tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post8639407982670727598..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Broadsheets and BloggingDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21136934508579788312014-09-05T12:42:16.042+01:002014-09-05T12:42:16.042+01:00sharing knowledge with others
https://www.youtube....sharing knowledge with others<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylRA41TZ9zUAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515607151724289784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-9236815644927279402011-08-08T21:57:49.239+01:002011-08-08T21:57:49.239+01:00Dark Puss, I would be lying if I said I don't ...Dark Puss, I would be lying if I said I don't care if anyone reads what I blog about or not, if I didn't want an audience I would keep a notebook. When I started I hoped that a few bookish friends and my mum and dad would read it, they do and I'm happy with that. I like that other people read it too, I've made new friends, come across different ideas - all that kind of thing.<br /><br />I get a couple of hundred hits a day, many of them are people looking for pictures of the classic orders of columns which I can't take much credit for. I blog for fun but am aware of, and admire, a couple of bloggers who have turned into a business or what is essentially a brand even if that isn't something for me.<br /><br />I've worked in retail for a long time, and stats like sales figures fascinate me, as does the way that social networking and the like is changing the way we spend, I can't help myself, so from my point of view it does matter who's reading what and where and why. <br /><br />As for me one person sparing the time to read what I've got to say (and joy of joys, comment) is enough to encourage me to keep on telling the world about my holidays and so on. And I wish I only weighed 54 kilos.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-58515107313119839872011-08-06T21:48:30.995+01:002011-08-06T21:48:30.995+01:00Gaskella, I don't check the Amazon reviews ......Gaskella, I don't check the Amazon reviews ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-4254609792199420522011-08-06T21:47:00.825+01:002011-08-06T21:47:00.825+01:00I do not care if you get one hit per day or a mill...I do not care if you get one hit per day or a million. If what you say is worth my time to read it why do I care if a thoudnd other people have the same desire as me to read your piece or not?<br /><br />I still greatly enjoy reading book reviews in newspapers. I'm as keen as reading views on something newly published yesterday as someone's views on The Decameron.<br /><br />I'm 51, male and weigh 54 kg so that saves you the embarassment of asking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-24632625312426994912011-07-17T09:01:48.146+01:002011-07-17T09:01:48.146+01:00Only just got to this post as I've been on hol...Only just got to this post as I've been on hols, it made fascinating reading. Apart from reading which is something I've always done, blogging has become the best hobby I've had. <br /><br />From the volume of freebie books now offered by publishers, they recognise the value of engaging bloggers, and who doesn't check the reviews on Amazon either ... <br /><br />Although I do read some print reviews - it's the occasional feature articles on writers and their work, or broader literary topics that are more interesting than the reviews themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45026383445110576892011-07-14T21:42:09.135+01:002011-07-14T21:42:09.135+01:00Simon, I give up time for blogging because it'...Simon, I give up time for blogging because it's cheap and because it makes a good counterpoint to work. Asking someone's stats - I guess it's like a combination of asking someone's age and weight.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-118661476964238002011-07-12T12:12:02.266+01:002011-07-12T12:12:02.266+01:00A couple of thousand hits a day would be nice! I ...A couple of thousand hits a day would be nice! I don't get half that. People never seem to talk about how many hits they get - it seems poor etiquette, somehow.<br /><br />Thanks for introducing a new angle to this debate - because I have got rather sick of the original debate - why DO we give up so much time to blogging??StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84924883082138256192011-07-09T22:25:34.949+01:002011-07-09T22:25:34.949+01:00Vintage Reading, I suspect a collision of market f...Vintage Reading, I suspect a collision of market forces and an old boys (and girls) network which is all fine, but is in it's own way just as small a niche as any blogger occupies. What I think is exciting is seeing how much broader our actual reading habits are compared to what gets press attention. The flood of rediscovered neglected classics is also a market force and one that must have been cosumer led as well.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32306756250151672482011-07-09T21:59:18.779+01:002011-07-09T21:59:18.779+01:00Excellent post. If the broadsheets reviewed the k...Excellent post. If the broadsheets reviewed the kind of books I like to read I would take more of them, but while they all review novels by the same handful of writers who do not particulary interest me - Martin Amis, Jonathan Franzen etc etc I don't bother. I suppose its driven by market forces.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27748483600274777112011-07-09T20:17:17.451+01:002011-07-09T20:17:17.451+01:00Stu, this is the thing, I'd rather turn to yo ...Stu, this is the thing, I'd rather turn to yo for information on books in translation because I know it's your thing, and because I can ask you questions and expect an answer. It works for me!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-80680442674633021222011-07-09T20:16:03.870+01:002011-07-09T20:16:03.870+01:00Lyn, if I read more new books it would probably be...Lyn, if I read more new books it would probably be the case that I read more in the papers, as it is it's been blogs like yours that have given me the most information recently about upcoming books I want to readDesperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-65430537396520168242011-07-08T11:17:38.352+01:002011-07-08T11:17:38.352+01:00I get guardian on saturday but most time have read...I get guardian on saturday but most time have read the translation books reviewed so no point really ,I blog as a hobby ,happy for any books I get but would still blog with out them ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-65431805963181595032011-07-08T06:17:33.448+01:002011-07-08T06:17:33.448+01:00I agree with you. I skim the books pages of the we...I agree with you. I skim the books pages of the weekend papers for work but I read fewer new books, especially fiction, & more books I read about on blogs. The books I review on my blog may be new but they're more likely to be reprints of older titles. Apart from crime fiction, a few contemporary authors & non-fiction, & I get my recommendations from specialist magazines & journals, blogs & the internet.Still, someone must be reading the newspaper reviews or they wouldn't bother printing them!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.com