I recently wrote a blog to encourage people to buy from their local independent bookstores and support their local economies...and it came from my heart. The following day I bought a book through Quail Ridge Books as a gift for someone...can't say who or what book because he/she reads my blog.
I got a lovely, graciously-worded e-mail from Nancy Olson, owner of QRB, pointing out that when one clicks on the book covers on my sidebar, one is directed to Amazon and wondering if I could change that so that the click would take one to the Booksense web site instead. I got some less-than-graciously-worded feedback communicating the same thing...apparently from people who are unaware that blogging is a hobby and a creative outlet, not a full-time job or career.
My oversight with regard to the sidebar was due to the combination of blaziness (blog laziness), blignorance (blog ignorance) and a subversive alliance between Amazon and TypePad (my blog server). I should have known that it was just too easy. Set your TypeList up as a list of books, enter the ISBN number and VOILA! the cover appears and the millions who visit your site know exactly what you are reading these days!!!
Since I rarely read my own blog (too busy reading favorites like verbatim, Maternally Challenged, Cheaper than Therapy, A Gentleman's Domain and Life as an Ostomate), I had no idea what happened when you clicked on those book covers.
So, my plea is to other TypePad users...is there a relatively easy way to put the book cover on my sidebar but change the link from Amazon to BookSense? I am swamped with moving into a rental in the next week or so, getting permits and getting our house-building going,being a Mom, reading a book to review on my blog, etc., etc. otherwise I would take the time to figure it out myself. But my computer time in the very near future is going to be dedicated to installing Mac OSX Leopard (I am so excited I was ALMOST wishing for rain today so I don't HAVE TO golf...ha ha says everyone who knows me or has read more than one or two of my blog posts), looking at different stucco styles and further researching (thanks to JoAnn...blog reader and internet friend for many, many years) green options for home building. THE FIRST PERSON TO GIVE ME THE QUICK SECRET TO ANSWER MY PLEA WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC EXTRA ENTRY INTO MY CONTEST!!!
By the way...click here for a chance to not only promote your own local, independent bookstore, but to WIN A PRIZE!!!
DI
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