I've been working hard on some changes to the blog, in response to a few reader requests. I'm splitting the blog (and it's twitter/RSS feeds) into two (and eventually three) segments. The first split starts today - no more Erotica here on the main blog, so that the feeds and Kindle subscriptions are more family and work friendly. Instead, all Erotica and most LGBT fiction will appear in my new blog, Erotica Books on the Knob (I know! catchy title, right?). I'm currently thinking that I may duplicate the Romance books there (other than those from Christian publishers), but want your input: do you want zero duplication or the occasional duplicate in the Romance category?
I've flagged the new blog for Adult content, but all that means is that you have to click an extra box telling Google that you are aware of the content. I have the RSS feeds (including email subscriptions) and twitter feeds set up now and it looks like the Facebook page is now working, as well.
Speaking of Facebook, did you know that the more individual posts from a page that you "Like", the more likely the posts are to show up on your home page news feed? Facebook used to show you all the pages from Pages that you liked as a whole, but now limits who gets to see a page (when this hit, I saw my reach/audience drop from 1500+ per day to under 300, so I know a lot of you started missing posts on Facebook). So, if you miss seeing the posts on Facebook, be sure to head over to the Books on the Knob Facebook Page and "Like" a few posts.
For future plans, I am considering the same split for books from Christian publisher. These publishers have a lot of free books, with most of them repeats, and can be controversial for some readers. It is a bit of work to move, though, so I haven't started and would like your comments. Moving the posts would mean a leaner blog here (probably 8 or so posts every Monday would move, plus some others during the week) and those who specifically want Christian Fiction/Non-fiction and nothing else would have a new place to read. It would mean, though, that those who want both will need to subscribe to both sites (which is simple using Google Reader) and the same for those who get the Kindle subscription.
In the meantime, feel free to check out the new blog and let me know what you think. It's set up a lot like this one, but there may be a gadget or two on the right sidebar that isn't fully functional.
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77 comments:
I love this separation! I admit, I mostly read the smut/erotica stuff, but I prefer to not have it show up when browsing at work, so a separate list makes that easier to manage. I also occasionally come across a more wholesome title on your blog that I'm happy to pick up, but I don't feel comfortable with the vast majority of the Christian books, so I for one would love to see those separated out as well, if and when your schedule allows.
That said, I'd much prefer BotK stay up and running than see you get overwhelmed trying to split things out and cater to all of us! I guess the end point here is: thanks for splitting the erotica; if you get time to split the Christian stuff that'd be lovely; and THANK YOU on the whole for your lovely blog!
Love this idea -and the new blog looks good. Personally I'd be very very happy if the inspirational/Christian ebooks were given their own blog since I get tired of seeing the same books over and over again and those have no appeal for me. Being able to skip them would be nice.
Hi! Love the blog the way it is. I see no reason to spin off erotica _or_ Christian books to a separate site. If there is that much worry about them, what about just another tab at the top of the page? Thanks for everything and have a great holiday!
Glad you are doing this. I'm not interested in the erotica and always scrolled through it quickly. This will save me time and irritation.
Duplication okay.
Love your service!!
I understand the changes, though I personally don't like them. I strongly prefer to keep everything in one place, perhaps with multiple feeds for those who want to subscribe only to certain categories; that could easily be handled with tags.
I'm not offended by the presence of Christian (or other religion) books, or by erotica or any other category. I only click on the headlines/titles that I find interesting anyway; perhaps the NSFW issue could be handled by not posting book covers for anything in the erotica category, and/or not posting full synopses?
It will be more complicated in the future to subscribe to multiple sites, check multiple feeds, etc. but will certainly do so--I find what you do extremely valuable and will follow you wherever you go!
I will be glad to see the Christian/faith-based books, both fiction and non-fiction, moved to another blog or even a separate tab here. They do seem to be overwhelmingly the bulk of posts sometimes, and they repeat more than other books. I'm not much on Facebook, but I do come here at least a couple of times every day. I hope that counts toward your readership points.
Thanks for the separation! I often have my kids looking over my shoulder!
Thanks for splitting out the erotica into its own area. I don't mind scrolling through a single thread for the books I want, but the covers for erotica were not appropriate for perusing at work. I like reading the Christian books--and since a lot of them are also romance stories, I don't see the need to have them on a separate thread.
It's easy enough to scroll past the ones that are repeats or ones that don't interest me, but at least the Christian book covers won't get me into iffy territory at work for nudity.
I like the idea of splitting off erotica, but definitely keep everything else here. I would prefer having all non-erotica in one place with no duplicating.
Thanks for what you do!
Thank you so much for all your hard work! I love your blog and recommend it to everyone I know with an ereader.
I personally don't read either erotica or Christian material and think a separate blog or tab for those is a great idea. I do, however, read regular romance so would love for those to remain in the main blog.
I love the idea of separating out the blogs (and RSS feeds). The number of posts in my google reader sometimes seems overwhelming - I think I follow too many blogs. I love your site and frequently find an interesting free book here, but the number of posts each day has caused me to consider unsubscribing. Since I have no interest in erotica that reduces the number of posts for me. I am also uninterested in the Christian books so I would love to see them separated out too. I hadn't made the Monday connection, but I do know there are days when I feel like the Christian books just keep popping up endlessly, one after another.
Thanks for providing such a great resource!
Thank you for moving the Erotica from here, I appreciate that change. I don't download the Romance novels but it isn't a problem for me if you leave them here.
I like the new site and would be happy to see the romance titles over there as well. That way I wouldn't have to sort through all of the Christian books and non-fiction that don't really interest me.
How about in the main blog just putting a title, bookstore availability, publisher, genre, and a link to the post in the secondary blog or section that will have the full details (cover, book description, etc.) of the erotica/Christian/whatever spin-off category?
That way people don't have to check 3+ versions of the blog, but still would be aware of the new freebies.
I think you could probably keep everything on one blog with tags, although that would put a greater burden on readers to understand how feeds and subscriptions work--but whatever is practical for you.
Personally, while I am not offended by or uncomfortable with the Christian books, they do seem to be the majority of books posted, repeat often (I can think of a couple that have shown up what seems like 10 times since I started following) and create a lot of scrolling for me (my favorite books are the rare freebies that are interesting fiction or non-flimsy nonfiction and NOT Christian or erotica/romance, and it's like looking for a needle in a haystack). So I would find it more convenient if they were separated out somehow, either by a tag or a separate blog, just for volume reasons.
That said, you do an amazingly helpful and generous thing here, and I am happy with whatever work level you want to put into it.
I also hope that occasional LGBT titles that are *not* erotic or romance will remain on the main blog, as these are targeting a different audience from the romance/erotica readers, who may not subscribe to the romance/erotica blog. LGBT lives aren't intrinsically "inappropriate" for families or work, given that pretty much all of us *have* families and work (although I also think that people who decide to read blogs at work are making a decision to do that, and it's not the blog owner's responsibility to ensure "worksafeness").
I don't mind the separation of erotica titles (which I am interested in! and I just subscribed to the new blog!) and would also not mind duplication of romance titles.
Additionally, I like the idea of separating the Christian books, mostly due to the vast number of repeats and my own personal lack of interest.
Thanks so much for all your work.
-- Megan S.
Thanks for separating the erotica from the main feed. I don't mind combining the other genres but really don't care to have the erotica books show up while I'm browsing at work.
I love this blog and honestly would rather it not change.
If you need to separate them out, though, can't you create new tabs at the top for the different categories (Erotica and Christian)? That way, people don't have to go to different blogs. Either way, it's not a huge deal, just a question.
If you separate out the Erotica and have extra time in the future, please separate out the Christian books as well. Please.
Thank you, by the way, for maintaining this blog. It's my main mode for finding free/discounted books.
I just love the way your blog is now, everything in one place! Though I'd be perfectly happy even if I have to go to a separate blog for the erotica books. Though I know I'd still look at them from work! (When no one is around, of course. LOL)
Like erotica separated, but don't want romance/Christian romance included in that category. I appreciate all your work. Let us know what you decide
I agree with having all romance except Christian together. That's mostly what I look for
I love that you are separating erotica, and urge you to separate the christian books as well (all those repeats!) Am so grateful for this blog, I have found so many new authors by trying things from your blog. Thank you Karen!
I second etitameh's sentiments about this blog staying viable and not becoming too much effort for you, so I will be a faithful subscriber however it turns out.
Sure splitting the categories into different blogs will make looking for titles that interest me easier. Thanks for putting up full RSS feeds that make it easy to follow the different blogs. It's just that I liked the idea of having erotica sitting next to Christian fiction ;)
I subscribe to the blog on my Kindle, and I don't quite understand how the new system would work for that format. I like the idea of separating the erotica, but I would still like to get info on everything else, including the Christian books, for one subscription fee.
Would appreciate the erotica separated. Have no problem with non-erotica Christian/LGBT remaining here.
However the MOST important thing is that this blog remains worth your effort to produce. I visit several times a day. To that end I can continue to skip any type book I'm not interested in.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I HATED seeing the smut on my feed!
First, thanks for splitting the erotica into a new blog. I don't read it at all, and it gets tedious for me to sift through what's what. I wouldn't mind subscribing to a second feed of Christian novels, if you decide to do that. Also, I don't mind seeing duplicates. Than!ks for all the work you do for this blog!
Right now, there are two different subscriptions: the Books on the Knob Blog and the new Erotica Books on the Knob blog. Both are 99 cents/month (down from the $1.99 or $2.99 that Amazon first charged for the BOTK blog).
I can actually set up different Kindle subscriptions, with alternatives for "all", "all but erotica" and have 'erotica only', "christian only' and 'no erotica no christian". There are other combinations, but I can't see them being very popular.
The good news on the Kindle subs is now that I have things set up, I can create the new choices in an hour or two (plus waiting for Amazon to OK them and set a price). I would anticipate any of them being priced at 99 cents/month (a real bargain).
I don't mind that erotica is separated (will subscribe!) for those who steal from their employers by surfing the web at work, but I'd also like to see the Christian separated (won't subscribe!).
Or do the tag thing others have suggested. Whatever is easiest for you.
I'd like to see romance (non-Christian) on the erotica list because much of it is just as steamy as the erotica!
I appreciate the erotica being separated. Those book covers were often not family/work friendly and not something I cared to see either. Glad that I no longer have to scroll past them. I use Googled Reader to access your blog, so whether you do further separation isn't a big deal to me. I can always add another listing to my feed. Thanks for your great site and all the work you put into it.
Yep, I'd love to see the Christian stuff separated... I scroll right past those and would love to not have to have them crowding up my subscription. Thanks so much for all the work you put into this!
Well, since you asked... :-) The erotica wasn't a big deal for me personally, but it would be fantastic to have the Christian books on a separate feed. I get so tired of seeing the same titles over and over again.
And thank you so much for the work you do. I've found some awesome books that I wouldn't have heard about otherwise.
I'm okay with just scrolling past anything I don't intend to download. I don't need to worry about the book covers as I'm checking from home.
I would subscribe to a separate Christian feed if that happens but don't mind them staying in.
Whatever you decide, I'm with you. Love the blog! :)
Thank you so much for separating out the erotica! I can recommend this blog to my little sister now.
I read the blog through Google Reader, so I don't care how many separations there are. I think it's probably a bad idea to have the same books on multiple blogs, because if someone is subscribed to both they will get duplications.
Separation is an excellent idea. The glut of repeat Christian freebies really clogged up the blog andhad me avoiding it entirely on Mondays, so I'd certainly appreciate their move to a separate space.
I love this blog, and I appreciate the incredible amount of work you do to keep us in the know about ebook (and other) freebies and deals.
Most of my extensive Kindle library come from your posts.
For me, splitting off the Christian stuff would be wonderful. I skip that stuff, and having it out of the list would save me time. Also, as you pointed out, there are a lot of repeats.
Many thanks for all you do
Since there are lots of blots I go to those that I like and that's here at BOTK. So if you separate I'll go wherever you have them. I tend to skip over the Christian books and all the books that are repeated. I do miss seeing what bargains you find. I like the romances so i'll look forward to those posted. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much for your incredible blog. I have a huge collection of Kindle and Nook titles because of you.
I appreciate having the erotica split off, since it isn't my thing.
I'd love for the Christian books to be split off, too, so I can avoid them effortlessly.
Thank you again for providing such an incredible service.
You've got a great blog here. Thanks for taking the time gather so much good info here for us all.
I think today's split was a good move. I'm not really for or against censoring erotica, but it's probably more family friendly to separate one from the other.
I don't see anything wrong with keeping the Christian (and other religious books) in the main site. I hope not many people out there would get offended by them. But I'm not really religious enough to care either way. Whatever you decide, I'll support your decision.
Keep up the good work. Thanks so much for all you do.
I would like everything to stay on one blog.....with splitting the erotica out it takes away the risque covers which is nice but it was easy to scroll right by. It's also easy to scroll by the repeats. Pulling out even more could get tedious.....you can't please everyone all the time.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'm really happy to have erotica gone. That's been my only hesitation whenever I suggest someone sign up for your blog. I didn't want to offend or shock anyone. I'm willing to scroll past just about anything, but I was always afraid they would go along for a while, happy with the blog, then, wham, erotica day out of the blue and they wouldn't like it.
Some romance covers are just as racy as erotica, so I wouldn't mind those going away too.
I scroll right past almost all the Christian stuff as well. As you said, there are a lot of repeats, so it's fine if they go elsewhere. I won't miss them, but don't mind scrolling past them if need be. Another site I follow is heavy on Christian so I scroll past it there, too. Separating it out will help differentiate your main blog from other sites like that.
Thanks for what you do. I enjoy your blog and will sign up for RSS feed for whatever interests me. I hope the new split is easy for you to manage and brings in more subscriptions and support for you.
I think you might be making more work for yourself. I just don't want you to get burn out. If the covers are an issue. I would just link to a pic instead so the user can click on the link and the pic load separately, that way they are doing it by choice. Have a disclaimer if need be. I personally don't think anything needs to change anything. Your blog is great!
One suggestion. Instead of one book per post you could do a Today's Freebies instead just like you do for Today's Deals. You could even split it by genre. If that makes less work for you.
I am really excited about the idea of your separating out the erotica. It is the one thing I could never stand about your feed. A lot of he books I read are Christian and then others like children's and other adult fiction and non fiction. I would prefer you not make a third blog for Christian.I like it all here but I would definitely not mind if you skipped the multiple repeats. Oh and as for a separate Christian freeborn blog that's being done by InspiredReads.
Please go ahead and make the split for both erotica and Christian content. If people want them, they can go find them accordingly. I truthfully have no interest in either.
I think you're making too much work for yourself as well. Dump the erotica covers perhaps, keep the blurred text, then keep everything in one spot. How lazy are we when we can't scroll down a page on a computer? How did we manage in brick and mortar bookstores? Did we avoid them because we were too lazy to walk around aisles that were offensive or boring to us to get the aisles that held books that piqued our interest?
Splitting out the erotica is enough, although it never really bothered me. The only problem I have with the Christian fiction is that they repeat so much. The one with the cool looking wedding cake pops up every couple months.
In all seriousness, please don't split the romance out. I like going to one place to check for books.
Thank you for what you do.
Jodi
To me it is all books - different books catering for different tastes, all encouraging reading, so I have no problem with all genres being together . . it doesn't kill me to scroll past a book I am not interested in.
It also doesn't kill me to view 2 blogs - so I guess I am saying a huge thankyou for what you already do . . and for you to do what suits *you* best . . just keep doing it! ☺
I read your blog exclusively via an RSS feed, and I'm grateful that you've split off the erotica for the same reasons most people have expressed. I am a Christian and do enjoy well-written :) faith-based novels. However, I wouldn't mind if you split those off into a separate blog as well, and I would subscribe to both feeds.
I've discovered a good many great books that I would have never found if it weren't for BOTN - for that, I will always be grateful.
Having the option to avoid erotica makes me happy. :-) Not because it holds no interest for me, but because at a high level it's input I don't really want, and--just as not having cookies in the house helps my caloric intake--it's great not having the stuff in front of me.
On the "Christian" side, the many romances and most of the inspirational stuff is noise for me, but on rare occasions there're discounts (usually cheap, rather than free) on books with more meat that do intrigue me. E.g., Philip Jenkins' The Lost History of Christianity, or various books discounted for Reformation Week recently.
Beyond this, the mix of mind candy and more substantial fare for little or no money is what keeps me coming back to the blog. :-) Thanks for all you do, and for your work at ongoing improvement!
The answers you're getting are very subjective with a lot of variation (which probably mirrors your readership).
It's probably best that you just follow your own instincts. Said instincts made the blog what it is today.
My only request would be to perhaps follow Blossoms suggestion and not post the covers of romance or otherwise racy material on the blog. I'd give her some karma for that one if we were on MR.
I've read quite a few of the Christian books that were really good. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have read them but since they were free I thought I'd try reading something different. Please leave them on your main blog.
I do like the idea of splitting off the Christian stuff, only because of the constant repeats. It gets so tedious seeing the same ones over and over! The erotica, doesn't really bother me that much.
I would say to do whatever works best for you. I appreciate all your hard work and don't mind them being listed together although I'm not interested in all of them. I just pass by the ones I don't want. I don't visit the Facebook page very often but I check your blog every day. It was the first place recommended to me after I got my Nook last year. I have found so many terrific books and apps because of you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for what you do here! I need to tell you that more often! :)
I love your blog and have followed you since you had the listomania version. I have recommended it to others, just with a caveat that it includes all genres they may want to scroll past. That said, I'm glad to have a more work safe page and I wouldn't mind the repeatable Christian books being split out either, but as others have said, only if it does not cost you the effort to maintain the blog we all love. I do agree with a previous commenter that LGBT books of a non-erotica nature do not need to be separated.
Thanks again!
I appreciate your time and effort to post anything. I would really like the separation of the Christian focused posts. But I am not going to stop visiting if you choose not to.
Up front I want to say I firmly believe bloggers have the right to handle their blog they want it handled and if I'm not thrilled that is my problem.
The extra heads up on things not strictly ebook is a great feature and the audio book and Poison Pen Press highlights alone would keep me coming back here forever. I visit daily (oh, alright hourly) just hoping for new items on these fronts.
I live in an extremely conservative area that I sometimes feel makes the Salem Witch Trials look warm and cozy but I have never had a problem recommending your site. I work in a library and people always ask for places they can find free and cheap ebooks. I would be remiss if I left your blog off my list. I do tell people up front that you post notices about Erotica and LGBT but that there is at least an equal number or more of Christian materials so just scroll on by.
I would prefer not having to go to different places but again it is what you feel best for your blog that is important.
I would have preferred to see the Christian Fiction spun off and everything else left the same but that is just me. I am a regular church goer, sometimes acting secretary, do children's moments and so on but find Christian fiction at best a yawn. I do keep trying occasionally because every once in awhile I find one with people I'd like to spend more than 10 minutes with but they usually end up doing something I consider unChristian but the characters in the books see as just fine and normal, generally I would just as soon stick with mysteries and thrillers. And you are right there are tons of Christian fiction titles I see repeated but for ebook newbies who love them I think it is important that if that is what they love they it would be a new book for them and they should get a chance to see them. The Christian non-fiction highlighted here has yielded a few very good finds I have recommended to others. I occasionally do get some of the erotica but since I am more the equal partners kind of person most of it these days being dominant male/submissive female would be as much a yawn for me as the Christian ficton but I live in hope - after all the only character I really liked in any of the CSIs was Lady Heather!
I second and third and so on many of the others in thanking you for what you do. Your blog is a genuine bright spot in my day. I don't have internet at home and love getting feeds sent to my phone so I always have a shot at finding some great new book, audio or app.
Please do whatever is easiest for you. This is one blog that I check multiple times plus facebook plus the rss.
I would like to see you do whatever is easiest for you. Even though I work from home now, I would have never dreamed of attempting to access the work's internet to surf for ANYTHING (even on my breaks) so I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around these people complaining it's not work friendly.
I have recommended this site to many many people and I clearly say it has something for EVERYONE! If you don't like erotica, feel free to keep right on scrolling. That's what I do for the Christian romances. :)
I like splitting off the erotica, but I see no reason to split of LGBT stuff unless it is erotica itself, in which case there's no need to make a distinction, is there?
I don't like the idea of splitting off the Christian stuff. I would suggest in its place one of two splits that would be much more helpful. First, a distinction between new books and repeats would help tremendously. I like your blog, but sometimes there are just too many posts, and it's hard to remember what I already have, and the Christian publishers have the most repeats but there are quite a number of other books that are repeat freebies, as well. Eliminating the number of repeats would cut down on the number of posts (making it easier to subscribe/less junk to wade through) but it would also lessen the proportion of Christian works for those who find it controversial. It would be easier for them to ignore/skip over if it were a smaller percentage of books posted, probably. As for me, I am interested in a few of the Christian titles but not most of them, and would really like to eliminate the repeats on all books.
Another possible way to split it up would be fiction/nonfiction. Because I have little interest in the vast majority of the fiction works, but like the nonfiction, and there are probably a lot of people who have the opposite case, they like the fiction but not the nonfiction.
Just, please, whatever you do, either eliminate or separate out the repeats.
Also, there's something wrong with your commenting system. It gives OpenID as an option but isn't letting me use it
Please keep Christian books separate from all the others. I prefer family friendly. Thanks.
Firstly, thank you for providing this service for us! I love being able to see the different daily freebies for my Kindle. If you do end up separating out the Christian reads from the others, I would definitely subscribe to that blog as well; however, you definitely should do what you feel is best. :)
I love your site and I'll be reading it whatever you decide (I don't really care for erotica or Christian books, but I just skip them).
However, I have one suggestion: could you, please, add the name of the author to the title of the posts? I think it would be very helpful. You post a lot of freebies and sometimes I miss some by authors I like because the title of the book is unknown to me.
Thanks and keep the good work!
I've found a lot of good books via Books on the Knob. Thanks so much for providing this service.
If you want to split erotica off into a separate blog, that's fine with me since I don't read it. I'd prefer that you keep regular romance books as part of the regular blog, as I've found deals on several of Georgette Heyer's novels that way, and I wouldn't look for them on a separate erotica/romance thingy.
I am okay with the new blog for Romance and Erotica. I think that separating the Christian books from the main blog would be beneficial since there are so many repeats in their free books. I don't mind having multiple subscriptions, particularly since I will have a better idea of what type of reading material will be featured in each blog.
I understand listing repeat freebies, as there are new users all the time. I have no interest in erotica/romance or Christian fiction and appreciate having both listed elsewhere. I do enjoy hearing your opinions on a title and the heads up on Amazon deals. Thanks for all you do!
I just scroll past them, so if it's a huge pain for you to separate out the Christian books, it's no big deal. However, it would make it easier for me to read and keep up with if they were gone.
And I appreciate you separating out the erotica - I only browse at work during my lunch, but some of the covers were a bit out there.
I would really like the non-Christian romance content duplicated in with the erotic. Moving the Christian to another tab/blog would also be great. I love seeing all the new fiction titles you discover(though I do lean towards the erotic titles). I tend to skip over any titles that are flagged Christian...cause I'm not (and there are a LOT of them)
If you're going to separate out this and that, then please separate the free ebooks and stuff from the bargain/paid ones.
I am glad you have split off the erotica stuff but I am fine with the rest just staying here. I only read Christian books (fiction and non-fiction) but would hate for you to have to have so many sites to keep up with. I have done that before, and it is a lot of work. I for one just wish there was more free Christian books! Can't get enough. :) Thanks for all you do. Blessings,
I also preferred it the way it was, all in one place. If you do keep romance and erotica separate, I would prefer that there are no repeats since I would be subscribing to both RSS feeds.
I agree, however, that the Christian books were irritating not because of the content (although I don't click through to most of them) but because they repeated a lot. Perhaps maybe a limit on the number of times you post a repeating book, like once a quarter? Twice a year? It seems like some of them repeated at least once a month! I would be happy for a separate site for the Christian books just to keep the main site closer to things I am apt to read more often.
Thanks for all the work you do for this site.
Erotica and Christian fiction are the two genres I'm not interested in so splitting both out would be fine by me. But since you always mention if something is from a Christian publisher, I don't mind if you leave those here either. Whatever you decide works for me -- thanks for all you do!
Please reconsider the duplication of titles across the various sites. It really wastes everyone's time (including yours) to have to look through the same posts not only once, but sometimes twice or even thrice (for example, Deadly Image).
As there are far, far more free erotica and Christian books (and more repeats thereof) than any of the genres I'm interested in, I'd welcome the decrease in what is effectively clutter for my purposes (and not having suggestive covers at work would be a bonus). I think there might be something to also coming up with a solution for frequent repeats on the main blog, though, as there are some perennial visitors in other categories too, like business books.
Separating them also helps minimize the chance of my mistaking the genre of a book - I have no particular objection to erotica but it doesn't interest me, and I have philosophical objections to the concept of Christian fiction.
If you don't separate out the romance books, it'd be nice if maybe the title of the posts with questionable covers had a NSFW (Not safe for work) label after the (K/N/E) label. I don't know if that's too difficult, but plenty of those are almost as bad as the erotica covers.
I would love to see the Christian books disappear (to a separate feed). A romance/erotica feed would be nice too but if I could only have one it would definitely be the Christian feed.
It's been a while since I've been an Amazon affiliate, but (if you haven't already considered this) it might help you know which books to focus on if you use a different ID (same account) for each site so that you can see which books are actually bringing in the referrals. :)
Thanks for what you do. I come here for the Christian books, and for Classics. I do find it a pain to scroll through books I have already gotten, or have decided against, but at least you make them available, and let us know what is out there, and I so appreciate that. I have found books through your blog that were a lot of fun that then led me to other works by the same author, and I would have missed them entirely without your blog. I would think that people who are somehow "offended" with a certain genre of book can simply choose not to look at that grouping. I am not offended or upset by errotica, but I don't want to read it, and I don't think it is good for society. I just pass it by.
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