Sorry I’m so late posting this, but there is more interesting discussion on the topic of bloggers being paid for reviews (even in free books–is that pay? Should we all be informing our readers that we get our books for free?) over at Mother Reader.
What do you all think?
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll tell you all, I’ve never been paid for a review. Ever. I’ve never been paid to set a blog tour, either. I spend about two thousand dollars a year on this tour and forty hours a month. The reason I’ve not charged for this is that the people who have contacted me wanting to pay for tours are people who have self published and when I look at their product I’m pretty sure that they will not get good reviews. I don’t want to take their money and then have everyone shred them in the reviews.
I still am open to setting up paid tours and if I start running more than one tour a month regularly, I’ll have to charge. I can’t put any more time or money into the tour than I’m putting in now.
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1 amydeanne // Jul 21, 2009 at 10:10 am
the internet is one big media tool. I know a lot of people do stuff for free, and as far as some of us who are offering a ministry we do it coming out of our pocket (which is why i love blogger or wordpress) it’s a platform for us on so many levels.
I’ve been on it since 1994, and honestly I’m surprised that anyone posts much w/o having other insentives in mind.. (ie. free books at the VERY LEAST, but getting their message out there.. even spreading ministry is the incentive; and it all has a cost attached whether spiritual, financial, or other wise.). I mean you don’t get a newspaper article for free.. everything is paid for something. your video you posted pretty much sums it up.
Everyone and their dog can be what they please online; but I think if you’re lucky enough to find a sponsor and keep your own voice you’ve made headway!
anyhow, rambling.. not sure if i made any sense.
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