Category: For Readers

I’m so excited. I never thought a year ago that I would have made someone’s favorite author list, but I did! I’m so honored and just plain ole giddy!

In fact, the bloggers over at Booksessions are throwing a great giveaway in honor of their Top Author and Top Book Boyfriend list of 2015. So why don’t you head on over there and enter to win lots of cool author books and swag:

http://madbookreader.blogspot.com/2015/12/top-ten-for-2015.html

The Bookworm Box is a not-for-profit company formed by one of my favorite authors Colleen Hoover. It is a subscription service that sends readers a monthly box of two SIGNED paperbacks from great indie authors as well as some author swag (bookmarks, pens, etc.). All books and swag are donated to the organization and 100% of the proceeds (after expenses) go towards different charities of the company’s choosing. They’ve been able to raise an astounding amount of money in their first year and look to ramp things up in 2016.

One of my goals for the new year is to give more of my time and/or my talents to things worthwhile. Things that I normally have said no to in the past, because I was concerned about the time commitment, I’m going to say yes to. It’s easy to get mono-focused about the bills we have to pay. And while that is uber important, it was the only thing I thought about for a very long time.

I changed that in 2015. I started writing for pleasure instead of for profit and guess what? That’s how Cousins was born AND I should have done it fifteen years ago! I love every minute of it. I also want to be mindful that I’m also doing things to help others. It’s important to me and it’s important to show my girls. That’s why one of those things will be to regularly give to The Bookworm Box. It ties my love of reading with giving, and while I can’t give a slew of books like some of the more established authors, I will give what I can for as long as I can. And I’m going to feel real good while doing so!

Let me know if you subscribe to The Bookworm Box in the comments below.

Many authors will give ARCs to beta readers or published copies of their books to winners of contests, etc. by sending their books straight to your Kindle. I do this all the time, especially during Facebook parties.

In order for you to receive the book though, you have to do two things:

1. You must give the author your Kindle email address.
2. You must add the author’s email address as one of your approved Kindle email addresses.

So now I bet you’re wondering, well where the hell do I find all of that? I’ll tell you.

How To Find Your Kindle Email Address

Via Kindle App (Fast Method)

1. You can find your Kindle email address directly from the Kindle App on your device.
2. Login to your device (ex. iPad or iPhone).
3. Click on the settings wheel that you’ll typically find in the lower right hand corner
4. Save the email address you see under: SEND-TO-KINDLE EMAIL ADDRESS

Via Amazon (Slower Method)

1. Login into your Amazon account.
2. Toward the top right of the Amazon.com home page, you should see a button/section that says “Hello, [your name or “sign in”] Your Account”. Hover your mouse over (don’t click on) the Your Account button/section.
3. From the menu that appears, click on “Manage Your Content and Devices”
4. When you arrive at the Manage Your Content and Devices page, there are some tabs at the top. Click on the “Your Devices” tab.
5. Your Kindle device and any devices that have the Kindle application (e.g., smartphone, iPad, computer, etc.) will be listed here with picture icons. Click on the device where you want to receive documents or eBooks.
6. Clicking on the icon for the device of your choice should display, just below the icons, an e-mail address that ends in @kindle.com. THAT’S the e-mail address of that Kindle device/app. Save it.

How To Add An Approved Recipient Email Address

1. Login to Amazon and go to the “Manage Your Content and Devices” page.
2. Click on the “Settings” tab at the top (just right of the “Your Devices” tab)
3. At that new page, scroll down to the section titled “Personal Document Settings” and there is a sub-category titled “Approved Personal Document E-mail List” and click on the link “Add a new approved e-mail address.”
4. In the box that appears, type in lisalangblakeney@gmail.com (or the e-mail address of the author sending the eBook).
5. Click the “Add Address” button.
6. If you will be receiving books from more than one author, you may want to add @gmail.com as an approved sender so that you can receive books with anyone sending from a gmail account without having to add them all individually. (Most indie authors will have a gmail account).

Welcome to the blog of author Lisa Lang Blakeney! If it’s your first visit, I’d love for you to check out my steamy new adult contemporary series Cousins. The series is free on Kindle Unlimited and has over 100+ five stars on Amazon. And if you’re already a fan, I FRACKIN’ LOVE YOU!

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