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June 21, 2012 / Leslie

A Little of This and That

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I have been complaining about no rain in Chicago for three weeks and as I headed outside to work in the garden this morning … you guessed it… it’s raining.

This morning I signed up for a new social media tool, wrote a post for this weekend’s Literary Giveaway Blog Hop and am preparing for Audiobook Week.

Riffle – A New Social Media Tool for Books

Riffle - Request an InvitePublisher’s Weekly has an article on new way to discover books using the social media tool Riffle. The intent is to work with book bloggers, booksellers, authors, and others to create a “distilled single feed” for books.

Riffle is currently invitation only. Request one HERE or click the image to the right.
 

Literary Giveaway Blog Hop

The fifth Literary Blog Hop hosted by Judith at Leeswammes’ Blog begins on Saturday, June 23rd and runs through Wednesday, June 27th.

Over 60 blogs are participating and will be giving away a book of literary merit (ie no romance, urban fiction or YA).

I will be offering an audiobook since June is Audiobook Month.
 

Audiobook Week

Next week, June 25 – 29, is Audiobook Week, hosted by Jen at Devourer of Books.

There will be all kinds of audiobook goodness going on:
– Daily reviews
– Discussion topics
– Link-ups
– Prizes

Daily discussion topics are posted for those who want to get a head start.
 

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  1. BermudaOnion / Jun 21 2012 12:57 pm
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    I got an email about Riffle. How do you like it?

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    • Leslie / Jun 21 2012 12:59 pm
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      They sent me an email saying I would have access shortly, so I haven’t seen it yet.

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  2. Bonnie (@missbonnie13) / Jun 21 2012 1:09 pm
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    I signed up for Riffle too but haven’t heard back yet. Interested to see if it’s as awesome as Goodreads. 🙂

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  3. sagustocox / Jun 21 2012 1:12 pm
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    I’ve got an email about Riffle as well, though I heard it was still in development and that there would be a Webinar in July about how to use it.

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    • Leslie / Jun 21 2012 1:34 pm
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      I knew it was in development but hadn’t heard about the Webinar. I’ll have to watch for that.

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  4. Leeswammes / Jun 22 2012 6:37 am
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    I’m wondering what you’ll think of Riffle. I don’t know it but signed up for something similar. But then I discovered it was all about getting new ideas on what to read. Not sure if this is the same, but I don’t really need anymore book ideas. I have a long wishlist as it is! 🙂

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