This is my first time participating in Romancebookworms‘ Stuff Your E-Reader Day, but as a former librarian, I feel compelled to share a few tips to help bibliophiles of all things romance navigate.
We are more than halfway through this 3-day extravaganza where romance writers of all genres offer up free copies of novels in 17 different categories. Only one book per author/pen name, and would you believe, 2400 authors participated? Leave it to romance writers to pull off such a feat and “share the love,” so to speak.
As I continue celebrating my debut novel Louder Than Love’s 10th anniversary, Stuff Your E-Reader felt like a great place to keep the party going!
I know 2400 books in 17 categories can seem pretty daunting, and you may also be wondering: what’s the catch? But there are literally no strings attached – you just visit the romancebookworms.com site, choose your preferred e-reader platform (it’s not just Stuff Your Kindle, it’s also Stuff Your Nook, Stuff Your Apple Device, Stuff Your Kobo and Stuff Your Android) and start downloading.
Here are 3 librarian-approved tips:
- “FIND” is your friend: You can use Control F (on a PC) or Command F (on a Mac) or old-school menu it with Edit –> Find on your browser to search for keywords.
- Like books with hockey players? Search the word “hockey” using the Find commands
- Is your favorite trope a second chance at love? You can search “second chance” and any books that mention it in the title, summary, or keyword description will come up. Same with “secret baby,” “age gap” etc.
Here’s what an entry looks like, with keywords provided:
2. Confirm “FREE” is really free: While every author has committed to making their book free to you for these three days, technical glitches can occur and prices can sneakily revert to their original by no fault of the author or the host of romancebookworms. Just double-check before clicking to download that the book is in fact free at this time.
3. Enjoy! You may not recognize a name, but why not try out a new-to-you author? Discover a new series. A genre you’ve never read before.
Happy (stuffing and) reading!
xo
Jess
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