tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post4302384033929567397..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Lit: Uniquely Portable MagicLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-45070432504879111202017-08-16T22:26:52.194-05:002017-08-16T22:26:52.194-05:00I do try to buy most of my book club books (if I d...I do try to buy most of my book club books (if I didn't already own them) so I at least feel like I'm doing that much. I guess we just have to hope that we're reaching non-bloggers who will be interested enough after reading our reviews to go out and spend money on the books. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-31456767995020983252017-08-16T22:24:11.776-05:002017-08-16T22:24:11.776-05:00I know - and the list of books I already own or wa...I know - and the list of books I already own or want to read is already so long it will take much of the rest of my life to read it even if I don't add another book!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-39689024464611874612017-08-05T12:43:59.038-05:002017-08-05T12:43:59.038-05:00Yay for DNFing a book! I'm getting better abo...Yay for DNFing a book! I'm getting better about it but it's hard to make myself do sometimes. Love all the book lists though this is dangerous for my productivity!<br /><br />You asked a question about feeling guilty about not buying books on my blog that I thought was interesting. It's definitely an issue I struggle with somewhat. I've never really been much of a new book buyer because I just couldn't afford it. Pre-kids I read about 200 books a year and even now I'm around 120 or so. Because I was only buying used books or getting books from the library NetGalley and review books just didn't feel all that different to me. Now that my budget is a little more forgiving it's something I've been thinking about a lot. I've been buying a lot more cozy mysteries and doing more pre-orders because the cozy market is really being slimmed down by publishers and I want to help my favorite authors get their numbers up. I've been thinking about buying more books for that same reason but lately I've been inundated with publisher requests and that's kept me from reading my own books and I'm getting quite the stockpile! I don't have quite the struggle with publisher requests and NetGalley because obviously the publisher finds it worthwhile to have bloggers read their books. So basically I do have some really mixed feelings about the review book thing but I'm not quite sure what to do about it all! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-79008944850674266192017-08-05T12:25:35.499-05:002017-08-05T12:25:35.499-05:00I avoided that 40 before 40 list because I figured...I avoided that 40 before 40 list because I figured it was a bit too late for me. Besides, it's just going to make me want to buy any that I have not yet read and I don't know if I can afford the shelf space anymore! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.com