Disclaimer: I've never read a blog tour, or been a part of one.
That said, I suspect the goal isn't for readers to follow you through all the blogs, but to expose your work to each of those blogs' readers--which, presumably (and hopefully) have different readerships. Thus increased exposure.
As for doing it in a week, I dunno. I guess it's just to make it sound like more of an event. Wouldn't be quite as memorable, I suppose, if it ran for three months, or whatnot.
That's how it seems to me too. But it leaves me wondering why they expect me to promote the event. My subscribers already know about the book. Is there going to be something new at each of these tour stops that they are going to want to check out? Maybe it is just that Quid Pro Quo thing, which is fair enough. I'm just trying to make sure I am holding my end up.
Well they're probably hoping some of your readers will stick with some of their blogs. They send you folks, you send them folks. Quid pro quo, as you say ;)
i've also never participated in a blog tour or read a book blog. i relate to what you say about being a slow reader and not needing to find more books. i already have a growing stack i'm forever trying to work my way through.
i really dread the whole idea of book promotion because there is just an entire online book culture that is alien to me and i have no desire to become part of it. but if blogs are willing to talk about your book and you don't have to get any more involved than providing your readers info about them, that sounds pretty painless (and who knows, there are two on there that specifically mention historical fiction, so i might check them out...)
Yes, that is pretty much where I am with book promotion generally. Going into places I have never been and, as a reader, would have no interest in going, which makes it a bit of a puzzle to know how to get it right. And yet I have to do something to prime the pump or people will simply not know that the book exists.
Disclaimer: I've never read a blog tour, or been a part of one.
That said, I suspect the goal isn't for readers to follow you through all the blogs, but to expose your work to each of those blogs' readers--which, presumably (and hopefully) have different readerships. Thus increased exposure.
As for doing it in a week, I dunno. I guess it's just to make it sound like more of an event. Wouldn't be quite as memorable, I suppose, if it ran for three months, or whatnot.
That's how it seems to me too. But it leaves me wondering why they expect me to promote the event. My subscribers already know about the book. Is there going to be something new at each of these tour stops that they are going to want to check out? Maybe it is just that Quid Pro Quo thing, which is fair enough. I'm just trying to make sure I am holding my end up.
Well they're probably hoping some of your readers will stick with some of their blogs. They send you folks, you send them folks. Quid pro quo, as you say ;)
i've also never participated in a blog tour or read a book blog. i relate to what you say about being a slow reader and not needing to find more books. i already have a growing stack i'm forever trying to work my way through.
i really dread the whole idea of book promotion because there is just an entire online book culture that is alien to me and i have no desire to become part of it. but if blogs are willing to talk about your book and you don't have to get any more involved than providing your readers info about them, that sounds pretty painless (and who knows, there are two on there that specifically mention historical fiction, so i might check them out...)
good luck! i hope you get a positive response.
Yes, that is pretty much where I am with book promotion generally. Going into places I have never been and, as a reader, would have no interest in going, which makes it a bit of a puzzle to know how to get it right. And yet I have to do something to prime the pump or people will simply not know that the book exists.