It's been nagging me
for quite some time now. Many of you know that I actually started book blogging
a year ago, but from back then, I've jumped from blog to blog. At the time, blogging
was really different. Do not get me wrong, I am in no way stating that I am an
"old blogger", or "professional blogger", or that I have
tons of experience. I've just noticed a lot of change in the blogging
atmosphere. Quite frankly, it scares me a bit.
Do you remember, a
year ago, when blogging was all about sharing your love for books with other
book nerds? Do you remember the joy and carefree-ness of it all? Is it the same
today? Sure, most bloggers still find it extremely fun and they treat it like a
hobby. But others, I feel… have unintentionally changed the reason why they
started blogging. And that reason is to get advanced reader copies/review
copies. People are getting greedy. A year ago, I started blogging because I
loved talking about books. And somewhere along the way... honestly, I feel like I've fallen
into the trap… to get books. It scares me that I REALIZE I'm blogging to get
free books. IT'S TERRIBLE. I must change this.
To be honest, I
think at least half of the bloggers out there share my terrible problem. So
much drama has happened and people have gotten so demanding that I think it's
just CHANGED everyone in some way or another. With more bloggers joining the
blogosphere each day, blogs are becoming more competitive. These days, it's all
"Bloggers who get the most books for review are the most popular
blogs." At least, that's what I think. And then I think, all the little or
less-known blogs have to try to live up to that, and people just start gaining
followers the wrong way to become that "bigger blog".
Again, the greed.
People are just starting to grab as many ARCs as possible and that's just…
wrong. Like I said, I've fallen into this very trap. Awhile ago, I got all
obsessed in getting review copies, because of wanting to live up to those
"bigger blogs". But now, I'm just stressed and it's making blogging
not-so-much fun. I've decided for myself that I definitely need to hold off on review copies for awhile.. if you think about it, it is completely disrespectful to the publishers out there who have provided us readers with review copies, and then you just.. don't review them? Yeah, not cool.
My point is, I think
every blogger should just sit down, and think for a minute. How has the book
blogging society changed you? Do you need to take a breather and hold off on
review copies? What about you bloggers who were around a year ago? Do you think
the blogoverse has changed? In what way?
**All opinions are
my own.**
HAPPY reading,
Jen xx
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