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What Readers Want in a Book

August 9, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  31 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

About a month ago, one of our regular commenters, Andrew Budek-Schmeisser, pondered why readers buy a particular author’s books (beyond name recognition).

Here were some examples Andrew gave, along with his opinions of the books:

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Summer Reading Report

July 31, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  37 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I’m off on my camping trip this weekend and I’ll be digging in to Lizzy & Jane by Katherine Reay. Finally! I’ve done a lot of reading already this summer, but most of the books have been …

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For the love of reading

June 26, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  27 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I am traveling today, so I will not be able to participate, but I hope you will all interact and chat with each other.

On Wednesday, I took my nephew and daughter to a local bookstore and …

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A Father Who Reads

June 19, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  41 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

In honor of Father’s Day, I’d like to write about the dads in my life. 🙂

I am blessed to have a wonderful father who enjoys reading. My brothers and I got him a Kindle for his …

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A list of publishing items to take your time on.

December 19, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  30 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

We’re always in such a hurry. Running the publishing race and jumping its many hurdles. Getting things done and doing them quickly is great, but there are certain areas where it’s a good idea to slow down …

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What if ebooks were no more?

August 8, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  86 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

From a reader’s perspective, how would you feel if ebooks were suddenly not available for purchase any more and we all had to go back to buying physical copies of books? Would you mind having to hold …

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Dreaming of Travel Because of a Book

August 1, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  71 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I have many travel dreams that are born from books I’ve read and that I hope to fulfill someday. I have been to quite a few places in my life, but currently travel isn’t as easy with …

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How have your reading habits changed?

January 17, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  41 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

In the past few years, I’ve been drawn to books that I wouldn’t have been interested in when I was in my early-to-mid twenties. When I started as an agent with Books & Such, I was primarily …

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Why do you write?

January 13, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  50 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

While we’re in January, named for Janus, the god with two faces, the god who looked forward and backward simultaneously, it seems like a good time to reflect and to project.

The question, why do you …

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Why Should I Read Your Book?

June 25, 2013 //  by Michelle Ule//  44 Comments

Blogger:  Michelle Ule

Filling in for Wendy, who is at the International Christian Retail Show.

Articulating Reasons for People to Read Your Book

“Why should I read your book?” The rotund man with a trim mustache was on his fifth …

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