The first iteration of the Book Blogger Hop, which was started in March 2010 by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books, ended on December 31, 2012. On February 15, 2013, Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer reintroduced the hop with Jennifer’s approval. The hop begins on a Friday of each week and ends on a Thursday of the following week. Every week, there will be a prompt with a book-related query. The aim of the blog hop is to provide bloggers with an opportunity to follow other blogs, discover new books, make friends with other bloggers, and gain new followers for their own sites. See rules here.
This week’s question was submitted by ME. I must have submitted it a long time ago because I can’t recall it. Here it is:
As a book blogger, I would say Netgalley is my biggest source. I also use BookSirens, and some of those are ARCs. I get widgets sent directly from publishers, but those are Netgalley widgets. And of course, Indie authors send me their books to review for Indie Weekend. I will also get some ARCs if I sign up for book tours. In addition, I review books quarterly for The Historical Novel Society and I get a lot of ARCs from the publishers through them. So I am not hurting for books!
How about you?
If you are a blogger, what is your biggest source for books?
If you’re a writer, have you used Netgalley, BookSirens, or another site to promote your books? Do you use book tours?
Good morning Bonnie,
I use Edelweiss, BookSirens and Booksprout. I am not sure where else to get them. Maybe because I am too lazy to research it!🤣
Have a fantastic weekend honey 😉
I think I used Booksprout once, but Edelweiss is very hard for me to use. Netgalley is so much easier.
I do agree that NetGalley is so much easier. I have only used Booksprout once, and I just started with Edelweiss so I am still on the fence. But yes NetGalley is my main go to for books. Happy Friday!
I post my books on Booksirens, which has been very successful for me. I put one book on Netgalley, but the cost to do so was much too high, for me at least.
I haven’t decided what I’m going to do about that when I become an author.
Netgalley is too expensive for me as well.
I use my newsletter subscribers, but I have also used Itsy Bitsy Book Bits.
I’ve never heard of Itsy Bitsy Book Bits.
The do lots of book promotions. You pay for the promotion and they give their 300+ readers access to your ARC.
Sounds good.
Fun question:) I don’t prefer ebooks so I use NetGalley some, but more if it’s a book I really want and won’t be getting a physical ARC. I do blog tours and get some books from publishers with blogger programs. Plus, I’ll occasionally do reviews of books I find in a GoodReads group, with authors requesting reviews
I forgot about the blogger programs with publlishers. I’m in a couple of those but usually get Netgalley widgets from them. My favorite book tour company, Austenprose, usually has print copies available.
Ooh I’ve gotta look into that 😉
If you like historical romances, they are great, and they provide the best media too.
It’s a great question Bonnie. I used to get lots of arcs from promo companies and indie authors – many of whom have arc teams you can join. I’ve also used booksprout in the past. These days I tend to use Netgalley, though I do still belong to a few author arc teams.
I had to cut down too. Too many commitments, too little time!
Hidden Gems is an ARC service I use to get my new books in the hands of interested readers.
For authors interested in NetGalley, BooksGoSocial has a NetGalley service where they put your book on there for a much lower cost than the standard price.
How do you sign up for that with BooksGoSocial?
Bonnie – here is the link to the BGS service for NetGalley: https://bgsauthors.com/product/products/netgalleyservice/
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 8:19 PM Bonnie Reads and Writes < comment-reply@wordpress.com> wrote:
Thanks!
I’ve not heard of Hidden Gems. Going to check it out.
Yes, John, I forgot about BooksGoSocial. I did use them once, and it was far less expensive.
So far, BookSirens has worked the best for me.
I like Booksirens as a blogger too. I need to use them more.
My biggest source for ARCs is Netgalley, but I win a fair number from Goodreads giveaways too. I’m not familiar with Booksirens. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Here’s my BBH if you care to visit — https://justanothergirlandherbooks.blogspot.com/2023/02/book-blogger-hop-arc-sources.html
I don’t think I’ve ever won a Goodreads giveaway. Is there a secret to it?
You have a lot of sorces for books! I use mostly NetGalley
When I started out it was just Netgalley, and it just kind of grew from there. Netgalley is still my biggest source.
When I was first blogging, I was thrilled to get free new books from publishers. My school budget for library was zero, so I would catalog any book I could get and put it in the library. As time has gone on, I’ve been more eager to read what I want to read and to wait until I can find it at the public library.
I love our library and I donate some of my completed ARCs to the library’s used bookstore, which raises funds for them.
I don’t bother with ARCs. I rather focused on my tbr pile then request new books.
https://snapdragonalcoveblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/17/where-do-i-get-arcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3320
Wow, those are a lot of resources! Aren’t you drowning in a pile of ARCs by using so many?
My hop: https://laurieisreading.com/2023/02/19/book-blogger-hop-february-17-23-arcs/