Sunday, January 25, 2015

January Giveaway - Week Four

Before we move on to this week's winners I just wanted to let you know I'm adding a new feature to the blog starting next week thanks to all the great book recommendations y'all gave me during Reader's Choice Week. So keep an eye out for retro Saturdays -- the day I'll be reviewing books from years past. The thing about Retro Saturdays is that it will be totally random depending on my reading time and personal whims.  :-) In other words I won't necessarily post a retro review every Saturday. And if I do, it won't necessarily also be a giveaway. Sounds confusing? LOL. Not really. Just remember to stop by on Saturdays and check it out. If the book reviewed is also being offered as a giveaway you'll see the familiar colour book graphic with the caption 'giveaway' underneath. Because of the randomness of Retro Saturdays, I won't post them in the next week giveaway preview graphic. It'll be just a random surprise...so stay tuned.








As always, I will contact the winners by email however thanks to the nefarious ways of the Internet my email might land in your spam folder so keep your eyes peeled! :-) If you haven't heard from me by Monday evening please email me your snail mail address at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca From time to time winners and I don't seem to connect, so I have a month time frame. If I can't reach you within four weeks your win will be forfeited.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:


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  1. Kelly Blackwell @ Heres My Take On ItJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    I am so looking forward to the new feature! There are still so many great books out there that lots of us have yet to discover. :)
    Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for myself. I can't wait to read "Take a Chance on Me." Okay...I've got the band ABBA in my head now. :) Happy Sunday!

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    1. KavJanuary 25, 2015 at 12:41 PM

      Kelly, I try to focus on new releases on my blog as a way to support authors and publishers. However, I can't read fast enough to stay completely current and my backlist TBR list is only going to get longer if I don't do something about it. Out of the five giveaway books coming up, three of them are retro (though one was just published in 2014). I need to get cracking on the 2015 books so Retro Saturdays will hopefully help me find a balance.

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  2. Diana FlowersJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Congrats to all the winners! :) I am such a dum dum, Kav. Brentwood's Ward was on sale for Kindle and I figured if I didn't win it here I would just go back to Amazon and get if for $3 and some change. I went back to Amazon and it is back up to $9.99. (ughhhh) A totally blonde moment for me. :(

    Looking forward to Retro Saturdays!. Sounds fun!

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    1. KavJanuary 25, 2015 at 12:42 PM

      Oh Noooooooooooo!!!!!!! I'm surpised it was on $3.00 when it's such a new release. What are publishers thinking?! We want authors to make money so they keep writing!!!! Hope you get it somehow. It's a great read.

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    2. Diana FlowersJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:26 PM

      They sometimes even have new books for Kindle FREE! I don't get that either, but Caryl McAdoo's brand spankin' new release was recently free for a few days on Kindle, so I nabbed it. I think maybe the publishers' idea is to get some reviews right away and get the book "out" there, but I'm not really sure. I'm a member of NetGalley and I'm caught up on my reviews for them. Hmmm...wonder if BW is on NG? Running on over. lol

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    3. Diana FlowersJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:44 PM

      It was there!!! Now to have them approve my request, which they may not if they have enough reviews. Wish me luck! ;)

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    4. KavJanuary 25, 2015 at 5:17 PM

      I used Net Galley last summer. I didn't know how it worked and blithely clicked a bazillion books I wanted to read thinking that some of them wouldn't be accepted. Of course most of them were and I ended up laptop reading most of the summer. Oy.

      I still think it's not a marketing savvy move to offer a brand new book for free. Better to build a 'street team' before hand for advanced reviews.

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    5. Diana FlowersJanuary 25, 2015 at 7:37 PM

      I send the NGs to my Kindle as I can't read books on a PC. I'll get a bad headache. But yep, you have to be careful over there bc it is tempting and one can get in over one's head. lol I learned that the hard way, and now only request what I am going to have time to read and review.

      I agree with you about offering the books for free. I don't know exactly why they do that.

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  3. fredamansJanuary 25, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Congrats to everyone!

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  4. Nicole SagerJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Yay!! Congratulations, winners!

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  5. Faith Hope and CherryteaJanuary 25, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    Thanks for this, Kav!
    Can.not.wait. to find this in my post box :)

    & TY to all the generous Congrats messages & messengers!

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  6. KavJanuary 25, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    Thanks for cheering the winners on, Freda and Nicole. fhc, may the postal service in two countries smile kindly upon you.

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  7. Britney AdamsJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    Congratulations, winners!

    I'm looking forward to your new feature, Kav!

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