I’m sure all of us have wondered this, whether we wanted to link to other book bloggers’ reviews or if we just wanted to see whether or not our opinions were in the mainstream. Sure, we *could* run a Google search, but then all sorts of extraneous stuff comes up.
Luckily, Nicki of Fyrefly’s Books made a solution for us: The Book Blogger Search Engine. Basically it is a Google search that just searches book blogs.
The only caveat is that she has to actually TELL Google that a site is a book blog and should be searched. She’s got nearly 1,000 blogs listed now, but perhaps in celebration of Book Blogger Appreciation Week you could check her information page and make sure that a few of your favorite book blogs are listed? If not, just shoot her a comment and let her know.
Oh! And don’t forget that you can add the search widget to your blog as well!
This is a great post, Jen….I should post a link to the BBAW site as well.
Nicki is amazing!
I can’t disagree with that!
Yay, thank you for mentioning this! I’ve had about ten people in just the past 40 minutes come and find sites that weren’t on my list.
Also, you’re first in line for the unicorn rides.
.-= Fyrefly´s last blog ..Lois McMaster Bujold – Shards of Honor =-.
Woohoo! Unicorn rides!
I saw this and already have it bookmarked!
There’s a widget? I must add that to my blog.
Wow, what a great tip! Thanks muchly.
.-= heidenkind´s last blog ..The Makings of a Marginaliac =-.
Oh I applaud you for highlighting this TERRIFIC service! Fyrefly ROCKS. I love this search and use it all the time.
I am on the list…good
I had the widget on my blog…good
But I also realized there were options on how the widget looked, so I fooled with that…cool
Brilliant of you to mention this! When I discovered her search engine, I began linking to it at the end of every review. I think it is fantastic!
Thanks for spreading the word about this – what a lot of work she put into this project!
I remember a post on this awhile ago, and I’ve always wanted the details. Thanks! I need to do this more often!
What a fantastic idea!
Thanks for the information. I think I’ll check it out after this.
Thanks! I’m going to go bookmark it now.
.-= Ladytink_534´s last blog ..Surviving the Wild =-.
This is a wonderful idea! And there’s a widget too? I’m going to check it out!
What a great idea! I can’t check it now that I’m at work but later on tonight I’ll make sure to check it out.
This is a great idea – thanks for letting us know about it!
.-= S. Krishna´s last blog ..BBAW: Book Recommendations =-.
I just added the search engine to my sidebar, customized it to look like my normal search as I prefer it to Goggle’s look. Thanks for letting us know about this!
.-= Ana O.´s last blog ..Just Arrived: Everything Sucks by Hannah Friedman =-.
Have you used it yet? I think it is better than whipped cream! It has sure helped me with a reader’s block I have been dealing with!
What a fabulous resource! Thank you for sharing it with us
This is amazing! Thanks for reminding me of it.
This is so cool. I didn’t know about it, but I will be using it constantly now!
.-= Melissa – Shhh I’m Reading´s last blog ..BBAW: Influenced by bloggers… =-.