Comments on: Amazon does away with the Plog http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/amazon-does-away-with-the-plog/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 00:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nalini Singh http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/amazon-does-away-with-the-plog/#comment-27149 Nalini Singh Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:16:50 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/04/24/amazon-does-away-with-the-plog/#comment-27149 I'd echo Meljean. I used the plog to get backcover copy info/excerpt link up there and for that, it was very useful, both as a writer, and as a reader when I wanted info on a book I was thinking to buy. I’d echo Meljean. I used the plog to get backcover copy info/excerpt link up there and for that, it was very useful, both as a writer, and as a reader when I wanted info on a book I was thinking to buy.

]]> By: Meljean http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/amazon-does-away-with-the-plog/#comment-27097 Meljean Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:57:12 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/04/24/amazon-does-away-with-the-plog/#comment-27097 I've been using the Plog/Amazon Daily thing, but only as a supplement to the book information they already give. For that, I think it's handy -- an author can add the back cover copy, a link to her site, excerpts, upcoming book info ... which all-in-all add up to a lot more information than the one- or two-sentence book description. But as a reader? Aside from that additional info, no, there isn't much there that interest me, either. I definitely don't go to Amazon to read an author's blog. I’ve been using the Plog/Amazon Daily thing, but only as a supplement to the book information they already give. For that, I think it’s handy — an author can add the back cover copy, a link to her site, excerpts, upcoming book info … which all-in-all add up to a lot more information than the one- or two-sentence book description.

But as a reader? Aside from that additional info, no, there isn’t much there that interest me, either. I definitely don’t go to Amazon to read an author’s blog.

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