Blog for Books!

by La Shawn on February 22, 2006

in Bloggers

Blog for BooksBlogger and promoter Stacy Harp is looking for bloggers to review books. Visit the reviewer page and watch her promotional video.

Although her niche is Christian books, Stacy needs reviewers for a soon-to-be-released book, I’ve Always Been a Yankees Fan: Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words.

You may be wondering, “What’s in it for me?” A few reasons why you should review books:

  • Free books!
  • Get more reading done in your busy life
  • Improve your writing skills
  • Link-building! – Stacy and other bloggers will link to your review, and there’s a chance the publisher will, too. If you’ve been blogging for awhile, you know how important linking is in the blogosphere. The more links you have (from blogs and web sites in general), the higher your ranking in Google and the Ecosystem.
  • Free blog promotion and visibility — As bloggers link to you, other bloggers will be able to find you in a sea of millions of blogs…and link to you!

I like reviewing books. Several years before blogging hit its stride, getting a review copy from a publisher was akin to giving up your first born if you were a freelance writer. The hoops you had to jump through! These days publishers sometimes send bloggers unsolicited review copies. Blogging has impacted mainstream media, the government, and the business world in general. The publishing industry understands the power of blogs and wants to be part of the revolution.

By the way, I’m not being paid for this post. I just want to promote literacy and good blogging. :)

Contact Stacy.

Update: Soon-to-be-in-the-mail is a book I really want to read and review: An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths. I couldn’t bring myself to BUY Glenn’s book during the book signing at CPAC because I’m so used to getting review copies. Spoiled, I guess. :?

That tends to happen when people send you free books. :)

Update II: Witness a developing blog swarm on the literary side of the blogosphere.

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