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Originally Posted by sbroome
Yeah it sucks when you put a ton of work into something and then the return on your investment is so small.. unless you're a creator in which case you should feel honored.
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Don't get me wrong...I *really* enjoy reviewing books--on my own terms. If I want to take months off, or split off into a new genre, I can. If I want to do reviews exclusively as obscene limericks, I can. But I'm not doing it for free books. It's my hobby, not my job.
ETA: I was doing the reviews anyway, on an online book journal shared with a few friends who suggested the blog. As of this point, I get a steady but low number of page views, some from said friends, a few from google, and a few that appear to be linked from my comments on other review blogs. Strangely, outside said friends, the largest group of commenters have been authors who happened (or googled) upon the good reviews of their books.