December 2016 Thank You! It's the last month of the year and we want to say "Thank you" To iRead Tour Hosts and Readers: So it's December. Another year gone by. Thank you for continuing to work with us, for being reliable, for entering our giveaways, for taking time out of your busy schedules to read and review, to feature authors and to share on social media. You guys rock! To our Authors: Thank you for writing great books, for trusting us to promote your books and for coming back to us with your new releases. We love getting your books into the hands of readers! So we have more goodies for you. Scroll down and check them out. Some of you wrote to us about liking our first newsletter last month (woohoo!) and we appreciated your comments. Any feedback is welcome; send it our way. Lots happening in 2017, so we hope you stick with us and mutually benefit from our collaboration. Stay safe during the holiday season! Hugs to you all, Laura P.S. We endeavour to provide worthwhile content and to give back to you the reader, whether you are an avid book lover or author. If at any time you feel you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, simply scroll down and unsubscribe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ iRead is turning 3! Last month we told you about our upcoming celebration in January. Want to celebrate with us? iRead will be on tour from Jan 2 to 27. It's not too late to participate. And you'll be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Sign up today! Want a free copy of this book? The first person to reply to this email asking for a copy of Three Days to Forever by Lauren Carr will get a free copy! We have it available in audio and ebook format. Two winners total. So hurry and be the first to ask for your copy now. Pre-order your copy today! Lauren Carr's latest release in the series A Thorny Rose Mystery is now available on pre-order. Publication date is January 31, 2017. Pre-order today Fun Quiz What total amount in dollars did iRead give out to bloggers in Nov for the Tour Incentive Program? The first person who guesses the exact amount gets a $10 Amazon gift card! Reply to this email with your guess. (Last month's winner was Amy Smith for guessing the exact amount of $150. Congrats Amy!) Become a tour host Why eBooks are Better Than Printed Books Article by Adam Ferraresi There is so much we can do today thanks to technology without ever leaving our home – shopping groceries, ordering clothes and all kinds of products online; practically whatever comes to your mind can be ordered on the internet, as long as you know where to look. Buying online versions of your popular books is definitely one of the favorite perks of all passionate readers, but we have fractions when it comes to this commodity, seeing that many people argue whether it’s better to buy ebooks or hard copies of your favorite authors. Keep reading Why Coffee Goes Well With Novels Guest Post by Colleen M. Story When my father was in his sixties, his doctor suggested that he stop drinking coffee. He was experiencing some stomach upset, and the doctor thought all that coffee was bad for him. For a long time, other doctors felt the same way—that coffee was something that most Americans enjoyed drinking, but that wasn’t especially good for us. More recent studies, however, have turned that thinking around. Now we know that there are a number of things about coffee that are beneficial for our health. Keep Reading Books on Tour this Month! Click on each book to see the tour and to enter the giveaway! Please feel free to share this newsletter with other bloggers, friends or authors. We appreciate your support! Any suggestions on what you'd like to see in future newsletters? Shoot us an email. We'd love to hear from you. 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