Throwback Thursday: Lessons from a Past Erin (3)

Welcome back to Throwback Thursday: Lessons from a Past Erin, everyone! In case you missed it, I unveiled this new feature a few weeks ago that helps me explore Young Adult Literature through my college self. I take the notes that I took during my classes, rewrite them, and reflect on them with my readers. I'm not always saying that I agree with what my professor or classmates had to say, but it's interesting to look back on the class that really helped spark my interest in YA literature.

At the end of each post, there is a "class discussion" feature, where I invite everyone to share what they think about the notes or my personal thoughts. I thought it would be a fresh way to get people talking about YA.

Poll Results: ARC Reviews

Two weeks ago, I posted a poll about ARC (advance reader copy) reviews. More specifically, I asked everyone when they preferred to see ARC reviews posted on my blog. I reached out with this poll to see when seeing a review is best for my readers, and surprisingly, most of the votes went to the option I utilize most often.

I included the following options on the poll:

• One week before publication
• Two weeks before publication
• One month before publication
• Publication day
• Other

I've tried out all of these options on my blog before, including a few release day reviews. Lately, I've been sticking to posting my reviews one week before a book is published. As a review reader, I've found that this option isn't too early, plus it gives me just enough time to preorder any books that I might want to purchase.

Below are the results, as of April 6, 2014:

FYI: The poll is still open if you'd like to add your vote.

I'd like to thank everyone who left a comment on my original post because it was so much fun to see just what everyone thinks of ARC reviews and when they should be posted. Here are just a few tidbits of the great comments that were left.

"I would have to say that I love reading ARCS a month or two before they come out because that gives me enough time to read it"
     - Alex @ The Book's Buzz

"ACTUALLY although I like seeing ARC reviews a week before, I would also like to see them months before because I want to know if they are worth getting off of NG, you know? I rely a lot on word of mouth when it comes to requesting ARCs."
     - Val @ The Innocent Smiley

"I hate to be "that guy" who picks other, but... I picked other! And here is why: I like a variety. Basically, it drives me kind of insane when every. single. person. posts their review on the SAME day. Because at that point, am I really going to read them all? NOPE. So I love when I see a couple reviews a month out, then maybe a few more 2-3 weeks out, a few the week before, a few the week of, a few AFTER the release, and then some like, a year later when I almost forgot the book existed ;)
     - Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight

So... it looks like one week before a book's publication was the most popular option, but I am definitely going to keep some of you on your toes about when I post my reviews. Don't worry - I won't post them too far in advance, but definitely a month to one week before a book is published.