It’s The End Of BLOB As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
The end of BLOB is upon us! On Monday we’ll be able to do whatever we want. I’m going to celebrate the end of BLOB with some purchases on Amazon (with gift cards) and at a semi-local Indie – Daniel and I are making a special trip down on Tuesday. After that, though, I think I’m going to have to be even stricter with review copies than I was this month, we are hoping to be out of our place by mid-March. Yes, we’ll still have to go back to get mail, but I don’t really want a bunch of books clogging up our tiny mailbox. I could have books sent to the office, but we are supposed to move buildings sometime around August, so I don’t really want people to get used to sending to this address either. What are your post-BLOB plans? Are you continuing on? Doing BLOB-light? Binging? Some mix of all of the above?
jendevourerofbooks, and 
bethfishreads are discussing. 
bethfishreads 4:23 pm on February 26, 2010 Permalink |
I didn’t feel the effects as much as I wanted because I bought and requested at the end of Jan. I definitely will be requesting less and buying less — but I have two print bks waiting at the library for Monday and a couple of digital audios waiting.
One thing I hope to do is wait 24 hours before requesting from SA or saying yes to pitches — I make much better decisions when I do that.
I have noticed fewer books coming in for the last 2 wks, which should spill over into March.
I have to update the spread sheet, which I”ll do on Sunday (purged books and a contest entered but not won)
jendevourerofbooks 4:26 pm on February 26, 2010 Permalink |
Oh, that’s right, the library! I think I already have at least 4 books waiting for me, but I think I’m going to try to work towards taking out only 1 or 2 books at a time, not counting audios. I had all these books that I kept renewing this month and don’t think I read a single one for the entirety of February. No, that’s not right, I read exactly one, but only because it was for That’s How I Blog. I need to make sure I don’t lose any while we’re moving, and that means having fewer to need to keep track of.
Vasilly 5:08 am on February 27, 2010 Permalink |
I think BLOB was a great idea! I’m definitely feeling better now but not as much as I want to be. There’s a ton of unread books still on my shelves and I really want to read them before I buy any more books. I think I’ll definitely go BLOB-light.