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The highs and lows of my Goodreads #TBR – April 2026 #Fictionophile #TBRList #GoodReads

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Fictionophile

I visit the Goodreads site every day – sometimes more than once a day. It is there that I keep track of my TBR.  How many review commitments I have, deadlines, blog tours, etc. As an experiment, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Traditional Fairy Tales – still viable? #DiscussionPost #FairyTales

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Fictionophile

As the grandmother to two young boys, I wondered… Do young parents still read fairy tales to their children? Or, do they think them obsolete? There didn’t seem to be the plethora of children’s books back when I was a … Continue reading →

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Reading Fiction – Old and New #DiscussionPost #Fictionophile #Bookbloggers

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Fictionophile

Back when I was the fiction cataloguer for our local library I held the opinion that fiction books are timeless. While the non-fiction section was culled on a regular basis, either because they were no longer relevant, accurate, or timely … Continue reading →

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Asking for help/advice re Amazon review #BookReviews #bookbloggers #bookreviewers

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Fictionophile

I’ve been reviewing novels for many years now. I have submitted literally hundreds of reviews to Amazon.HOWEVER… the last  review I submitted to Amazon was rejected. I got the following message:I am posting links to my review and ask my … Continue reading →

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Ebook Pricing Revisited – How much is too much?

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Fictionophile

I wrote a post about this topic last year and thought it was worth revisiting as the problem only seems to have gotten worse. For the past five to six years, I’ve read nothing but Ebooks.  Some 600+ ebooks have … Continue reading →

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International publishing – Book availability woes (again)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Fictionophile

In May of 2020, I did a similar post but this issue continues to plague me. As a book blogger, I spend a LOT of time reading other people’s blogs and reviews, and perusing the internet for fodder for my … Continue reading →

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The NetGalley Shelf app – Grrrrrrr #NetGalleyShelf #bookbloggers @NetGalley

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Fictionophile

I have been a NetGalley member since 2013. In that time I have read and reviewed 424 titles using my Kindle. Recently, I’ve come across two titles that did NOT have the option to ‘send to Kindle‘, so I had … Continue reading →

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What a difference a cover makes – A reader’s discussion

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Fictionophile

Every once in a while, a circumstance causes me to pause and wonder… Do other readers feel the same way I do? Yesterday, I encountered just such a circumstance. I saw this book cover in one of my ‘Kindle Deals’ … Continue reading →

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Ebook pricing: a discussion

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Fictionophile

For the past four to five years, I’ve read nothing but Ebooks.  Some 500+ ebooks have graced my Kindle Paperwhite in that time. Many of these digital books I receive from the publishers via NetGalley or Edelweiss, but I also … Continue reading →

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Same book – Different title (a bookworm’s gripe) #BookTitles #bookworms #booklovers #readingcommunity

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Fictionophile

NOTE: Originally published in March of 2017, this post was last updated on January 24, 2021 My RANT continues… I take umbrage when publishers, in their infinite wisdom, decide to rename a book which already has a perfectly acceptable title. … Continue reading →

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