasionally on two other sites: Australasian Christian Writers and International Christian Fiction Writers. I share my reviews (and favourite book quotes) on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. I find I get the best interaction on Instagram, probably because it’s easy to doubletap to Like a post, and posts don’t get lost the way they do on Twitter.
I will also recommend books to friends, although that relies on knowing what they’d like … and them having not already read them!
