tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post4367077983786963575..comments2023-09-13T08:51:38.047-07:00Comments on My Overstuffed Bookshelf: DISCUSSION POST: Book Swag -- Yay or NayAmy Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04009768142315390944noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-14112802354527246582011-03-11T17:46:01.233-08:002011-03-11T17:46:01.233-08:00Great topic! I personally love swag - espeically b...Great topic! I personally love swag - espeically book marks. I can always use more bookmarks. Of course if they are signed I don't use them but if not I use them all the time. If I am sent more than one thing of the same item I host a giveaway and share the love. I do not like how people covet them though. I think we can forget about the fact that the swag is there to promote the book and the author, not the "stuff". The reading is what is really important. <br /><br /><3 Patricia @ <a href="http://patriciasparticularity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Patricia's Particularity</a>Patricia's Particularityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987130921220318006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-35028033040476187612011-02-27T11:12:00.670-08:002011-02-27T11:12:00.670-08:00Wow, I love this post! I just discovered swag last...Wow, I love this post! I just discovered swag last fall when I won a contest, and I received some bookmarks, postcards and 2 pencils! I am happy to say that just this week I received a really cool swag pkg from Sharon Ashwood, I got a signed magnet, a bookmark, a signed booklet of her new book, and a terrific book charm made with Swarovski crystals! Love it! I am now a collector and love finding authors to send for swag. If I dont want it or have doubles then I will save it for future giveaways! I really loved this post,and you really have some cool swag!<br />jbdownie5@yahoo.comJoannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340384101325462631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-2788853108704846542011-02-26T11:16:02.363-08:002011-02-26T11:16:02.363-08:00I love swag, and my favorite type is bookmarks! I ...I love swag, and my favorite type is bookmarks! I collect bookmarks and can't get enough of them! I also have a couple of totebags that I absolutely love, so I'd say bookmarks and totes are my faves. There are already too many mugs in my house, but would love to see candle swag, as I love candles! Best swag I ever received was the Dark Divine nail polish! Very cool!<br /><br /><a href="http://alexia561.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Alexia's Books and Such...</a>Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-37593944677803588222011-02-26T09:58:39.747-08:002011-02-26T09:58:39.747-08:00Love Swag!!!
In fact, I recently wrote a post tit...Love Swag!!!<br /><br />In fact, I recently wrote a post titled: "Respect the Swag" <br />Here it is: http://papercut-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/guest-post-respect-swag.html<br /><br /><br />Swag is fun but it can get a bit crazy when certain items are coveted. <br /><br />=) Great post!♫♥✿Chas @ LovLivLife Reviews✿♥♫https://www.blogger.com/profile/14305411158834256852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-8130158281530081982011-02-26T09:51:58.646-08:002011-02-26T09:51:58.646-08:00Funny you should post this because I am in the bus...Funny you should post this because I am in the business of "swag." I work for a promotional distributor, and what we do is provide custom-imprinted items that clients give out at trade shows or some other event. In fact, this where I got my pens and bookmarks when I first became a published author. So, yeah, I agree. Swag is great! I love getting an awesome bookmark (I can always use more. There's no such thing as "too many.") <br /><br />For all you publishers/authors, if you'd like to get your own swag, go to www.greenpearle.com <br /><br />For reviews, go to http://sandrasbookclub.blogspot.comBook Club Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030306241563341911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-64639118029180282542011-02-26T09:36:40.884-08:002011-02-26T09:36:40.884-08:00I like it, it's kinda the adult equivalent to ...I like it, it's kinda the adult equivalent to collecting cards :-)<br /><br />The only swag I have that I didn't buy is from Jessica Verday's The Hollow. I thought I was signing up for a mailing list and got a letter a month later with postcards (one signed) and stickers.<br /><br />I like Amy J's idea of a scrap book, I'll definitely keep that in mind. It's kinda like what I'm doing right now with my favourite book covers. I'm saving the covers on my computer, then I'll print them on glossy photo paper and frame them in one big poster frame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-9712521489578162442011-02-26T07:42:08.135-08:002011-02-26T07:42:08.135-08:00I adore stuff like bookmarks, pens and other swag ...I adore stuff like bookmarks, pens and other swag although I have to say I've only ever been sent one item - a book plate/postcard that I won in a competition. Swag is fab :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-52606165757248872972011-02-25T21:36:08.312-08:002011-02-25T21:36:08.312-08:00I'm not a fan of clutter so I've never und...I'm not a fan of clutter so I've never understood the attraction to swag. It seems like there's plenty of stuff lying around my house no matter what I do, no point in adding to it.JenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381388317577838604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-42921491139566427282011-02-25T17:29:10.571-08:002011-02-25T17:29:10.571-08:00SWAG IS DA BOMB! :D I have a whole shoebox-full of...SWAG IS DA BOMB! :D I have a whole shoebox-full of swag. Bookmarks are especially useful. I love looking through my swag, and being reminded of books I need to check out. A lot of books I've gotten swag for I end up buying or acquiring some other way, so swag does work.Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568646164849243366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-55273366143411600272011-02-25T16:24:39.032-08:002011-02-25T16:24:39.032-08:00I love bookmarks but I love the pens because its s...I love bookmarks but I love the pens because its something I use on a daily basis. Cups are great too.Julie@My5monkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861113387434481518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-46424873792742467462011-02-25T13:40:31.001-08:002011-02-25T13:40:31.001-08:00Eh, I could do without, but it doesn't bother ...Eh, I could do without, but it doesn't bother me. I love the bookmarks. Totes are great, too. But, other things - like the post cards and stuff like that - don't really appeal to me.ham1299https://www.blogger.com/profile/04571203527388227830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-65494654463541823562011-02-25T12:25:39.227-08:002011-02-25T12:25:39.227-08:00I'm not immune to a little swag!
Coasters are...I'm not immune to a little swag!<br /><br />Coasters are growing on me, along with mugs. (But too many mugs can be a bad thing!)<br /><br />I like bookmarks the best, however, because they're small and don't take up a lot of room. They make a great reminder for when I'm going to the bookstore. I tuck them into my bag and I can check out the advertised book and any others by that author.<br /><br />Amy J: I LOVE the scrapbooking idea.Kelly A. Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313826436735962555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-56202100958691429152011-02-25T11:42:02.657-08:002011-02-25T11:42:02.657-08:00That's right! FV doesn't like clutter! You...That's right! FV doesn't like clutter! You are afraid of being buried alive in stuff! HAHA I remember!Amy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009768142315390944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-82703597560659426652011-02-25T11:07:18.050-08:002011-02-25T11:07:18.050-08:00I like the occasional bookmark but other than that...I like the occasional bookmark but other than that, naw. I don't like clutter. heheSophia (FV)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14464453152431010339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-9390690711147971712011-02-25T10:00:12.384-08:002011-02-25T10:00:12.384-08:00I agree with The Book Gatherer. Swag is fun but a...I agree with The Book Gatherer. Swag is fun but at some point, I just end up with too many paper book marks.<br /><br />I loved getting tomato seeds from Kim Harrison because the packet was really cool and it was useful. Book bags and coffee mugs are very cool.<br /><br />I just don't care for little things that are going to become dust collectors.LibraryGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228787848421626358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-81987550471828052372011-02-25T09:22:26.606-08:002011-02-25T09:22:26.606-08:00I'm all for the swag but go much more for the ...I'm all for the swag but go much more for the practical swag - like your bookbags - rather than just the swag that doubles as clutter!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062625442820022669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-47393870321280175072011-02-25T08:54:16.985-08:002011-02-25T08:54:16.985-08:00Swag is awesome. I think anyone who has ever recei...Swag is awesome. I think anyone who has ever received swag for their own would agree. To me, it's like a small thank you for doing all the work that we do. Plus, I love promoting reading in any way that I can, because there just aren't enough readers out there. But when you offer treasured items in a giveaway along with a book, people are gonna get excited. <br /><br />Amy, I think that a swag scrapbook is a great idea! I keep mine a bunjuled up in a Swag Bag, so I have to take it out to look at it. I may make a scrapbook of it now though!Chapter Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026997146979835003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-80184371665122359462011-02-25T08:38:38.851-08:002011-02-25T08:38:38.851-08:00I love it too! It is definitely squeal worthy! Ano...I love it too! It is definitely squeal worthy! Another way I display my swag that I keep is scrapbooks. I have made pages upon pages of swag that goes with certain books grouped by author. I also have posters that are going to be framed and hung on my home library walls when painting gets finished.Amy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009768142315390944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-25765047400968027912011-02-25T08:37:01.170-08:002011-02-25T08:37:01.170-08:00I love getting swag too! I especially love bookmar...I love getting swag too! I especially love bookmarks and pins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-84711250868795558192011-02-25T08:28:25.276-08:002011-02-25T08:28:25.276-08:00Awesome! I love swag! So far, I'v only receive...Awesome! I love swag! So far, I'v only received a few bookmarks (which were quickly hoarded between sister and friends), but it certainly is a great feeling!<br /><br />:]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516523782864417327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272447557425149349.post-73895405152295256372011-02-25T08:25:51.745-08:002011-02-25T08:25:51.745-08:00I love swag!!! It's like Christmas :D lol Seri...I love swag!!! It's like Christmas :D lol Seriously though- I love having something to show off my love for something, especially books! Sometimes, since I know it helps out the authors, I hand out the swag (either on my blog, to friends, or at the bookstore) although sometimes I keep the most awesome stuff for myself :)VaBookworm87https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317012517567013823noreply@blogger.com