Filipino Reader Conference: Archive

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Book Bloggers Panel - Parts 5, 6, and 7

Part 5 The panelists talk about how important design is for a blog. Part 6 Panelists discuss whether they receive review copies from local publishers and how these review copies are given. Part 7 Panelists and some members of the audience discuss the impact of book bloggers on book sales.

Oct 2nd

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Book Bloggers Panel - Parts 3 and 4

Part 3 Sasha Martinez talks about her blogging story. Part 4 Book bloggers talk about the distinction between being a writer and reader and whether they actually make any money out of blogging.

Oct 2nd

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Book Bloggers Panel - Parts 1 and 2

Part 1 The panelists are introduced and Tarie Sabido talks about her blogging story. Part 2 Chachic Fernandez and Aldrin Calimlim talk about their blogging stories.

Oct 2nd

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Book Club Panel - Tata Francisco and Ex Libris

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Sep 28th

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Book Club Panel - Jason Vega and The Filipino...

Sep 28th

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Book Club Panel - Gege Sugue and FFP

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Sep 28th

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ReaderCon Keynote Speech by Carljoe Javier

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Sep 28th

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Sep 28th

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Feedback about the ReaderCon

Hello, all! We’d like to thank everyone who came to and helped with the ReaderCon! It was a fun event for us organizers, and we hope it was fun for all of you, too. But to give us a better perspective of what you think about the ReaderCon and how you think we can improve, we invite you to give us your evaluation or feedback about the event. Tell us what you liked and what you think we can do to...

Sep 19th

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Important Announcements about the ReaderCon

Hello, all. It’s a couple of days before the Con, and we’re all excited! Anyway, just a few announcements for everyone’s benefit: Registration for the ReaderCon is P50. Yup, that’s all you need to pay. Entrance is on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. We can only accommodate 70 people in the venue, unfortunately. Do come early so you can be sure of a slot. Snacks will be...

Sep 11th

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Social Media and Bookishness

Can you believe that the 1st Filipino Readers Conference is just four days away? Apologies for the cliche, but it really feels like it was just yesterday when I received the information about this. :) I can’t believe that it’s almost, finally here! This week, Chris and Celina posted about being a book-lover outside of NCR and tips on bargain book hunting. Today we’ll veer a...

Sep 9th

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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 5

Well, this is it. The last Filipino Friday leading up to the ReaderCon, which is a mere 5 days away. Thank you to everyone who’s been participating in this meme. We’ve gotten to know all of you a little better and learned a few more things about Filipino readers. If you’ve come late to the game, you can still pipe in with your thoughts about the topics for each week....

Sep 8th

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The Thrill of Secondhand Bookhunting

Only six more days until the ReaderCon! Have you all marked your calendars already? If you need more details on this event, please check out the pages linked in the sidebar. Yesterday, Chris shared her experiences and some book buying tips for those who are outside the National Capital Region. She briefly mentioned secondhand bookstores, which is what we will be talking about today. The...

Sep 8th

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Notes from a Non-NCR Book Lover

The ReaderCon is just a week away! Are you excited? We hope you are! If you want to know more about the event, feel free to browse through the website’s pages, linked in the sidebar. Let’s now welcome Filipino book blogger Chris of Ficsation with a post about her experiences as a book lover outside of the National Capital Region. Notes from a Non-NCR Book Lover by Chris Mariano It...

Sep 7th

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Sep 4th

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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 4

12 days to the ReaderCon, and we hope everyone’s looking forward to attending! By the middle of next week, we’ll be announcing the mechanics for the online raffles. However, today, we’re up for another Filipino Friday post! We hope you’ve taken the chance to go around and have a look at the participants’ blogs. Even if you just lurked, at least you read and got...

Sep 1st

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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 3

Hi, again! We hope you had fun with the two previous ReaderCon Filipino Friday posts. And we hope the fun includes both the writing of the posts and the getting to know other readers better. For this week’s Filipino Friday, we want to know how you feel about being a reader in the Philippines. How hard or easy is it to be a book lover in the Philippines? What are some of your...

Aug 25th

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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 2

Hi, all! It’s the second week of our ReaderCon Filipino Friday. First of all, thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Filipino Friday topic. If you haven’t yet and you still want to, you still can! We put the topic up on Fridays, however you can respond to it any day of the week. So, this week’s topic is… Your Reader’s Story How did you become...

Aug 18th

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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 1

Hi, all! Here’s the first Filipino Friday meme leading up to the ReaderCon. Anyone can join the meme, especially those who can’t make it physically to the ReaderCon. Post your answer to the meme anywhere: your own blogs, your social networking sites, etc. And once you put up your post, please sign-up on the Mister Linky below so that others can read your posts, too. Introduce...

Aug 11th

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ReaderCon Filipino Fridays

We’re borrowing Filipino Fridays from the Filipino Book Bloggers and turning it into a weekly meme in the weeks leading up to the ReaderCon. Every Friday, a topic will be posted and all Filipino readers are encouraged to make their own post about that topic. Anyone can join as long as your post can be viewed by everyone else - you can post it on Tumblr, Blogspot, Wordpress or any...

Aug 11th

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