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Sunday, January 25, 2009
It's Bloggy Giveaway Time Again!!!
Yipee!!! It's my favorite Bloggy time of year---the Bloggy Giveaway Quarterly Carnival!
Welcome to my reading blog! Here you will find a mix of book reviews and book related musings.
How would you like a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble? Read on to find out how YOU can win!!
***PLEASE NOTE***: If you do not follow the instructions for entry, your entry will be deleted and will not be included in the final drawing on Sunday!!!!! You MUST provide a reliable means of contact (preferably an email address) if you'd like to be included!
To enter, please recommend a good book. You could tell us why you like it, what genre it is in, anything to promote your favorite book. This will earn you one entry into my drawing.
Here are two more ways to earn entries. You MUST leave a separate comment for EACH entry:
1: Subscribe to this blog. Please let me know that you have done so in a separate entry.
2: Visit www.bookcrossing.com, join, and list me, Elizardbreath, as your referring member. It's fast and free! Please let me know that you have done so in a separate entry.
Contest stays open until Sunday, Feb. 1st when one winner will be drawn and contacted by method provided. If you do not provide a means of contact, or do not respond within a few days, I will draw another name.
Good luck and please visit the Bloggy Carnival at www.bloggygiveaways.com for more great giveaways!
533 comments:
1 – 200 of 533 Newer› Newest»- The Nester said...
Lately I've been all about Jane Austen. So I'd have to say Pride and Predudice. Pregudice? Preoibzh8v uuq0#
I cannot spell. - January 26, 2009 at 6:14 AM
I enjoyed "A Simple Plam" by Scott Smith. The premise of this book is that two brothers and a friend discover a downed plane, along with $4 million dollars. They decide to keep it. What follows is what happens when greed and Murphy's Law mingle together.
My email is email@example.com. - January 26, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Well, my favorite is more like a series than just one book, Twilight. Yes, I'm shamelessly bragging about it. I'm adult fan and I love this series. It's pretty fast paced (to me anyway, I mean hello, I sat up and read them all in one night each) I loved the suspense, I always had to know what was going to happen next. Now several of my friends are hooked and I have people to share my love with. If you haven't read them yet, I recommend them, highly!
jallen(at)huntingdon(dot)edu - January 26, 2009 at 6:51 AM
- Amanda said...
I have lots of books I love, but I am going to give one my children and I love - Roxaboxen. It is a beautiful book about children using their imagination to create a whole town and way of life. I love this book so much that when our paperback fell apart, I bought it in library binding.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- JenMarie said...
Ooo...I'm about to read the last book in The Baxter Series by Karen Kingsbury...I don't want it to end!
Start with Redemption by Karen Kingsbuty!!! - January 26, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Shalee said...
Oh, I am a huge reader! I can't limit it to one book though...
I think the following books should be on everyone's must read list because they are spectacular examples of excellence in writing and storylines.
Time Traveler's Wife
Water For Elephants
Cold Sassy Tree
The Book Thief
anything by Jane Austen
Good enough? - January 26, 2009 at 7:14 AM
- Juicebox.mom said...
Sign me up, I have too many favorite books to list, but I just finished a great one: The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory. It was awesome, historical fiction about Mary Queen of Scots. Thansk!
- January 26, 2009 at 7:17 AM
- kellyn2girls1boy said...
I like the Sophie Kinsella shopaholic books. They are funny and easy quick reads.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Jill said...
my favorite book is parenting with love and logic. It is an informational book that gives you lots of tips and ideas on how to raise problem solving children. firstname.lastname@example.com
- January 26, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Barbara H. said...
Oh, my, I could give you scores of goof book titles. But I'll just mention the Becky Miller series by Sharon Hinck.
barbarah06 (at) gmail (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 7:21 AM
I love the author Jennifer Weiner. She has two books that are just amazing. Her first novel, Good in Bed, is the perfect book for any woman who has ever felt insecure, especially the "big girls." You laugh & cry throughout this book. She has another book called Little Earthquakes that is a must read for any mother. I don't even have kids and I could relate to this book. Everyone I've recommended this book to has called their favorite book.
jenny1634 at hotmail(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- Lori A. said...
My favorite book ever is "The Swan House" by Elizabeth Musser. It's historical Christian fiction. It's a coming-of-age story about a 16 year old girl and how she deals with some very serious and deep situations in her life and how religious faith fits into it all.
I really enjoyed this book. It hit a spot in me that brought out a lot of emotion and had meaning to me. - January 26, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- cutetexancowgirl said...
My favorite book is All the Pretty Horses. I have read it at least 5 times and seen the movie. I think it is classified in the adult fiction genre! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
cutetxncowgirl (at) yahoo (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Tethered Mommy said...
I really liked New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. It is a young adult paranormal, but many older people love this series. It is action packed and truly makes you remember what teenage love was like.
hematopoiesis at hotmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 7:47 AM
Any of the books in the Wild Cards series of mosaic novels. It's a series written by a team of science fiction authors that takes a very realistic look at superheroes. If you can start with the first book, I recommend so, but the latest book Busted Flush was just released.
The series can usually be found looking for George R.R. Martin's novels, since he's the editor of the series. - January 26, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- animika said...
I just finished "Remember Me" by Sophie Kinsella. It's a light, comical read as all her books are!
- January 26, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- Liz said...
I finally read To Kill A Mockingbird recently. What a fantastic book! I now understand why most kids are made to read this book in school!
- January 26, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- rondadoug said...
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown...Should be required reading for all..will change your idea on how the West was really won.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:53 AM
- Casey said...
I'd recomend the Shopaholic series by Rebecca Eckler, such funny books!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- Julie said...
Fantastic giveaway! I really like "How the Change the World" by David Bornstein.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- Amber said...
Cool, I'm the first entry. :-)
My near-favorite book I've ever read is "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers. I have read this book 4 times. It's a wonderful story of forgiveness and love that will frustrate you, anger you, make you cry, and make you smile.
akersenbr at gmail. com - January 26, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- Deborah said...
a great book series that i love the the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers. It's Christian fiction but it's edgy and historical and set in the Roman empire. really sweeping wonderfully written
- January 26, 2009 at 8:18 AM
- Kari said...
I love historical fiction. One of my favorite authors is Tracey Chevalier. Her book 'The Virgin Blue' is really good. Thanks!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Kristen said...
I just finished reading The Wednesday Letters and loved it!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Diana Dang said...
A good book? I recommend Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell. You can see my review of it here: http://orientaldesires.blogspot.com/2009/01/beat-reaper-by-josh-bazell.html
- January 26, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Robin said...
I'm reading Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende right now and loving it! It's set in the 16th century and follows Ines as she leaves Spain for the New World and plays a central role in the founding of Chile.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- Tiffany @ Lattes And Life said...
give_me_a_latte at yahoo - January 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Tiffany @ Lattes And Life said...
"Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi". It's not my usual type of read, but I really enjoyed it. VERY good character development, which is what sells me on a good book!!!
give_me_a_latte at yahoo - January 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Barbara said...
This might not be the type of book you are talking about But the book I found helpful is ... Beginner Basics (Vogue Knitting on the Go! Series). After years of trying to learn how to knitt this book made sense to me. It is a great book.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- PunkyMunky said...
I love the HArry Potter books, great for kids and adults too. I think she really captured the amazing creativity and imagination of the world she created, I just love reading about it.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- GRAMS said...
I love THE CALL TO BRILLIANCE by Resa Steindel Brown. Very thought provoking
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Shannon said...
My favorite book is Tiny Toes.
Its about premature birth.
Being I'm the mom to a preemie I loved it.
palmersf(at)bellsouth.net - January 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- NL6369 said...
My favorite right now is a series by Janet Evanovich. The Stephanie Plum series is funny, light easy reading. If you havem't read any I highly recommend you try them.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Moo said...
Edgar Sawtelle is the current book of the week for me and I have to admit, I'm pleasantly surprised. Oprah and I don't always see eye to eye on books but this one IS good.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:48 AM
My favorite book this month was The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter.
worthy2bpraised{at}gmail{dot}com - January 26, 2009 at 9:52 AM
I've subscribed.
worthy2bpraised{at}gmail{dot]com - January 26, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Michele said...
I'm reading The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. A wonderful read if you like historical fiction. I also enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn girl...also written by her.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Tori said...
One of my favorites that I continue to re-read is The Chronicles of Chrestomanci by Diana Wynne Jones. She is one of my favorite children's fantasy authors and her books are so captivating.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- Cynthia said...
I loved Jen Lancaster's Such A Pretty Fat. I love books that make me laught out loud.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- koopermom said...
I am trying to read more this year. I have a huge list of what to read started. A good book..... Something Borrowed by Emily Giffen. It is just a "real" book. I loved it and could not put it down and immediately rushed out and bought the sequel!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Michele said...
I just subscribed to your feed.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Lisa firstname.lastname@example.com said...
I love " I know why the caged bird sings" it is a truelt inspiring story
- January 26, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Amber said...
I love the Mark of the Lion trilogy by Francine Rivers. It's historical fiction so even though the characters are fictional, the times and events are historical. I love that!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- lsfish said...
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrew is great , very funny mystery type, I'd live to read more by her
- January 26, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- malleycc said...
I loved Seven Storey Mountain. It is a religious/spirtual book. I read it as a teen and have always said its me fav book. I should read it again to see if its still true.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- cdziuba said...
I recommend Little House on The Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The entire series of books is a wonderful tribute to mothers and the role they played in the olden days, and how hard they worked. Thank you for the generous and wonderful giveaway. email@example.com
- January 26, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Kristi said...
I just finished the entire Sisterchicks series. they are inspirational fiction books about pairs of women in different stages of their lives who go off together to find themselves and have very fun adventures. I was actually sad when I finished all of them.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:35 AM
It's All About Him is a great book by Denise Jackson!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com - January 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- twomoms said...
I am reading, janet evanovich alot lately I like that she is light in this stressfull world we are living in its nice to just take a break
- January 26, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Michelle said...
I usually read science fiction. It started with Anne Rice when I was a kid. Lately I've been reading Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Series and re-reading the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer.
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- CaseyDeuce said...
I rarely get to read myself, but my favorite book is "shes come undone" by wally lamb!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Terri said...
I love to read and I have many favorite authors but some of the best stories I have read have been the Harry Potter books. I am in my 40's but absolutely loved reading these books.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Nina said...
Okay I'm sure you have prob. herd this but...you HAVE to read Twilight! I didn't want to at first cause everyone was but you have to read it!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Carolyn G said...
Read One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It is a great book. Now it's a long book but it's well worth it.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- browngirl said...
I recently read probably the most clever book ever---Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. This is THE novel for logophiles. What happens when a small island government prohibits the use of every letter of the alphabet one by one? Read this funny and slightly scary book to find out.
thanx! - January 26, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Shelley Johnson said...
John Grisham's the Firm is a total page turner! One of my favorites.
Bloggytime20 (a) yahoo dot com - January 26, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- plhill2000 said...
I love The Stand by Stephen King. I can read and re-read it again and again.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Lori @ The Downs Gang said...
I adore marley and me even before it came out as a movie!! I have read this book a thousand time's I am an avid dog lover and this book alwys makes me laugh and cry every tie I read it
- January 26, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- Nise' said...
I ditto Shalee's recommendations and would add She's Come Undone.
- January 26, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- suburban prep said...
I read cookbooks like other people read novels. (OK I read novels too). But my favorite are the ones that are by Ina Garten -- The Barefoot Contessa. I love how she sets up each recipe and there are wonderful pictures of the end result.
- January 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM
One of my favorite books is Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul by Arielle Ford. I have read it so many times. It is true stories of prayers being answered, angelic interventions, visitations from departed loved ones, and so much more. The stories are truly uplifting and beautiful..great read! It makes me feel wonderful reading these stories and receiving inspiration from each of them for my own life.
My email is Angelrose752 (at) aol (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- Jess said...
My favorite book (and it has been since I was a kid) is Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man. It makes me laugh every time I read it. Just love it!
- January 26, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Tara said...
I love books..but I loved the Book Twilight and the 3 that followed!! So well written.. and such a great outrageous story.
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www.weightingforperfection.blogspot.com - January 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Tami said...
my fav book- prescription for nuritional health. i dislike always running to the dr and getting meds so i find it helpful to have on hand a guide that tells me how to treat things with food or herbs.
- January 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM
between sundays by karen kingsbury- she is the only author who can make me cry and this is my fav of all her works. firstname.lastname@example.com
- January 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- AmandaSue said...
I love any of the books by Karen Kingsbury (she's a christian author) Her favorite of mine is Like Dandelion Dust. Thanks for entering me!
unforgetable_dreamer_always AT hotmail DOT com - January 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Sarah said...
I really love Dead until Dark-the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series. It's not a heavy read, but you will get sucked in! (Sorry for the bad pun :)
- January 26, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
I'm now a subscriber to this blog as well!!!
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com - January 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
I can never pick an all-time favorite book...that's way too hard. One of the more recent novels i read and really loved though was a YA novel called The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff.
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com - January 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Mrs. Sprinkles said...
Gone With the Wind. A Classic.
Come enter my Target GC giveaway! - January 26, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is a wonderful fantasy book. Vin, the Main Char, starts out as this paranoid out-for-herself thief recruited because of her unique abilities by a rebel leader. Slowly over the course of the book not only does she change, but the effects of what the group is planning begins to appear.
I'm addicted I can't help it. I just finished the second book, The Well of Ascension, and plan on getting the third out of the library if I can!
Lexie.Cenni (@) Gmail.com - January 26, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Susan said...
Jen Lancaster's latest - "Such a Pretty Fat". She is funny!
- January 26, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Dawn said...
I like Stori Telling by Tori Spelling, Down Came The Rain by Brooke Shields and Louder Then Words by Jenny McCarthy.
For fiction I like Jennifer Weiner. Good in Bed was my favorite of hers.
These Is My Words is next on my list and so is The Last Lecture.
thanks for the chance.
sunup928 at yahoo dot com - January 26, 2009 at 11:41 AM
- Amber said...
I have just re-read one of my favs: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's sad yet very touching. It's fiction and I think women would love it They are turning it into a movie, so read it before the film comes out! :)
Many thanks
shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com - January 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Amber said...
I just subscribed to your RSS via Yahoo reader also.
shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com - January 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Jennadesigns said...
All Quiet on the Western Front.
Great book about war, recommended by someone who doesn't usually like such books, but was very surprised as how well written this one was! - January 26, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Rachel said...
My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. I love Mr Darcy and Elizabeth. And Mrs Bennet drives me crazy. She reminds hubby of my mother. LOL. I'd love to collect the rest of Jane Austen's books. This card would help. webb dot rachel at gmail dot com
- January 26, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- samsakara said...
My favorite book has to be Anne Of Green Gables which has a series of books. Anne is always daydreaming and having her head stuck in a book. She hates her red hair and finds a great family that loves her. I could read those books over and over again.
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I really enjoyed A Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. If you're a fan of Great Gatsby it's a real treat. utgal2004[at]yahoo[dot]com
- January 26, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I subscribed! utgal2004[at]yahoo[dot]com
- January 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Jane Marie said...
I'm a Follower
- January 26, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Jane Marie said...
Read anything by Sandra Dallas, but especially The Diary of Mattie Spenser. You won't be disappointed, I promise.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Wade's World said...
I love Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews. It is kind of a fun,beachy type read, but it is a must read for any Southern girl!
- January 26, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Liz G. said...
My favorite book of all time is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. That book is so incredible and I hope someone reads this and enjoys it was much as I did.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:06 PM
My favorite book right now is "Bette Greene, Wings to Serve." It is part of a series called "Christian Heros Then and Now," which are Christian missionary stories. We have I think around 20 of them and we all love them!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- punkinmama said...
I really like "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. It's a tough read (emotionally) but so good!
moreontheotherside at gmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Courtney said...
I LOVE anything by Tracie Peterson!
She writes Historical Fiction that are CLEAN! What a relief! - January 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Lisa Sharp said...
"Shy Boy" by Monte Roberts is one of my all time favorite books!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Andria said...
I loved Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet! It is very very long but worth every page. Thanks for the chance.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- mj said...
One of my favorite reads last year was Suite Francais--a great book!
- January 26, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Alyce said...
I recently enjoyed reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It was a compelling read about a castaway.
akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- coldwork said...
Foundation by Isaac Asimov. I LOVE it. Just thinking about it makes me want to re-read it.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Jenny said...
I don't read fiction, but I just finished The Debt Diet, by Ellie Kay.
There are a lot of great tips, but most of all, the author is funny! Her stories actually had me laughing out loud! Most non-fiction books aren't that funny.
ourniftynotebook at charter dot net - January 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Alyce said...
I subscribed to your blog.
akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- oonagh said...
i love the "dark is rising" sequence, by susan cooper....they are kids books, sorta, but very 'good against evil' type stuff, wonderful!!
- January 26, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Jeanette H. said...
Actually, my favorite "book" is a whole series. It is the Cedar Cove series from Debbie Macomber. Their great books and she releases a new one in the series every year around September. She also has little updates on her site that are really cute from the book "characters".
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
JH33194(underscore)2002(at)yahoo.com - January 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- Dionna said...
The Book Heaven by Randy Alcorn. Very thought provoking and addresses a lot of concerns people have.
- January 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Erika said...
I like anything by Karen Kingsbury. I am rereading One Tuesday Morning and Beyond Tuesday Morning before starting the final book in that series.
- January 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM
I love books. So many types of books. One favorite is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers...another author I like in a VERY different genre is William Bernhardt. In that same genre, John Sanford is good too.
email@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Cindy B.of Montana said...
I am currently reading "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortensen and David Relin. It's is the true story of Greg's passion in helping to build schools (especially for women) in northern Pakistan. Great reading!
- January 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- bridget3420 said...
My favorite book is Twilight! I absolutely adored the series. It had romance, action, suspense, etc.
bridget3420(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- bridget3420 said...
bridget3420(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- Sarah said...
Hi, my name is Sarah...and I'm a Twilight addict. I've read the series 3 times since November.
My favorite non-Twilight book is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz. I kind of felt like it put some pieces together for me. - January 26, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- slylady said...
Just read "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly. Amusing book and written so I was hearing his (Bill's)voice as I was reading it. It is an autobiography about his younger days.
- January 26, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- melissa said...
i love the francine rivers mark of the lion series. they are some of my fav reads!
- January 26, 2009 at 1:53 PM
My favorite book as of right now is "Twilight" I seriously have an unhealthy obsession with the whole saga. It's an awesome love story and great adventure and almost everyone can relate to the main character, Bella Swan.
Even thought it's a Young Adult book I know plenty of woman ranging between 12-50's that love this book just as much as I do!
email@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- grace said...
I recently read Carolyn Jessop's "Escape," about leaving the FLDS. It was fascinating to get such an honest view into a world I know nothing about.
- January 26, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Mama Hill said...
She's Come Undone was great! I still can't believe it was written by a man! Thanks!
- January 26, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Natalie said...
I loved Running With Angels by Pamela Hansen. It was so inspiring and she lives down the street from my mom...although I've never met her, so I could really visualize the places she talked about.
scblog at hotmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Stacy said...
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.
hetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- mom2anutball said...
I absolutly love Superstition, it sucks you in and your hooked!
- January 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- Tiffany819 said...
James Patterson's book - Sam's Letters to Jennifer. It is a great book that I haven't finished yet but it has kept me up at night, it draws me in. thank you for the giveaway!
- January 26, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- mom2anutball said...
I subscribed!
- January 26, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Heather said...
I think everyone should read Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time!
- January 26, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- divaqueenie said...
I recently read The Book Thief and would highly recommend it. It's technically Young Adult fiction...but it's pretty deep and a real thought provoking book.
- January 26, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- rebecca said...
I absolutely love Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It is young adult fiction, but is my favourite book. I also love Til We Have Faces by CS Lewis. Great book, that.
gitrecca at gmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- donnas said...
The Wicked series by Gregory Maguire. While in theory they are about the other characters in The Wizard of Oz, when you read them they are really about so much more and relate so strongly to what is going on in our times that there is so much you can get out of reading them.
bacchus76 at myself dot com - January 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- ariyana9501 said...
The Stand by Stephen King. I just love it! Thanks!
- January 26, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Natasha A. said...
I just finished reading Pride by Rachel Vincent (found it early in my bookstore, it isn't supposed to be out until Feb1). It was fantastic. I love the play between the characters.
I am also loving two series.
The first is the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward and the second is the series by Kim Harrison!
natashaw1 AT gmail DOT com - January 26, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Cristina Alves said...
I loved House of Leaves from Danielewski ! a wonderfull, different way of writing - literaly !
acrisalves AT gmail DOT com - January 26, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Michelle said...
"Blood Crazy" by Simon Clark. It's my favorite book ever, and is a post-apocalypse/zombie novel. It's pretty awesome.
- January 26, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- Susan said...
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. It's a classic and should be read by all!!
snkjohnson at gmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- bauer zoo said...
i just started reading charlaine harris's "sookie stackhouse" series. it's along the same lines as anne rice's vampire books, but a bit more, um modern? i really liked the first book. so much that i bought 4 of the other books in the series...but there are 9 total in the series. HBO's series trueblood is based on these books.
jeffandamyb(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Reeva said...
my recommendation is "mind fast soul feast" by michael beckwith. It's great and life changing. I'm having so much fun making friends and blog-hopping again this year.
Thanks for such a generous giveaway! I hope I'm chosen as the lucky winner!!! - January 26, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Sarah said...
A good suspense is TheCharm School by Nelson DeMille. We had to read it in Russian class in high school - way back when :)
- January 26, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- fancyfeet48 said...
my favorite is more like a series than just one book, Twilight you just cant put the books down
- January 26, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Alibi said...
I'll nominate 2 books as I can't choose between them. 1 Jean Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear. It's prehistoric fiction about a girl who loses her parents in an earthquake, and what happens to her after. Don't watch the movie it sucked compared to the book.
2nd Dean Koontz Odd Thomas Series.
It's about a guy named Odd Thomas, and his ability to see and speak with ghosts, told in Dean Koonz style. - January 26, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- Alibi said...
Just subscribed to your blog.
Thanks - January 26, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- Kristy said...
I love the book, P.S. I love You. I read the book before I saw the movie and the movie did not do it justice. The book is so romantic and sweet.
ksieker(at)hotmail(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- Michelle said...
I'm currently reading Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner and enjoying it! Thanks for the chance to win.
- January 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- Julie D said...
Kissing and Cooking by Lisa Reutzel
- January 26, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- Wehaf said...
James Thurber's "The Thirteen Clocks" is a beautiful and whimsical children's book that stands on its own as an adult book as well.
urchiken at gmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I've read Healing Stones by Steve Auterburn. It is a Christian Novel, but not syrupy sweet. very good if you are into counseling.
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- kmg365 said...
Today I'm pushing-- er, recommending-- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, because it won the Newbery award, and they so rarely get it right.
- January 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- kmg365 said...
I subscribed.
kmg365 (at) gmail (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 4:59 PM
naked in death by jd robb
KawaiiNeko2008 (at) aol (dot) com - January 26, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Anya said...
I loved "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. Great story, well written and an unexpected ending. Thanks.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Rebekah said...
I love going to Barns & Noble to just walk around and browse around. I know this is cliche right now but I must say I LOVE the Twlight books!!! The best books I've read in awhile.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- daytoncat said...
I love historical romance novels and one of the best crossover ones is "A Knight in Shining Armour" by Jude Devereaux.
daytoncat1(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- tattwo said...
I really like the Sue Grafton ABC series of books. They are an easy read and keep my interest. Thanks for the giveaway. ditkaren at aol dot com.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM
anything by Adrew Mcall Smith- I love the Ladie's Detective Agency- very quaint!
adinatm(at)aol(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Jennifer said...
I love The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Steven Chbowsky. It's an amazing coming of age tale for all those that were never popular in high school.
- January 26, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Lately I have been into lighter fare and recently read The Second Assistant. It was a fun and entertaining read.
dmhabers at gmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 5:49 PM
My favorite book that I'd recommend right now is Wasted by Marya Hornbacher. It's a memoir of her struggle with eating disorders. If you know someone with an eating disorder, or just enjoy reading about interesting things, I'd definitely recommend it as it gives some wonderful insight and a different perspective on it. I really enjoyed this book.
musicalrainbows[at]gmail[dot]com - January 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- ecky said...
anything by david sedaris because he is hilarious!!
elkesten at yahoo dot com - January 26, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I subscribed to your blog as well. Thanks!
musicalrainbows[at]gmail[dot]om - January 26, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Bunny B said...
I loved The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. It's a retelling of a fairytale and done very well! I hope to buy more books by Shannon Hale and want to win this GC to do that!
bunnybx at gmail . com - January 26, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- ljsfunone said...
I love "The Cat Who..." series by Lillian Jackson Braun. She takes my favorite subject....cats....and incorporates them into a mystery. The book keeps your attention and you almost feel you are watching it all happen. I especially like "The Cat Who saw Red...". I think it stands out to me cause it was the first one of the series I read.
Thanks so much for the giveaway. - January 26, 2009 at 6:05 PM
- Marin said...
The entire "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon.
- January 26, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- VOMom said...
I still love the classic family reads...swss family robinson, little house on the prairie, read-alouds that can be enjoyed by all.
- January 26, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Anna said...
Well, I'm almost finished with "The Race" by Richard North Patterson, one of my fave authors!
I'll probably be reading "The Camel Club" or "Monday Mourning" next. - January 26, 2009 at 6:18 PM
I have lots of favorites, but one that always sticks out in my mind is "The Travel Guide to Heaven" by Anthony DeStefano. It's a great comfort to read.
Thanks for this great giveaway.
curlycurvy -at- gmail -dot- com - January 26, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I'm having a great time writing down all these books people are recommending! I just finished The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by first time author Tiffany Baker. It was really good!
- January 26, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Julie said...
I like the book The Luxe. It's a romance and a little suspenseful too! I was initially drawn to it though because of the beautiful ball gown on the front cover!
- January 26, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- FatalisFortuna said...
The most recent book I've finished was Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and it was fantastic. Very scary and well-crafted.
- January 26, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- emily kate said...
I recently read and loved Love Walked In. I love the strong female characters in the story. The writing style also sucked me right in because it felt like how I think!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Crunchy Green Mom - Suzanne said...
Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach!
All of her stuff is amazing!
LilithSilvermane(at)Gmail(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Sweetpeas said...
The Power of a Praying Wife saved my marriage, it's a great, powerful, life changing book!!!
- January 26, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Annabelle said...
The Shack is a good book! I just read it. It's a Christian Fiction book about a guy who meets God
- January 26, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Superjaxster said...
I enjoyed Jennifer Wiener's Good in Bed. I chose it because the main character is struggling with her weight (in which I can totally relate!) and she learns to accept who she is. She also learns to let people love her for who she is.
jackieksheaffer(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- The Bitburg Cooking Club said...
My all-time favorite book is "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith. It is about as close as you can get to modern Jane Austen quality. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
- January 26, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- AudreyO said...
I"d never heard of them before. I read a lot. I'm reading right now book 2 of a trilogy called The Hollow.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:10 PM
- hminnesota said...
I like Namesake by Jhumpa lahiri.she has done great depiction of American born Indians..thanks
email@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- Trish said...
Thanks for having this giveaway. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books. I like the story, and especially enjoy the humor. P&P is a classic fiction book.
trishtheconqueror at hotmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- Trish said...
I also just subscribed to your blog.
trishtheconqueror at hotmail dot com - January 26, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Steph said...
I like Traveling Light by Max Lucado. It's about giving your past hurts to God and moving past them.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- scottsgal said...
I love the Alex Cross series by James Patterson - he's my favorite mystery writer
- January 26, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Smiles Across Miles said...
I love Jodi Picoult books because they are relatable to things that really happen in the world. I don't really have a favorite, I love them all
- January 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- FaithfulMommy said...
My favorite book at the moment is The UltraMind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman. Fix your broken brain by healing your body first. It is intriguing.
- January 26, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Uniquely Yours said...
Lately, I've been reading Power of a Praying Parent and it has really made a difference in my life. Thanks!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- Angie said...
I am reading Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates..and it is sooo good!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:01 PM
- lovedandamazed said...
My favorite book is a Christian fiction by Ray Blackston titled "Flabbergasted". The main character starts out life as a regular guy who just took a major job-related move and is now looking for a new girlfriend. He starts attending church to scope out the ladies and through a series of events and memorable friends discovers that life is about more than he ever realized. The book is SO funny and has touched me deeply the several (6-7) times I've read it. :-)
Thanks for the chance to win!
author_erin(at)lycos(dot)com - January 26, 2009 at 8:07 PM
- Jodi said...
I really enjoyed The Secret Life of Bees. It's a great story about some strong women who stick together. It's a really wonderful story!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Krissy said...
I can recommend two books that I've read recently. The first is a romance/chic lit called Just One of the Guys by Kristin Higgins. The book was charming and funny and I really identified with the heroine of the book. The other book is a YA book by Richelle Mead called Shadow Kiss... well really the whole series is fantastic and should really be read from book 1 Vampire Academy, fantastic writing, snarky and funny and clever!
- January 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- techyone said...
I love Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux. It has it all, romance, mystery,...I really recommend it.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Colored With Memories said...
i'd recommend Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp...it is a great parenting book.
thanks for the generous giveaway! - January 26, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- Jeanette J said...
I have so many favorites but I would have to say Phantoms by Dean Koontz is definitely one I would recommend if you like horror. He builds the tension and horror very well and it almost seems like this could actually happen (which makes it scarier)
- January 26, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Suzanne said...
books by Jodi Picoult
- January 26, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Jeanette J said...
I have subscribed by email
- January 26, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Stacy said...
I just finished reading Mark of the Lion by Francine Rivers- it was excellent and I'm working on the other 2 books in the trilogy now.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:10 PM
- She Became A Butterfly said...
My fave ever book is "the westing game" by Ellen Raskin. It's listed as a book for ages 9-12, but it is also a wonderful book for adults. I actually think adults will get more out of it.
Mr. Westing dies under mysterious circumstances. At the reading of his will, he accuses (via his lawyer) one of the people at the reading of killing him! He makes a game out of it. The people are split into pairs with a couple of clues. The first pair that solves the crime wins the inheritance. Very good book!
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http://www.shebecameabutterfly.net - January 26, 2009 at 9:11 PM
- taysmommy said...
little earthquakes by jennifer weiner is a fabulous read and EVERY mother can connect to it.
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 26, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Selina said...
Twilight series is floating my boat at the moment!
the bell01@ hotmail. com - January 26, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Selina said...
I also joined book crossing!
- January 26, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Selina said...
I subscribed!
- January 26, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Stephanie said...
I read The Alschemist when I need to center myself and find hope again. Reminds us the journey and faith is important.
tvollowitz at aol dot com - January 26, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...
the paper bag christmas... all ages- new but was wonderful!
- January 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
- the schros said...
Witch of Blackbird pond- Juvenile fiction, I know but what a great story!
katelynthames AT yahoo dot com - January 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- Gardening Mommy said...
My favorite book is a Christian fiction entitled "Not My Will." It's a very inspiring read!
- January 26, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- Lydia said...
I'm reading Worldliness by C.J. Mahaney and love it! So many times I let fame and fortune subconsciously influence my thinking and become discontent before I even realize what is happening. Mahaney emphasizes keeping the main thing the main thing.
delightfulconfection[at]gmail[dot]com - January 26, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- ANovelMenagerie said...
I'm going to go with the book I just read and reviewed... Snow Flower & The Secret Fan by Lisa See. My site has a review on why I loved it today. You have a lovely blog!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- Joyful Noise said...
Don't necessarily know if I have favorite books but the Chronicles of Narnia are high on the list.
Thanks for the chance! - January 26, 2009 at 10:31 PM
- Heather said...
I enjoyed Beneath a Marble Sky. It was a book I was given to review for a now-defunct group, and I never would have found it or wanted to read it otherwise. It's the true (fictionalized) story behind the building of the Taj Mahal. It's a little disturbing at times, but still a good read.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Rebecca Graham said...
I recommend the book Hot Mahaghony by Stuart Woods, a mystery. Love his books!
- January 26, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- Kara said...
I love classics. I like anything by Jane Austen, and my current favorite of hers is probably Emma. Thanks
millkara [at] gmial.com - January 26, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Jane Anne said...
My latest favorite reads are Jodi Picolt books (I check them out from the library). I recommend "The Pact."
- January 26, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- Alicia said...
I just read Legally Dead by Edna Buchanan last night. It was an easy quick read and the storyline was unique. I guess it'd fall into the thriller/suspense genre, even though it really wasn't either one of those.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^< - January 26, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- Sonya said...
I love the Outlander series! It's a wonderful historical story that takes you through Scotland and the colonies!
- January 26, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- An iMperfect wIfe said...
My favorite book is a personal finance book, your money or your life. It helps you rethink your priorities and design your life around them, instead of around how many dollars and cents you have!
Jenny - January 27, 2009 at 1:08 AM
- Carolsue said...
I am a big animal lover and just finished "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron. It was well written, informative and Dewey was so great! Made me cry at the end, though!
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As you may have seen, I have been appointed to the Cabinet Office's Open Data User Group which had its first meeting in July. The minutes and slides are available.
The purpose of the group is to act as an "intelligent customer" to the government on the release of open data. This is a bit of a misnomer, as the word "customer" implies that the group will in some way buy data that should be made open, which it's unlikely to do. Perhaps "intelligent consumer" would be more appropriate: our task is to advise the government about which data should be opened up, and (if the commitment has already been made to open it) which should be opened first or how access to it could be improved.
One of the tasks that we face, particularly for datasets that are currently being sold by government (mostly from the Public Data Group: Met Office, Ordnance Survey, Land Registry and Companies House), is making a strong economic argument for opening up data. To do that, it's useful to understand two things:
I find business cases for data publishers much more compelling than examples of how open data can be used. For a start, I don't think it's possible to predict how open data will be used or what that will mean in terms of economic or societal impact: the wide world into which it's released is just too complex to know. Sure, there's the development of "Apps", but there are many more hidden uses for open data within businesses, which data publishers and those external to the process are unlikely to ever be aware of. There are also impacts on vendors of support products like analysis and visualisation software, and on society as a whole when you have better informed people and organisations.
As well as wider impact being hard to measure, I don't think anyone is likely to publish open data well if they don't have some motivation that is a lot nearer to home than "helping grow the economy". To be useful for reusers, open data needs to be structured, supported, timely, accurate and so on. To be useful for business, data releases need to be reliable and sustained over time: data can go out of date very rapidly and single releases are rarely interesting. So open data publishers need to have business models that enable their data-publishing activities to be self-sustaining and preferably improving.
Below I've described several such models, many of which are based on the business models that currently exist around open source. I'd be really interested to hear of any other business models that you know of for open data, and in particular to hear about examples where any of these models have been employed successfully.
One argument I've heard made about government open data is that releasing it can help organisations avoid the costs of Freedom of Information requests. This probably applies only to data that is likely to be requested (perhaps it is published annually and was requested last year) or has a very low publishing cost. Organisations that have a high FOI spend with lots of successful requests may find that they can lower that FOI spend by proactively releasing data (and making it easy to find).
There are other, less direct, costs that organisations might avoid by releasing data. Most obviously in the public sector, there is political cost in not toeing the Open Data line.
The reverse of cost avoidance is finding sponsors for open data publication. If there are people who strongly believe that a particular dataset should be open and available to all, they may be prepared to sponsor its publication (which isn't the same as licensing it; the consequence is that the data is open for all, not just for those who pay). As I understand it, some data that has been opened up by government, such as that from Ordnance Survey, has essentially been opened up through the sponsorship of the Treasury: they have paid for the data to be made open, for their own reasons (to do with belief that it will enable the economy to grow).
How could you persuade others to sponsor opening up data? If it's something that they would otherwise license, perhaps they are in a better place to face any disruption that will come from the data being freely available than their competitors. Perhaps, if it's the type of dataset that is hard to close up again after it has been made open, they might gamble that it would lower their long term costs. Perhaps they sell analysis or visualisation products that they know those who use the data will find useful, and so getting the data available widely will aid their business.
The freemium model has been used with some success for web-based services; it might also work for open data. Under this model, an organisation would publish open data in a basic form — perhaps with some limitations on formats and throttling of API calls — and offer advanced access to those who are willing to pay.
There are many ways in which open data can be made more useful than static publication of spreadsheets or a basic API; under a freemium model some of these enhancements would only be offered to those who pay for it:
Data publishers could provide data under an open license for certain purposes, and under a closed license for others. This technique has worked for some open source products. The 'certain purposes' might not be simply 'non-commercial': publishers could still encourage start-up use of the data by charging based on the size or revenue of the organisation. Or the license could state that the data can be used in products but cannot be used in further "added value" data feeds without being licensed (this is roughly equivalent to dual-licensing with a share-alike license). This is the model used by OpenCorporates.
Offering support and services is a business model which seems to work well for companies built around open source. In the open data world, data publishers could offer paid packages with:
These kinds of services still tend to be coupled with licenses in the data world, whereas in open source they have been successfully disentangled.
In some cases, individuals or organisations are obliged to provide information to public bodies (and they have a statutory duty to collect it), so that it is available within government and more generally in society. These public bodies can (and sometimes do) charge the providers of that information "administration costs". Examples of this are Companies House information, the Gazettes, Land Registrations, VAT Registrations and so on.
In these cases, those who supply the information to the register are bound to by law, so it would be possible to charge them whatever it took to support providing the data as open data. Indeed, supplying the data as open data is likely to increase its usage (both within government and more widely), and therefore the political pressure to retain the registry and thereby maintain its longevity.
The model that we are using at legislation.gov.uk is based on increasing the quality of the data that we have to publish — bringing the statute book up to date — by enlisting the help of other parties who would benefit from having an up-to-date open statute book. Because otherwise this information is very costly to get hold of, there are any number of potential contributors, including publishers, lawyers, academics, and government itself.
This model doesn't entirely cover the costs of opening up data: contributors aren't generally paying money to be involved, but donating effort to maintaining the published data. Thus this business model doesn't completely cover costs, but it's a very useful one for organisations that have an obligation to publish information but lack the resources to do it well.
The final business model that I have seen being used is where releasing open data naturally supports the primary business goal of the organisation. The best example of this is around the Barclays Cycle Hire in London (or Boris Bikes as we call them for some reason), where releasing open data about the bikes drives the development of Apps that make it easier for potential customers to use the scheme, thus bringing in revenue to the core business.
Another example is the recent release of data about Manchester City football players which, they hope, will lead people to create better ways of measuring player performance, which they will then be able to take advantage of. (And if it means that they are being talked about in the blogosphere, so much the better.)
I'd also place under this category situations where the organisation that publishes the data ends up improving its own use of its data by using the third-party tools that are created because the data is open and available. The kind of thing that I'm thinking about here is how MPs (reportedly) use TheyWorkForYou.com. There's great opportunity, I think, for the public sector to create a market place for tools that enable it to work more efficiently, by opening up its data.
In cases where organisations are releasing data to support their primary business, they may even find it worthwhile backing up such releases with hackdays and competitions and so on in order to drive the initial creation of some products.
I have listed here business models for open data that I have either seen being used or think could viably be used by organisations, particularly public sector organisations. There may be others business models, or examples, that I don't know about, and as I said at the start, I'd really value your suggestions for more.
One thing that I wanted to touch on was about motivations for data publishers. Although, as I've said, I think it's going to be very hard to measure or predict the impact of particular datasets in terms of how it is used in the wider world, it's fairly obvious that high quality data, supplied in a timely and consistent fashion, is going to be easier to use and more accurate than low quality data, supplied as and when, using different formats and coding schemes within each release. In other words, it seems likely that data that is published well will lead to greater usage and thus the better economic outcomes on which much of the open data argument is based.
The different business models above provide different incentives for data publishers. In fact, only the last two include any incentive to publish data well: when publishing data to support your primary business, the whole point is to make it easily reusable; when you are supporting data publication by eliciting contributions from others, they are more likely to contribute if the released data is useful for them.
In other cases, the incentive for the data publisher is towards doing the least amount of work so that they can retain as much money as possible, or sometimes (as in the Freemium or Support/Service models) to make the data hard to use unless you are a paying customer. Of course that doesn't mean that organisations using these models will deliberately restrict the utility of the data that they publish — public sector employees tend to be more motivated towards doing the right thing than making a profit — but they will have a lot less incentive to invest in making the data easy to use than those employing either of the latter two models.
Another aspect of the business models above that's worth thinking about is about knowing who is using your data. Many data releases have been done in a "fire and forget" mode, using either cost avoidance or sponsorship as a model, which has the advantage of being a cheap method of releasing data. But having a rudimentary idea of who is using data and what they are using it for helps you to understand where there are gaps in your provision, be it in formats, coding schemes, timeliness and so on. Many of the other business models on the list above (as well as the 'selling licenses' business model of closed data) put you in direct contact with at least some of those using the data, which helps you improve provision in the right direction. In particular, getting people to participate to help improve data quality is good open data engagement and something that I think most data releases should aim for.
Which brings me back to ODUG. The best indications that we have about what data will prove useful to people are the data that people are currently using and the data that they tell us they want. If you're a potential or actual reuser of public sector information, ODUG will shortly be providing routes to tell us about what you'd like to have access to, but in the meantime do get in touch with me if you have any requests.
The blog post contributes valuably to shed light on the economics of "upstream information", providing a glimpse of various business models that might be adopted by public bodies inclined to release PSI.
Moving to the complementary sphere of the PSI realm, i.e., the "downstream information", I would like to bring to your attention the research study I conducted with my colleague Enrico Ferro under the sponsorship of Piedmont Region government (Italy), one of the most active European administrations in the Open Data landscape.
The focus of the research endeavor regards business models allowing profit-oriented value creation based on public datasets. The study takes stock of the contributions already present in the literature and proposes a slightly different angle from which to look at the problem. In fact, we concentrated our attention on "downstream information" in an attempt to answer a nagging question that hitherto has been often overlooked: "How may a public good (PSI) be turned into a profitable business venture?". In particular, we looked at the problem from a business model perspective in order to understand how value may be created, delivered and appropriated by a private company. The research study adopted the qualitative research approach leveraging in particular case study methodologies. In line with such an approach, we had the pleasure to interview a number of entrepreneurs, executives and business developers who operate in firms having business lines devoted to PSI re-use (Hjalmar Gislason, who commented above, is one of them).
Main findings of the study are summarized in a blog post published by my colleague Enrico Ferro: http://bitly.com/psi4pro.
Since afore-mentioned study has been recently presented at PMOD Workshop organized by W3C in Brussels, the related position paper may be downloaded at the following link: http://bit.ly/LrnNUT.
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I love your posts Jeni, I was present in the cabinet meeting on July, if I had known this site before, I would've loved it to discuss with you.
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Good overview. Having such (and more) arguments at hand when advocating for Open Data is surely important.
The sentence "Sure, there's the development of "Apps", but there are many more hidden uses for open data within businesses, which data publishers and those external to the process are unlikely to ever be aware of." … particularly hit home for me.
Actually I wrote a blog post about "Why Open Data is all About Apps and Why it Shouldn't" not too long ago: http://blog.datamarket.com/2012/05/22/why-open-data-is-all-about-apps-and-why-it-shouldnt/
Hi Jenni This is really useful, thank you. Just one comment: you make it clear that your interest is in the business models around releasing data, and also why. However, can you point to anybody working to compile evidence and examples of good commercial or public sector uses of open data that are creating economic benefits? There are some examples on data.gov.uk, but anything beyond that? I think this would be helpful given the emphasis in government open data documents on the economic benefits. Driven by this, there are a lot of 'hackdays' being organised in attempts to show what can be done with the data, and I'm not certain this is always the most helpful approach. Thanks, Vicky
Hi Jeni
This is a great summary. I started to write a detailed comment but it got a bit long, so I wrote it up here instead: http://www.epimorphics.com/web/wiki/linked-open-data-business-models
Summary: cost avoidance is the best model to go for, linked data provides more opportunities for cost avoidance.


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