tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post7128527734605345167..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Release the Reviews by Nancy GideonLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14407026389310427522012-06-06T20:06:21.729-07:002012-06-06T20:06:21.729-07:00I don't read reviews. If I like the author, c...I don't read reviews. If I like the author, cover, or title I will buy. I do write reviews, it helps promote the author. If I like something I willo recommend to everyone. I read a lot so I also take recommendations from others.<br />Christinebails@yahoo.comChrisbailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211119853890993337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-3447342911425287012012-06-06T04:39:35.570-07:002012-06-06T04:39:35.570-07:00i had bookworm friends and we love reading and sha...i had bookworm friends and we love reading and sharing the book we read by doing review so I love reading review and doing review sometimes :) <br /><br />congrts on the new release :)Eli Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207823134263812836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-76070276259829047582012-06-05T11:18:01.391-07:002012-06-05T11:18:01.391-07:00I do read reviews and those in combination with th...I do read reviews and those in combination with the blurb and excerpt do influence whether I buy, put on my wishlist or check the library for a book.<br /><br />Reviews have mislead me in the past though. Which why when a book gets lots of great reviews and I think it's a stinker, I make sure to post my point of view.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747079254596095418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-58579842231015443342012-06-05T01:26:05.033-07:002012-06-05T01:26:05.033-07:00Congrats on the newest release! I read reviews but...Congrats on the newest release! I read reviews but not too often because different people have different opinions and several times a good book was ruined for me by negative review – I couldn't get past all the negative aspects of the story that the reviewer noticed but I wouldn't by myself.hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737099435915018190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64882391787400655102012-06-05T00:12:47.740-07:002012-06-05T00:12:47.740-07:00I do read reviews, but I don't rely upon them ...I do read reviews, but I don't rely upon them entirely. I also consider the blurb, the genre, the author & yes, the cover. I take my purchases seriously.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-86255976249075494372012-06-04T22:59:30.543-07:002012-06-04T22:59:30.543-07:00Yes, I occasionally read reviews. They along
with...Yes, I occasionally read reviews. They along <br />with excerpts, back cover blurbs, and word-<br />of-mouth play a goodly part in guiding me in<br />the purchase of books. <br /><br />p-cochran@juno.comPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-75882461101342769812012-06-04T21:40:08.552-07:002012-06-04T21:40:08.552-07:00I'm a reviewer and do sometimes read reviews b...I'm a reviewer and do sometimes read reviews before taking on an assignment, but only if the synopsis left me on the fence. Otherwise I stay away from them, so that they don't cloud my judgement. I really don't like reviews that are so personal and unprofessional that it makes us reviewers as a whole look bad. I believe that if the level of quality writing is held to a certain *yadkny*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11009997492532854307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-31202390097701971562012-06-04T19:57:07.929-07:002012-06-04T19:57:07.929-07:00Yes, I read reviews. They give me an idea of what...Yes, I read reviews. They give me an idea of what the book is about, but I usually try to get more than one opinion and then make up my own mind on whether I want to read a book. I do leave my opinions on Goodreads and occasionally on Amazon, especially if I really love a book and want to make sure others know how good I think the book is. What I look for in a good read is a story that makes Barbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-85453753087254433572012-06-04T17:59:29.160-07:002012-06-04T17:59:29.160-07:00Should be nothing but good reviews on this one. I ...Should be nothing but good reviews on this one. I absolutely LOVED it.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38414731719964245662012-06-04T16:22:33.995-07:002012-06-04T16:22:33.995-07:00Congrats on the new release! I totally sympathize ...Congrats on the new release! I totally sympathize that it can't be easy releasing your hard work into the wild w/out checking on it once in a while. As long as you don't participate in an episode of "authors behaving badly" I think that that would be pretty standard behavior. <br /><br />I'm strictly a reader. No blogs, facebook or twitter. So I do rely on the many book erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-24056430803377125882012-06-04T13:12:22.558-07:002012-06-04T13:12:22.558-07:00I do read reviews since there are just so many boo...I do read reviews since there are just so many books out there but they are not all easily located in print in a bookstore near me anymore. <br />mce1011 AT aol DOT comMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55126073383342628202012-06-04T10:26:06.353-07:002012-06-04T10:26:06.353-07:00I do read reviews but my decisions on whether to p...I do read reviews but my decisions on whether to purchase are based on reading a randome excerpt or two of the book. Reviews can be helpful in introducing me to new authors.Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680968217522258788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15128652472239401162012-06-04T08:09:13.498-07:002012-06-04T08:09:13.498-07:00I like to read reviews but I usually purchase book...I like to read reviews but I usually purchase books because I find the back cover blurb interesting. Also, I do write reviews and have posted on Amazon. Mostly, my purchase relys on the author, if the book interests me and if the cover caught my eye.Michele L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15827059770508809460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-84879367796836631032012-06-04T07:46:45.277-07:002012-06-04T07:46:45.277-07:00I don't pay a whole lot of attention to review...I don't pay a whole lot of attention to reviews. I'm interested in the blurb and does the book look interesting. And the cover doesn't hurt either. :)N.J.Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099894498766052188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2568944596462903352012-06-04T07:06:44.935-07:002012-06-04T07:06:44.935-07:00I do read reviews and put a lot of stock in them, ...I do read reviews and put a lot of stock in them, especially for new-to-me authors. I'm more inclined to look at the reviews posted by readers at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If there are no reader reviews, I may put my purchase on hold until someone posts a review. Of course, a lot depends on any excerpts I can find too.Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.com