mini Book Expo

Free books for bloggers!

Free books for bloggers!

For the third year, I’m hosting Mini Book Expo for Bloggers (http://www.minibookexpo.com) sharing some of the experience of BookExpo Canada with readers who weren’t able to attend. Claim it – Read it – Blog it This year, with help from the 50 publishers who are participating, we are giving free books to readers with one caveat – if you claim a book, you must write something about it on your blog, facebook page, or Indigo Community profile. Or, send it to us and we’ll post your review on www.minibookexpo.com There are over 400 titles being released 3-6 per day for…

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er… umm… did I mention?

er… umm… did I mention?

That Mini Book Expo is ON?   Right now?  Over at www.minibookexpo.com. Yes this year it even has a brand new, shiny URL of its own. (Which also means this is all I’m going to say about it here.) This year I’ve invited the publishers to partner with us and the response has been phenomenal! 11 books ready to be claimed, 60+ still to be released as quickly as I can (2-4 per day), and more coming in.  There are some amazing titles on the list which, in previous years, wouldn’t have made the release list because I would have kept…

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Need a Little Design Help for MiniBookExpo 2008

Need a Little Design Help for MiniBookExpo 2008

It’s almost June and you know what that means:  Mini Book Expo 2008!! This year I’m hoping to get more of the publishers involved directly so we can go back to the "Free Book" model which got more books into more people’s hands. (Or at least it did when the publisher’s didn’t drop a request.  I think Eden is still waiting for a title from 2007. ) This might mean there will be less ARCs available, but may mean there is a wider variety of Business, Food, Fiction and Non-Fiction available (fingers crossed).   Let’s see how it goes. But the…

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More miniBookExpo Titles Released

More miniBookExpo Titles Released

Getting the books up onto miniBookExpo for Bloggers is going slower than I hoped, but the work is worth it since books are already starting to get snapped up.  Claim it - Read it – Blog it.  Here are the titles that got added yesterday: Delible [Anne Stone] Eye of the Dream [Elizabeth Sinclair] Extreme Career Performance [Sandra Boyd / Michael Rosenberg] Exit Strategy [Kelley Armstrong] Enslaved [Hope Tarr] Disconnection [Erin Samiloglu] Poseur #1 [Rachel Maude] Pimsleur Comprehensive Chinese Mandarin I North of Smokey [David Doucette] No Collar, No Service: A Pooch Cafe Collection [Paul Gilligan] Master and Commander [Patrick O'Brian] In…

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More miniBookExpo Titles Released

More miniBookExpo Titles Released

Getting the books up onto miniBookExpo for Bloggers is going slower than I hoped, but the books are already starting to get snapped up. Claim it – Read it – Blog it. Here are the titles that got added yesterday: Delible [Anne Stone]  Eye of the Dream [Elizabeth Sinclair]  Extreme Career Performance [Sandra Boyd / Michael Rosenberg]  Exit Strategy [Kelley Armstrong]  Enslaved [Hope Tarr]  Disconnection [Erin Samiloglu]  Poseur #1 [Rachel Maude]  Pimsleur Comprehensive Chinese Mandarin I  North of Smokey [David Doucette] No Collar, No Service: A Pooch Cafe Collection [Paul Gilligan]  Master and Commander [Patrick O'Brian]  In and Down [Brett…

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Take My Books, Please!

Take My Books, Please!

So, just in case you haven't gotten the message the first 10 miniBookExpo books are going up one-by-one onto minibookexpo.unsweetened.ca. Many more books to come!  Dark Side of the Moon [Sherrilyn Kenyon] Cut to the Quick [Joan Boswell] Cloud of Bone [Bernice Morgan] Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories [Vincent Lam] Bipolar (5) [Asaf Hanuka, Etgar Keret, Tomer Hanuka] Astonishing Women Artists [Heather Ball] Betwixt [Tara Bray Smith] Before I Wake [Robert J. Wiersema] A Woman's Agenda 2007: Celebrating Movers & Shakers [Christina Minaki] 1212: Year of the Journey [Kathleen McDonnell] Want it?  Just click on the book title below and leave…

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Books on miniBookExpo

Books on miniBookExpo

So, just in case you haven’t gotten the message the first 10 miniBookExpo books are going up one-by-one onto www.minibookexpo.com. (I.e. not here.) Just click on the book name below and you can "claim" them by leaving a comment. Dark Side of the Moon [Sherrilyn Kenyon]  Cut to the Quick [Joan Boswell]  Cloud of Bone [Bernice Morgan]  Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories [Vincent Lam]  Bipolar (5) [Asaf Hanuka, Etgar Keret, Tomer Hanuka]  Astonishing Women Artists [Heather Ball]  Betwixt [Tara Bray Smith]  Before I Wake [Robert J. Wiersema]  A Woman’s Agenda 2007: Celebrating Movers & Shakers [Christina Minaki]  1212: Year of…

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miniBookExpo is a GO!

miniBookExpo is a GO!

miniBookExpo for Bloggers 2007 is a go! I'm just pulling together the final touches on a dedicated blog for miniBookExpo for Bloggers at minibookexpo.unsweetened.ca We have 46 53 books ready to go this year, and another 13 11 Advance Reading Copies (or ARCs) that I'm just waiting for publishers to give me the okay to included. The rules are much the same as last year: Claim it – Read it – Blog it. The only big difference is that I'll be asking for you to contribute $3 towards shipping for most books.  Some books (and they'll be marked in the…

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miniBookExpo is a GO!

miniBookExpo is a GO!

miniBookExpo for Bloggers 2007 is a go!I’m just pulling together the final touches on a dedicated blog for miniBookExpo for Bloggers at www.minibookexpo.com We have 46 books ready to go this year, and another 13 Advance Reader’ Copies (or ARCs) that I’m just waiting for publishers to give me the okay to included. The rules are much the same as last year: Claim it – Read it – Blog it. The only big difference is that I’ll be asking for you to contribute $3 towards shipping for most books.  Some books (and they’ll be marked in the posting) will be…

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Mini Book Expo – It’s probably on.

Mini Book Expo – It’s probably on.

  For those of you who have been waiting all year for more free books through the miniBookExpo for Bloggers, BookExpo is on again and the wait is probably** over. Bloggers - keep an eye on this blog for the formal announcement of miniBookExpo for Bloggers to find out how to get a free book from BookExpo in exchange for reviewing it on your blog.  The rules are simple: Claim it – Read it – Blog it. Publishers – if you are interested in getting your book(s) into the hands of enthusiastic bloggers, send me a copy of your book…

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tp: More MiniBook Expo Reviews

tp: More MiniBook Expo Reviews

Free Books from BookExpo! Check out the most recent MiniBook Expo Reviews: Cereus Blooms at Night: A Novel Exiles in America: A Novel The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Cereus Blooms At Night by Shani Mootoo  — Read Melanie's full review on caffinara Exiles in America — Read Daejin's full review on suburbanperil.com The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters — Read Daejin's full review on suburbanperil.com More MiniBook Expo Reviews on unsweetened.ca.There are still books available, check them out on unsweetened.ca and let me know if you are interested.

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More MiniBook Expo Reviews

More MiniBook Expo Reviews

Check out the books reviewed so far     Cereus Blooms At Night by Shani Mootoo  — the story unfolds from the ending with lots of overlapping back story, revealing just enough at every juicy turning point to keep us page turning.– Melanie’s full review on caffinara     Exiles in America by [Harper Collins] — The love square (passion quadrilateral?) serves as an effective plot device to explore the nature of love. The gooey man-sex just throws me off. – Read Daejin’s full review on suburbanperil.com     The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist [Book…

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