Comments on: Another Question

By: Linda Chaput

Linda Chaput — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:25:00 +0000

greeaat site and books keep up the good work

By: Sela Carsen

Sela Carsen — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:25:38 +0000

Nope.
Nope.
Nope.

I share Lara Rose’s irrational fear of viruses and spyware.

I used to work for an ad agency, so advertising doesn’t really work on me anymore — I’m too cynical. I usually only notice if an ad is particularly well or poorly done. Content doesn’t seem to have much impact.

By: Jorrie Spencer » Blog Archive » Friday links

Jorrie Spencer » Blog Archive » Friday links — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:29:56 +0000

[...] HelenKay Dimon has asked some interesting questions about promo. From her final post: Let me start with the second part of the question first. I call this the Shannon McKenna phenomenon. Shannon writes for Brava. She lives in Italy. She doesn’t go to conferences, or do online chats or do a great deal of promo as far as I can tell. She has a website, but it’s usually not updated (notice how her News blurb is from February). She’s on the Brava author website, but I don’t think she’s all around the internet as many other authors are. She writes for one publisher and doesn’t write 10 books a year – more like 1 or 2. She’s also wildly popular and her books hit bestseller lists and Bookscan. She’s doing something right and not doing promo. So, what’s the explanation for that? [...]

By: Lori D.

Lori D. — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:04:47 +0000

I don’t subscribe to RT or any romance magazine, nor does any banner ad get much attention from me nor cause me to buy a book.

By: Stacy ~

Stacy ~ — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:40:17 +0000

Congrats Lara Rose! It’s a great anthology

Website banners don’t get much attention from me. I pretty much ignore them. I do however subscribe to RT and the ads in that mag do catch my eye, or at least a few of them do. If the blurb on the front sounds interesting, I will find out more about the book, and go from there. That’s how Ellora’s Cave came to my attention, and how I discovered my love of erotic romance *g* So yes, RT ads have inspired me to find out more about a particular book which on occasion I have purchased. The website banners have not done this for me.

By: Karen T.

Karen T. — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:33:52 +0000

1. I dont pay attention to banner ad.
2. I do not subscribe to RT.
3. No I have not.

By: KimW

KimW — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:50:09 +0000

(1) I’ve seen the banners on various sites but I can’t think of a time when I’ve actually clicked on it.

(2) I subscribe to RT. The ads don’t influence me in any way.

(3) No

By: Helen Mac

Helen Mac — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:20:12 +0000

I dont buy a book because of a banner or add.

I dont subscribe to RT and the banners really dont catch my attention.

By: LA

LA — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:47:21 +0000

Banner ads are usually deliberately ignored. They have to be exceptionally well done to be considered anything but tacky and, as someone else commented, suspect.

I do not subscribe to RT, though I will occasionally buy it if there is someone I know on the cover or in an article. I just discovered Pages and will buy it again.

I have purchased books based on print ads.

By: Estella Kissell

Estella Kissell — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:39:10 +0000

I don’t subscribe to RT and have never clicked on a banner or bought a book because of a banner.
I usually buy books by author or recommendation.