How do I join/find out about blog tours?

[Lisa Parkin]

Hey Guys! 

 

So I've been steadily gaining followers and blog traffic over the last month due to your awesome suggestions!

 

Now, it's time for another question :) - I've seen a bunch of bloggers participate in blog tours. I've found a couple websites with information on joining, but what resources do you use?

 

Websites? Word of mouth? Other blogs?

 

I'm looking for fantasy or YA blog tours specifically, too. 

 

I appreciate any info that you can give me! Thanks!! 

 

 

[BeaCharmed]

I joined Bewitching Book Tours run by Roxanne Rhoads. She provides you with a badge/button, author pic and bio, an entire media press kit. She does fantasy and paranormal romance. You sign up only for the tours that you are interested in.

 

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by resources. BWT provides a press kit, as I mentioned, and advertises your blog as part of the tour. I use the badge she sends, adding it to my blog about 2 weeks before the review/interview/guest post. I also tweet about it. I don't have a newsletter but if you have one, you would certainly talk up the book tour there. Additionally, most authors will post a link to your blog as part of their promo efforts. 

[Lisa Parkin]

Ok awesome! Thanks so much for the info! By resources, I meant ways to sign up with a book tour- like a variety of websites that do that. Is there some sort of blog tour directory somewhere?

 

Thanks again! :)

[BeaCharmed]

Aaah, ok. That I don't know, but maybe Google "blog book tours" and see what you get?

[Allison]

So far, I have found Book Blogs itself is a good source. Through groups such as Blog Tours and Network Your Blog, I have already found two May tours. One includes books for young people. There may be other useful groups too.

 

If you search Google for book tours, you should also find other potential sources. Just now, I found two: one is called Book Tours and another is called Virtual Book Tours. I don't enough about either to recommend them. With all of my examples, you will need to dig to find those specifically catering to young adults.

 

Sorry I cannot be of more help. I am new to the book tour world too, but is why I am excited to find ones right here on Book Blogs.

[Teddy]

I organize a variety of blog tours.  Go to the websitehttp://www.virtualauthorbooktours.com/2011/01/tour-hosts.html and fill in the Tour Host Interest Form, to sign up.

[Allison]

Done! Thanks for the info.

[Chris Henderson]

I'm part of a monthly blog chain that starts fresh again tomorrow for June with our topic being "fresh air." We average 15-20 participants and we each read one post a month from each person on our topic.

I also do weekly interviews with authors every Tuesday. Just posted an interview with Brandie LaGarde on my blog about her writing experiences and what led her to write her first book. Stop by for a quick read at http://thewritechris.blogspot.com.

[Rainy Kaye]

Majanka over at http://booklog.eternalised.net/ runs a book blog tour last I checked. You could contact her and ask to join =)

[aparajita basu]

 

Very very thrilled to welcome L.J. Sellers. She is touring for her latest bookThe Arranger on the virtual space and since I have read the book i'd say she has done a great job - a clever manipulation of the scenarios in the book. I would definitely suggest you people to try it. Well without a further wait....I present before you all the good stuffs.....read on and be surprised.

 

Check out the book - its summary - its review 

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF THE AUTHOR
AND
AN EBOOK GIVEAWAY (Ends 21st Sept, 2011)

[aparajita basu]

ON THIS NOTE I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU BLOGGERS & AUTHORS LIKE - 

I HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN A VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR WEBSITE, WHERE WE HELP PROMOTE BOOKS AND STRIVE TO TAKE IT TO THE VIRTUAL LEVEL. WE ARE FAST GROWING WITH TOUR HOSTS MEMBERS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO EMPLOYING OUR SERVICES FOR MAJOR AND NEW AUTHORS ALIKE. 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE WEBSITE- http://tourzdecodex.blogspot.com

Tourz de Codex is an online virtual book tour hosting organization started by Aparajita @Le' Grande Codex. Everyday millions of books come out in print, so our long term goal is an attempt to foster the magical and exciting moment shared between the author and their readers by bringing together a cost friendly and an exciting virtual blog tour program. Authors value the opinions of their readers a lot in shaping their book so it is a small attempt to do just that with exciting interviews, elusive book reviews, amazing giveaway and add some guest posts to the mix too and you get an exclusive and an exciting package of bookish goodness.

IF THIS SUITS YOU AND YOU WISH TO EMPLOY OUR SERVICES THEN PLEASE CONTACT US AT "[e-mail]"

[aparajita basu]

7 bloggers needed who can host a middle grade fiction. will u host?

LINK:-http://tourzdecodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/six-weeks-to-yehidah-by-me...

We are looking for 7 more tourz host who can host Melissa Studdard's "Six Weeks to Yehidah" and "My Yehidah". Each participant will get a pdf copy of Six weeks to Yehidah and My Yehidah(if you wish). Melissa will be available for interviews during this period. 



Tour Schedule:- 

22nd Dec, 2011 – Sue @Books books the magical fruit 
23rd Dec, 2011 – Courtney @Courtney's Book Nook 
24th Dec, 2011 – Literary Corner @Allahabad Post 
26th Dec, 2011 – Bookotopia 
27th Dec, 2011 - 
28th Dec, 2011 - 
29th Dec, 2011 – Katie @Curse of the Biblophile 
30th Dec, 2011 – D.S. White @Bookzone 
31st Dec, 2011 - 
2nd Jan, 2012 - 
3rd Jan, 2012 - 
4th Jan, 2012 - 
5th Jan, 2012 - 
6th Jan, 2012 – Jean @Finding Your Gibbee 
7th Jan, 2012 – Latoya @Little Library Mouse 
8th Jan, 2012 – Nancy @Simple Clockwork 
10th Jan, 2012 – Melissa Lemon 
11th Jan, 2012 – Aparajita @Le’ Grande Codex 
12th Jan, 2012 – Frishawn @WTF are you reading? 
13th Jan, 2012 – Aparajita @The ‘A’ - Jurnale