tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post5193222261307014455..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: The Sunday Salon: What Makes You Unsubscribe?Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-27791739969055657032010-03-25T00:17:19.722-05:002010-03-25T00:17:19.722-05:00I unsubscribe for many of the reasons you mention....I unsubscribe for many of the reasons you mention. On the flip side in addition to unsubscribing to blogs that haven't posted in awhile I will sometimes unsubscribe if a blog posts too often. Between work, my daughter, being pregnant, etc. I have really limited amount of time to read blogs and I do subscribe to almost 200 blogs. So if a blog posts 2 or 3 times every day I just find it overwhelming to see 20-30 unread posts from them every week.<br /><br />As for memes, there are certain ones I really enjoy like the In my mailbox and waiting on wednesday but if they participate in too many memes then I start marking all as read and eventually unsubscribe if there isn't enough other content to balance it out.Debbie's World of Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892876966477693699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26563956613603212402010-03-21T19:05:38.772-05:002010-03-21T19:05:38.772-05:00I've recently cut out a bunch of sites from my...I've recently cut out a bunch of sites from my Google reader and intend to cut out more. Mainly if someone's site does not provide me with new info or the past five posts are nothing I'm interested in or as many have said if the person doesn't like the same book genres or film genres as me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-31309335149070838022010-03-19T08:07:25.664-05:002010-03-19T08:07:25.664-05:00I have 72 subscriptions in my GR. Before I put a ...I have 72 subscriptions in my GR. Before I put a blog in there I look over the past month of posts on the blog. If not enough peeks my interest, then I don't add. I have not deleted any blog yet, but so far I am not overwhelmed. I use my phone to read through the posts, and star ones that I want to respond to. Then later on my laptop, I visit the stars and comment. Memes don't bother me too much. Some are great for book ideas, and I have learned of a few wonderful titles. Memes that I don't like, I just mark as read.Kathy (mommysreading)http://mommysreading.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-12878379688666302442010-03-10T12:18:17.262-06:002010-03-10T12:18:17.262-06:00I see subscribing as a way to build community and ...I see subscribing as a way to build community and support each other. There's not enough time in the day, however, for me to read each post. I scan quickly in Google Reader and find topics most interesting to me. So far I haven't unsubscribed to anyone. I love the organizing tips shared here for Google Reader.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202664677801596650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-24260531523749340482010-03-10T11:12:11.532-06:002010-03-10T11:12:11.532-06:00I am with you in all that you wrote. I am right no...I am with you in all that you wrote. I am right now cleaning up my reader (Spring cleaning!) and I know I have once subscribed to blogs that review books of a genre I don't "love". But I am more careful of my subscription behavior nowadays. Plus, I enjoy blogs that do a lot of book reviews and write good meaty reviews, than mix in a bunch of superficial words (I know that's rude stating it, but I've seen such blogs too). I'm fine with the review count, heck, I know I can't do more than 2 reviews a week, since grad school keeps me busy.<br /><br />As for memes, I only really enjoy the Monday-reading list and Friday Finds memes, plus any meme that invites reviewing (like books from the past or A-to-Z wednesdays). Anything that brings more books to you AND adds a good personal touch to their posts.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-85111507109501782632010-03-10T11:08:36.704-06:002010-03-10T11:08:36.704-06:00Wow -
Popular post Aarti as well as some great fe...Wow - <br />Popular post Aarti as well as some great feed back in the comments.<br />Especially from the only guy that has commented here. :)<br />I think I will go and clean out my reader. I am totally swamped!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-66371663579411020392010-03-08T20:12:00.226-06:002010-03-08T20:12:00.226-06:00I am with you on unsubscription guilt! It takes me...I am with you on unsubscription guilt! It takes me forever to unsubscribe, but when I do, I do it like it's going out of fashion. I hem-and-haw for a while about one then once I decide, about five others go with it!<br /><br />My biggest determinate are whether they review solely romance novels (not too into them) and if they post five or six times a day-- I just can't keep up and it frustrates me!<br /><br />Good Salon!Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-82444150322054436442010-03-08T16:55:19.726-06:002010-03-08T16:55:19.726-06:00It's been a really long time since I have clea...It's been a really long time since I have cleaned out my reader, but I guess there are probably a few I should weed out. I don't unsubscribe if the blog posts are long because I love long reviews and feel that they give me a better idea if the book is a good fit for me. I don't like excessive meme's and get tired of them rather quickly. I also don't like it when the reviews are too short to get a real feel for the book and I don't like snarky bloggers either. Most of the blogs I read are ones I have been reading for a long time, and I have kind of formed an attachment to them. I like to get to know the bloggers and interact with them over time, so sometimes I will keep reading a blog that doesn't have reviews that fit into my favorite genres. I have tried to investigate new blogs, but if I feel like the content is not to my interest I will not add them to my reader. I also will not read a blog that adds too many posts in one day. I usually spend some time every weekday going through posts, but often I feel like there are some great blogs out there that I am missing out on. This is a great topic, and has seriously made me think about investigating the folder concept!!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-31919098183699275952010-03-08T10:51:32.908-06:002010-03-08T10:51:32.908-06:00Wow! did you ever get a lot of comments! I don...Wow! did you ever get a lot of comments! I don't subscribe. I don't follow. I just have my blog list, and I love what bookmagic wrote:<br />'I like to go directly to the blog, it's part of the ambiance to see the work people put into their blogs.'<br />This expresses my feelings exactly. I know I spend a fair bit of time on my own, and I imagine others do too, trying to make it beautiful to me. <br />I think it may be a bit easier when a blogger has (mostly) one focus, in both writing her own blog and in interest in other blogs. As for me, I write about various things and a garden blogger might not care when I write about a book. Or a book blogger may not care a bit when I post pictures of the farm. I guess that mostly my blog is my life, and if someone is interested, she will stop by when she has a minute. It is the same for me with visiting. I've tried to separate out my blog lists into 'bookish' 'mostly gardens' and then geographically. It helps me keep them straight. I get to know who is where and who they are. Someone should write about how one's memory improves when blogging - I 'know' so many people, where they are, and what they mostly write about! It keeps the 'little grey cells' of Hercule Poirot in good shape. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-63926543797466678192010-03-08T09:13:40.368-06:002010-03-08T09:13:40.368-06:00Memes! I like them occassionally, but not every da...Memes! I like them occassionally, but not every day. I never used to stop following until I put everyone into my bloglines account, eventually I'd get around to going back to everyone but now I see the 00000s of posts and I feel the pressure :)<br /><br />I'm glad you've never unsubscribed because something is too long. I sometimes unsubscribe because reviews are too short (if they're just a plot summary and 'I liked it, it was cool').Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-77137246186795699852010-03-07T23:46:08.698-06:002010-03-07T23:46:08.698-06:00I was never an unsubscriber until Bloggiesta, then...I was never an unsubscriber until Bloggiesta, then well, I just didn't want to be crushed under my reader. I have 3 folders in my reader. One for favorites, one for author blogs and the final folder is for all the other book bloggers. I should probably make more folders, but meh.<br /><br />Anyways, I unsubscribe from people who never post, who post more memes than reviews. Honestly, I don't mind memes much, just I like some strong reviews in between.<br /><br />Also, if a review is like a goodreads summary and one sentence that's a waste of my time. I prefer blogs with longer reviews, can't help it.<br /><br />Oh and if a blog is obnoxious, with a bajillion blinkie images and gifs, I just, I can't handle it, so click unsubscribe. Same with the partial feeds. They are annoying!<br /><br />Fabulous post, definitely has me thinking!April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-43012520312164591792010-03-07T20:07:44.085-06:002010-03-07T20:07:44.085-06:00Great post!
I've subscribed to about 160+ blog...Great post!<br />I've subscribed to about 160+ blogs and already I feel I couldn't catch up on them even though if I read them via Google Reader every weekdays (I tend to take a break from the internet during weekends to spend more time with my family and so forth). <br /><br />It's so hard to unsubscribe; I love reading what everyone's doing and reading. Still, if the blog is inactive for a long time, and if the blogger's taste in books is so different from mine, I'd have to do so even though it always make me feel bad.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-14877892404383246032010-03-07T18:35:36.414-06:002010-03-07T18:35:36.414-06:00Good question! I'm in the process of trimming ...Good question! I'm in the process of trimming down by blog list right now, actually. I have a whole folder of new book blogs that I've been experimenting with reading. For about a week, I've just been clicking on post for those blogs that seem interesting to me, not every single one. After about another week I'm going to look at them individually and see if I've read posts from that blog in the last week. If not, I'll probably unsubscribe. The rest will get moved into my other blog folders for regular reading. <br /><br />But I totally agree. It's fraught with guilt and feeling bad about not reading blogs that read me, etc. <br /><br />One thing that will make me more inclined to unsubscribe almost immediately is if the blog is a partial feed. Those I loose patience for.Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)http://sophisticateddorkiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-88900397072275068282010-03-07T17:10:50.132-06:002010-03-07T17:10:50.132-06:00I unsubscribe for the same reasons you do, but I h...I unsubscribe for the same reasons you do, but I have to admit, it is not that often. Like Teresa said, it does not take long for me to scan through a post to see if the topic interests me. And sometimes I can really be pleasantly surprised by a blog I don't often read.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597485569740436880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-2279091666343088262010-03-07T16:18:30.366-06:002010-03-07T16:18:30.366-06:00I don't feel tooo guilty about unsubscribing b...I don't feel tooo guilty about unsubscribing because a lot of times I'm mostly a lurker and the person probably doesn't even know I subscribed in the first place. People who visit my blog regularly and comment, however, I almost always stay subscribed too even if I don't love their content because I do try to visit those who visit me. Typically if a blog is mostly memes I will unsubscribe, unless I really like the person. I don't care if your reviews are too long or too short, I just care that there is some content there for me to read! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-75470589425288319112010-03-07T15:39:19.050-06:002010-03-07T15:39:19.050-06:00Great fodder for discussion! I'll admit that ...Great fodder for discussion! I'll admit that I do not unsubscribe often, and that is due mostly out of guilt. I find it is easier for me to hit "Mark All as Read" and keep myself subscribed versus going through the pain of unsubscribing. Yes, as I type that I realize how silly it sounds.<br /><br />In those rare times I have unsubscribed, I have done so because the blogger had not posted anything in quite some time. Like Jen, I dislike partial feeds and probably could cull some from the list that way. Other reasons I would use include too many memes and not enough original content, and too many reviews of books I would never consider reading. The latter reason is more because it indicates a lack of similar tastes. Granted, I would reconsider this idea if we were Twitter friends. In general, it seems as if we all have very similar ideas about unsubscribing!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-2199472409452437242010-03-07T14:56:25.420-06:002010-03-07T14:56:25.420-06:00Great topic here!
Unsubscribing is a necessary e...Great topic here! <br /><br />Unsubscribing is a necessary evil, indeed. I try to keep by subscriptions around 110 or so, but they continually creep up. Even at just around 100, I have such trouble keeping up, much less commenting as I should. My top reasons for unsubscribing are too many memes and too little reading interests in common.A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-48103935112939874742010-03-07T13:46:42.981-06:002010-03-07T13:46:42.981-06:00I use the trends tab in Google Reader to make thes...I use the trends tab in Google Reader to make these decisions for me. I unsubscribe to any blog that hasn't posted on a month and any blog that I've read less than 10% of their posts. <br /><br />It's not a perfect system by any means, but I am currently following over 600 blogs. Since I discover many new blogs every week, the number would be over 1000 if I didn't unsubscribe from blogs that aren't active or only post content I don't have lots of interest in.<br /><br />I always feel bad because I know how upsetting it can be to see your follower numbers drop.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876184821140692572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-2928118697548645602010-03-07T13:37:06.495-06:002010-03-07T13:37:06.495-06:00Wow - you sparked quite a discussion!! I haven...Wow - you sparked quite a discussion!! I haven't felt overwhelmed - yet. There are some posts I skip over or skim through but so far, I haven't unsubscribed from any. I think the main reason that would cause me to do so would be inactivity unless the person said they would be away for a while (sometimes life just gets in the way of blogging) and I wouldn't want to miss when they come back! I think I've become a little more selective in which blogs I choose to follow now than I used to.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-15177988494995950092010-03-07T13:26:55.472-06:002010-03-07T13:26:55.472-06:00Another great question from you! So far the only r...Another great question from you! So far the only reason I've unsubscribed is inactivity. Like you said, if they've been inactive for more than a few months - I assume they aren't coming back!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-8134088719057894782010-03-07T13:14:54.812-06:002010-03-07T13:14:54.812-06:00I'm with you (and Eva) on never unsubbing beca...I'm with you (and Eva) on never unsubbing because of long reviews. Heck, I write long reviews, so that would be hypocritical AND counterproductive.<br /><br />It's all about quality of content for me. If a blog is 90% memes, I'm out, and I won't feel guilty about it. If the reviews and other content-driven posts are good and outweigh the fluff, I'm willing to deal with memes, but I'll freely admit that I almost always just skip right past those. Sure, they're good for building community (sometimes), but I honestly don't care which books got delivered to a person's house that week, and I don't have time to read a hundred posts about it.Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985624269551630736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-38432864389505773752010-03-07T12:25:42.445-06:002010-03-07T12:25:42.445-06:00Great question! My Google reader is always over 10...Great question! My Google reader is always over 1000, but I read the book blogs every day or two. The blogs I can't keep up with as much as I wish (Jezebel, Gawker, NY Mag, etc.) post 100 times a day each. Who has the time? <br /><br />I am annoyed by too many memes, and I dislike the week and month wrap-up posts, but mostly I scroll right past them or mark as read rather than unsubscribe.<br /><br />I typically unsubscribe when I realize how divergent our reading tastes are. I get frustrated with bloggers who aren't good writers. We all have typos and errors, but bloggers who don't have good sentence structure aren't pleasurable for me to read. <br /><br />Honestly, I rarely unsubscribe, but I fully confess to skimming as many blogs as I actually read.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-3539407710831229232010-03-07T12:17:00.384-06:002010-03-07T12:17:00.384-06:00>>I have never unsubscribed because a blog&#...>>I have never unsubscribed because a blog's reviews are too long. <br /><br />Me neither! In fact, I'm more likely to be less interested in a blog because the reviews are too short. lol I don't worry about unsubscribing as much as you (I'd worry more if people could SEE me unsubscribing, lol). Sometimes I unsubscribe, because after a two-week trial run the blog isn't doing it for me. Or if one starts doing a billion memes. Or if they're only reviewing the books that are flooding the blogosphere. Or if they do a snarky post that rubs me the wrong way (more about blogging & book bloggers than about authors...although, if they snark on Jane, they're probably not a good fit for me!).<br /><br />I'm picky about what goes in my Google Reader, though, so unless a blog changes dramatically, I rarely have to cull. I do a pretty thorough check-out of the blog before I decide to subscribe, and if it makes it past the trial period, I'm probably a fan! :)<br /><br />Also, you think of the best topics for Sunday Salon. :pEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-37691153187567668602010-03-07T11:42:12.783-06:002010-03-07T11:42:12.783-06:00I recently have gone from over 200 blogs in my rea...I recently have gone from over 200 blogs in my reader to about 120, mostly by using Google Reader's "Trends" where I can see which blogs are inactive. Like you, I unsubscribe from blogs that are "meme-heavy." Unlike you, though, I would unsubscribe if a blog's reviews were too long, or if the blog posts were too long. For me, blog posts are meant to be on the short side, or if longer, split up into a series of posts.<br /><br />Today I did subscribe to one more group of blogs, with The Sunday Salon, meaning I might not subscribe to those blogs individually, but I will attempt to read, and comment when the mood strikes -- like here, to those blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-15403178522073196632010-03-07T11:28:57.055-06:002010-03-07T11:28:57.055-06:00I've been thinking about this a lot lately, si...I've been thinking about this a lot lately, since I've seen a pretty big reduction in the amount of time I can devote to blogging. I feel terrible about unsubscribing, but since these days it's taking me ages to visit even my favourite blogs... well, something's gotta give.<br /><br />For the most part, I've unsubscribed from meme-heavy blogs, blogs that post little except news stories they've pulled from other sources (often with commentary on said stories, granted, but I prefer reviews-heavy blogs), and blogs that mostly post about books and genres that don't grab my interest. And I've felt terrible about each and every unsubscription, since I'm sure all these people work very hard on their blogs. :(Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.com