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2nd Annual Digital-First Read-a-Thon coming soon! #DFRaT

Posted May 20, 2013 by Holly in Features | 2 Comments

Last year we took the month of June to spotlights books that are published in digital first. We feel there are a lot of hidden gems in the digital-first market that don’t get they love they deserve, which is why we created the event.

We plan to bring the DFRAT back for a second year. Due to scheduling conflicts, this year we’re moving the event to July. We are once again partnering with RR@H Novel Thoughts, The Book Reading Gals and Tracy’s Place.

July 1, we’ll be kicking off our Digital First Read-a-Thon. The idea is to promote digital first publishing by reading as many books published in digital first as possible during the month.

Authors: We’re looking for digital authors who are looking to promote an upcoming release, share an excerpt or who might be willing to offer prizes (swag, ebooks, etc) for the event.

Digital Publishers: We’re looking for a catalog of Spring and Summer releases from all digital publishing houses that we can share with the participants of the event.

Bloggers: If you’re interested in helping us promote the event, or if you’d like to participate, let me know. The more people who get involved, the better.

Readers: We hope you think about joining. This is a great opportunity to try out digital reading for the first time, discover new authors, or revisit some of your old favorites.

Please email me at dfrat @ thebookbinge.com (no spaces)  if you’re interested in participating in some way.

We’re really looking forward to taking the month to spotlight some fresh new digital content. We hope you’ll join us!


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Day 1 of Smugglivus

Posted December 26, 2008 by Casee in Promotions | 2 Comments

The Book Smugglers asked Holly to do a guest post for their Smugglivus event.

Holly asked me to help her with her Twelve Days of Christmas parody. I’m so glad she did b/c it turned out to be hilarious. Holly and I couldn’t stop laughing while doing this. We hope you enjoy it!

Check it out here!


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Bingeaduckia: Introduck Yourself Contest Winner!

Posted December 19, 2008 by Casee in Giveaway Winners | 5 Comments

The Perfect Gift A Historical Christmas Present A Seduction at Christmas Bedding Down

The lucky winner of these four books is…

flchen1

Whose comment started with:

I don’t remember the first romance I ever read–I know I started probably in junior high with Sweet Valley High and Silhouette First Love and the like.

Congratulations! Please email your mailing info to contests at thebookbinge dot com as soon as possible so we can get these books out to you.

And to everyone else, thanks for playing. It was fun to read all the responses!


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Bingeaduckia: Lurve-kink

Posted December 17, 2008 by Casee in Features | 2 Comments

Everybody has one, right? This author tells us what she’s thankful for in the romance community.

I’m thankful that no matter what your lurve-kink is, you can find it in Romance. Like to read about long cuddling talks in front of a fireplace? No prob. Prefer your couple to fall in love fighting side-by-side? Gotcha covered. Want to watch a couple (or more) get wrapped up in pheromones and down and dirty sex? Absolutely.

More than that, I absolutely adore the fact that spread out across the internet there is such an amazing group of people who will help you find that perfect romance. (Kinda like your own, personal librarians. The cool type, not the type that’ll shush you.) They’ll argue – er, discuss with you, gush with you, and then commiserate when you read yet another wallbanger. It’s like the ultimate book club.


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Bingeaduckia: What The Book Smugglers Are Thankful For

Posted December 17, 2008 by Casee in Promotions | 47 Comments

I’ve been a big fan of The Book Smugglers since I started reading romance blogs. I’m never much of a commenter, but I love reading what Ana and Thea have to say.

When Sybil and the Bingers started talking about the Bingeaduckia we were quite intrigued and when we were invited to participate on this fantabulous event, we were surprised and …..thankful. So I guess this is the first thing we are thankful for –for being included in this event that could only be organized by members of the romance community. Because one thing that we realized over the course of these few months since we started The Book Smugglers is how the romance community do have this sense of…togetherness. It is an open-minded, heart-warming community and we are thankful for that: thankful that we have been welcomed with open arms when we started our blog, thankful for everyone that leaves comments – even after 11 months, we still celebrate every single one of them – and thankful for you all being so cool and open…we have made some good friends.

-Ana

 

*high fives Ana* What Ana said. I began the year totally alien to the romance genre, a skeptical reader that was distrustful of the man-titty covers. And yet, for all my prejudgments of the genre, when Ana and I started The Book Smugglers, the first thing I noticed was how open, awesome, and welcoming the romance community was–even to a non-reader, like myself.

For this, and for opening my eyes to the genre, I am extremely thankful.

Even if I’m not a romance reader per se, I have discovered some gems of books this year in the genre–from Loretta Chase’s Lord of Scoundrels to Lisa Kleypas’ historical and contemporary novels. And we have also made many, many new friends–passionate readers, bloggers, and authors alike.

And, for all that, we owe the Romance Community a big one. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! It’s been a fantastic year.

-Thea

ETA: Don’t forget – The Book Smugglers are celebrating Smugglivus right now! Go over and check it out. They have awesome stuff going on. – Holly


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