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Monday Musings: New Releases, News, and More 9/27/21

Tales of the Bargain Hunter

I know I’ve been slacking on my articles for this site lately but I’ve been working hard exploring the world of Christian books, following rabbit trails and chasing new authors. I’m sure you all have noticed that the site now includes links from Amazon, Christianbook.com, and Google Play. It’s been a lot of work getting used to that but I’ve gained some great insights about bargain hunting from the experience.

For instance, new releases are usually cheaper at Christianbook.com. Take The Mystery of Israel and the Middle East, a new release book listed above. At the time of this post it’s $12.99 on Amazon, $17.99 on Google Play, and $9.99 at Christianbook.com. This is a common occurrence I’m finding for brand new books. The sales also have trends. When a book is $3.99 on Amazon it may be $3.89 on Christianbook. A $1.99 book on Amazon might be $1.59 on Christianbook and it may be full price Google Play. Sometimes it’s the same price on all three retailers but it’s not common.

As an author/publisher myself, I thought there were rules about pricing. I think the small price differences are when the retailer cuts it themselves as a loss leader technique to bring in business, but I’m finding a lot of publishers don’t even bother to put their books on sale at all on Google Play and sometimes a book may be on sale just at Amazon or just at Christianbook.com.

When I set out to include links from other retailers I was simply interested in giving people more choices about where to shop. I had no idea they were allowed to compete against each other for the best price. It’s been very interesting to watch and it’s taught me that (as a book hunter) I need to be open to all retailers to get the best deals. (As an author, I still wouldn’t price my book differently on various retailers as I personally think it’s just disrespectful to customers.)

One of the Bravest Things I’ve Ever Done

So, I decided to …

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Review - Take The Day Off: Receiving God’s Gift of Rest by Robert Morris

Which day is the Sabbath, Sunday or Saturday? What are the Jewish Sabbath rules? What's a Jewish sabbatical year? Is the Sabbath mentioned in the new testament?

I didn’t have time to read this book but I MADE myself do it anyway, and I’m so glad I did. Here’s the backstory on that. (Clears throat nervously.) My name’s Tattie and I’m a workaholic. I’ve been a workaholic for many years now, sometimes working sixteen to eighteen hours a day when I’m jazzed up about a big project, and I often wake up and go to sleep thinking about work.

I also have times when I find myself thinking about work related problems when I’m supposed to be engaging in conversation with others or watching movies during family movie night. 

Despite this, I consider myself lazy and I’m afraid for anyone to know about my less than stellar productivity days. I get out of the bed before anyone else in the family and I still feel guilty when someone does more housework than me. My favorite saying I used to give my writing partner on an almost daily basis was “Be Productive!” Meaning, get things done, don’t just be busy.

I’ve read LOTS of books on how to get more done in less time and I’m a master at scheduling, planning, and to-do lists. 

I knew I had a problem when I tried to slow down and realized I didn’t know HOW to rest. I just couldn’t. Sit. Still.

Now, before you run away thinking this book review isn’t for you because you’re not a neurotic workaholic like I am, let me tell you a little bit about the book.

Take the Day Off by Robert Morris is about so much more than just giving ourselves some “me time.” It’s a Biblical approach to rest and Sabbath. At one time I got hung up on which day the Sabbath should be, Saturday or Sunday. Should it start in the evening or the morning, or does it begin at 12:00am?

What should I do, and more importantly, not do on the Sabbath? What is a Jewish Sabbath like? Wasn’t the command to rest on the Sabbath an Old Testament …

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Monday Musings: New Releases, News, and More 8/30/21

Where Has The News Gone?

As my newsletter followers already know, I spent the weekend resting. Now that Monday’s here I’m ready to get back into things only Monday Musings hasn’t even been started yet. (I usually at least get it started before the weekend.) So, I promised you all book news and where do most people go for news? Facebook, of course.

So I open up the Facebook newsfeed (which is impossible to find these days) and what do I see? Every author we follow regularly posts pictures and reports on their dog or cat. Not exactly book news.

What else did I find? Authors like to tell their fans about other authors’ new releases. Check.

What else? The only other thing I see is name dropping awards. “USA Today Bestseller” or “Christy Award Winner” or “Award Winning Author” or “Wall Street Journal bestseller!”

No one yells, “Amazon bestseller” anymore. (We used to. Back when that was a difficult thing to do. The next to go will surely be USA Today bestseller because it seems everyone now is one.)

So my question is, where is the book news? Where can I find stories of authors touching lives with their books? Writers uncovering …

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