Are you wondering, what the heck? LOL Book Pimpin* in the literal sense means promoting another author*s book. Some of you may wonder, why in the world would you do that? Don*t you want readers to buy *your* book? Why? Because we authors are a fun, loving, generous bunch. (Most of us - don*t get me wrong, there are some skanks out there.)
In the world of literature, we*re in a business where readers don*t just read *one* author. I was reading a post somewhere that it*s not like household products. In my house, we buy Gain to wash clothes, Wonder Bread, Welch*s Jelly, Dole Pineapples, etc. You get my point. On stuff like this you have your favorites and you don*t or rarely experiment with something else.
But in the world of reading and writers, you can have a favorite author, but read and like a whole lot of other people too and will run to the store-computer to purchase their next book when it comes out. You have shelves and shelves of or files and files of e-books.
So, as a writer/reader how do you feel when you see another author pimp someone elses book? Do you think, is she crazy? or Wow, that is so nice?
Hope you have a great weekend. 
Lyric
October 28th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Nah I think it’s great. I have a hard time pimping my own book, so I pimp other peoples. And I hope that someday they’ll do the same for me.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
I don’t mind putting up someone else’s info-saves me from having to think for that day! *Grin*
It also may give me the skinny on a book I hadn’t heard of yet, to see it on someone else’s blog.
I think sharing for promoting is a great way to bond with your fellow writers, of all genres. It’s all networking.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
I think it’s great. In fact, I’m about to pimp your book, Vindication on my blog.
Gwyneth
October 31st, 2006 at 2:13 pm
I think it’s awesome. Every little bit helps. I’m constantly sharing authors that I like in my journal, etc. and I hope that other authors do the same for me.