Covid-Readings and Musings

Thanks to the current stay-at-home orders for the COVID-19 pandemic, I've been able to read a lot more. As a result, I've also found new websites where you can get advanced-reader copies of books and read them for free. The only catch? They ask you to write a review. If you have a blog, or post your review on some well-known sites (Goodreads, Bookbub, Amazon), then you may be more likely to be approved to get your hands on these newly-released or yet-to-be-released novels. 

Why am I writing about this? Partially to explain why this blog is being returned to after almost a decade of disuse, and also to share with anyone who might also be interested in obtaining more novels to read.

You can always sign up for books from your local library. With advances in digital media, there are great options available from apps like Hoopla, and Libby/Overdrive. 

If you are interested in the advanced-reader leaving reviews angle that I've mentioned, check out Netgalley.com. It's free to sign up. There's no guarantee that you'll be selected to review any books, but I would say I have an 80% approval rate, and I haven't been doing it for that long. 

Another site that I found is StoryOrigin. Similar to NetGalley, you can sign up for advanced reader copies. I have yet to complete the registration for this site, (so many books, so little time!), but it seems like another legitimate way to find new books to read. 

This isn't an ad, I'm not getting paid. I just thought, if anyone ever finds this note, that someone else might be interested or find this helpful.


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