December was the first month that I used a Google Spreadsheet to track comments and offer a f ull month giveaway. I really enjoyed using the spreadsheet and I am excited to announce not only the winners of the December Comment Contest – but also some fun statistics of this blog.
When I started blogging I didn’t know about other book bloggers. I blogged what I considered to be a personal record of what I had read and if someone found my blog and commented – that was just a bonus. All book reviews I completed at that time were from my own bookshelves. I had no idea you could connect with publishers and authors that actually wanted peopel to read and review their books. Before discovering Book Blogs and learning how to promote my blog, I averaged about 400 hits a month.
In June of 2009, a person commented on my blog and I went to see where they came from and I seen they were a member of something called Book Blogs. That’s the story… from that point on I signed up… found the world – this world, of bloggers, people like me who loved books! In a nut shell… I haven’t looked back!
In December, I had 12,385 visits to my blog. I had over 1,300 comments (this of course does not count my own). I am
still so amazed that people are reading what I write… and so thankful again to have met so many wonderful book friends!
Two of my top posts for December were:
Morning Meanderings (The one where I showed pictures of the new shelves)
and
Pondering Moments (the discussion on how I read so many books)
Ok… enough on the statistics… here are the winners of the December Giveaway (using Random.Org):
First… I have two random winners who will receive choice out of the Prize Box… they are:
#442: Laurel!
#1046: Shari D!
And now for my top three commentors for December:
3rd Place: Ryan Wordsmithonia
2nd: Place: Julie J My Own Little Corner Of The World
**Each of you will have choice to receive a copy of Reader’s Choice, 200 Book Club Favorites sent to you or you may choose something out of the prize box.
1st place – top commentor for December 2009 goes to:
Esme – Chocolates and Croissants!!!!
She wins the $25 Amazon Gift Card which has already been emailed her way!
Congratulations!















