As much as I love to read and share what I’m reading and have read, I can’t stay committed to this blog at this time. My grandfather is very sick, and I need to cut down on the number of responsibilities I have for the time being.
I hope that you will continue to check out the books on this site. I’ve also posted a Summer Reading 2010 list that you can check out.
Take care, and thanks so much for all of the awesome book discussions here, on Facebook, and on Twitter. Keep reading!
I’ve decided to bring some advertising into the site. Actually, that’s been my plan for a while, but it kind of stewed in my head for a while. I was waiting on having an actual design for the site, since I’d started this blog before giving it a real look and feel. Content is more important than design, but that doesn’t mean that design isn’t important.
Now that Freaking Bookworm has some personality, I thought it was time for some ads. I thought I’d share with you why as opposed to just slapping them up without a word.
While I would never put ads on my personal blog, I’m okay with putting them on a blog that I put a lot of time and money into. It costs me an average of $100 a year just to have this blog exist. Then, once I’ve factored in the books I buy that get reviewed, as well as the time I spend reviewing, and we’re looking at quite a chunk of change.
I’ll be straight up here: My goal is to monetize this blog. It always has been. What bookworm doesn’t like the idea of getting paid to read?
I figure this blog will at least help support my habit and help cover the maintenance costs. You, of course, don’t have to click on anything. I’m working on getting more relevant ads (although, within a couple of weeks, the Google Ads I have on now should start being more relevant), so that they might actually be helpful to you. Mainly, I’m trying to become a Barnes and Noble affiliate. They’ll put ads for their products — books! — here, and if you’re reading one of my reviews and want the book, it’ll be right there for you to buy. I would get a 6% commission, so everyone wins.
I refuse to, however, put so many ads up here that they’ll be distracting. If I do become a BN affiliate, you’ll see only the one square of Google and one square of BN. I hate sites that are obnoxious about their advertising, so I won’t do that here. You’ll also never see popups or other annoying ads. I’m trying to keep it simple, so that if you don’t want anything to do with them, you can easily ignore them.
I hope that you will continue to use Freaking Bookworm as your source for book reviews.
And speaking of books, what are you reading right now?
Is anyone doing the Readathon this year? Have you done it in past years? I sort of want to do it.
PS: I’m still reading On the Road. I’m beginning to think I’m never going to finish it. I haven’t touched it in about a week.
Every Freaking Bookworm loves a good reading challenge, which is why I’ve signed up for the Read Your Name Challenge 2010! Basically, you choose a name — either your real name, a username, your blog’s name, a favorite character’s name, etc, etc — and read books starting with the same letters as those that are in the name you chose.
For example, I’m using my first name, Elizabeth, and will read a book starting with the letter E, the letter L, the letter I, Z, A, B, E, T, H for my challenge.
Of course, I’m drawing a blank on a book that starts with the letter E, so if anyone knows of any, please leave a comment and suggest one for me!
The What should we read first? poll is over and the results are in!
The Literary Fiction and Thriller genres are tied with 2 votes each, which means that we are going to read either a Literary Fiction novel or a Thriller, and it will be a surprise! (Sort of.)
You’re probably wondering, “How are we going to pick that novel?” Just leave a comment with the novel that YOU think we should read. It has to be either Literary Fiction or Thriller, but anything goes otherwise. I’ll leave comments open until the end of the month, and then I’ll post another poll for us to vote on the book. If there’s a tie, I will pick the book.
In your comment, leave the title of the book, the name of the author, and a quick sentence or two on what the book is about.
Right now, I’m working on the gruesomely good Wormwood graphic novels in between being insanely busy with work for a client. (Translation: I haven’t done any reading at all in the last couple of days.)
So, my freaking bookworms, I’m dying to know: what are YOU reading? Leave a comment and tell me!
Before the site officially launched, I polled our Twitter bookworms to see which book we should read first. Since it’s been a little while since I ran those first polls, and since I now have more bookworms hanging out with me here, I figured I’d run a new poll.
Choose a genre in the poll below. If there is a genre not listed or you would like a more specific sub-genre, just select other and add your vote.
The poll closes just before midnight on December 30th. The second most popular genre will be our next read. After we vote on a genre, I’ll take submissions for the title. Happy reading!
PS: Join the Freaking Bookworm Facebook Page and invite your bookworm friends!
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