Welcome to the new Books and Movies
Posted By CarrieK on April 17, 2009
I’m glad you have found your way here! After months and months of more and more restrictions placed on my blogging at Today.com (tons of ads, only one template available, etc.), they have taken away the one thing that was keeping me there – the financial consideration. Unfortunately, they now own all of my archives over there, in spite of the fact that I was only paid $1 a post.
While I can’t bring my favorite past posts over here to share with you, I can start building a new home here at this domain that my husband owns. He has been working hard this week to tweak my theme to make me happy – in spite of the fact that I can be quite nit-picky. 
The content here will be the same that you were used to at my old domain: book reviews, reading challenges, Monday’s Movies, Teaser Tuesdays and Wondrous Words Wednesdays, link posts with book-related news, giveaways, movie reviews, and other items of interest.
If you are an author, publisher, or publicist that I have worked with in the past, please be assured that I will work just as hard at my new domain to build my readership.
If you are a fellow blogger who has been gracious enough to link to me in your sidebar or to follow me on Google Reader or Bloglines or another RSS feed reader, I would be so grateful if you would change my links to reflect this new home. Because Today.com won’t let me post a re-direct link directing readers to my new blog, I would also appreciate any help you could give in getting the word out about my new home.
I’m not normally a fan of change, but new beginnings can be a good thing, right? Here’s to lots and lots of bookish talk and blogging community.
Hi Carrie!
So sorry things didn’t work out for you. It’s even worse that you couldn’t bring your archives. I will announce it on my blog.
Congratulations on your new site. I am sure it will be an improvement for you. Here’s to less web hassles and more reading!
Carol
The new site is beautiful. And I’ll be sure to adjust the URL link on my blog.
Congratulations on the new blog! It takes a lot of courage to kind of start afresh (although your readership is sure to follow), but even unpopulated it’s looking great, so you should have no worries.
Good luck!
Rob
I like the look of this one better! We’re going to follow you to this site, of course!
Sheri
Hey Carrie -
I usually fight against change, but once I’m in that uncomfortable “new* spot, I relish in the fact that I get a fresh start.
Cheers.
Oh and I absolutely love the leaves in the background!
Your new place looks great! I wonder how we could throw a blog-warming party….
Hey Carrie, good for you. Glad you are happy now and looking towards a great future. The blog looks great and I’m sure that you’ll write many wonderful posts from now on, even if the past ones are lost.
Cheers!
How horrible! Makes me glad I didn’t stay there. I tried them out when I was experiencing the various blog. This was before I decided on Blogger as a permanent place. I really hope you like it here better. Looks beautiful!
I am actually not terribly worried about reusing bits of my content. Not like today is flush enough to be able to afford to do anything about it. I would have cared more if they hadn’t sent the last email and blocked my IP from the forum. Not that that had any impact LOL. If I want in…anyway I figure they will be history shortly. And then I’ll do whatever I want with my content.
Welcome to your new home!
You have a great attitude about this unwanted change, so much good will come out of it.
Congrats on the new site! I’ve updated my reader, and I’ll add this site into the Book Blogs Search Engine the next time I do an update.
I’m sorry you had to move, but this looks really great!
I’ve added your new url to my following list. I’d be livid to discover I didn’t own my own material. Oh well, put it behind you. It’ll just be an old memory after a few posts and your friends find you here. Take care.
Your new blog looks nice! I have updated my reader and changed your link in my sidebar. Best of luck in your new home!
Congrats on the move, though I am sorry that so much went wrong. It’s always a bit sad to lose old stuff. Good luck here!
Your new site looks great! I’ve added it to my Google Reader.
Your site looks great! Change can be a good thing. Now you’re in charge!
I’ll update my reader. Good luck!
That’s not fun
Well, I like your new sight just as well!
Wherever you go, I will follow!
Thanks you guys – I knew I had the most wonderful readers in the world!
I love the header! I can’t wait to see what you have in store!
I will be keeping up with your new blog…I, too, am hosted by your fabulous husband! Your blog embodies many of my favorite things..especially reading…I may put a reading challenge on my site as well…Hmmm…I will have to think of the award for the one who reads the most…I’ll think on that!
CanCan – thanks!
Shannon – let me know if you do a reading challenge – I’m addicted to joining them.
Congratulations on the new blog and on seizing control of your own writing/webspace! It looks great
Your new site looks gorgeous! I’m sure you’re going to do well here…considering all of the comments you have already!
I’m one of the Today bloggers that got booted without warning. I’ve added a Today.com Exiles blogroll on my new site, and I added a link to your blog. Hope that’s okay!
Good luck in your new home!
Val – thanks for adding me to your blogroll – I’ll add you to my list of Today.com Exiles as well! Good luck at your new blogging home.
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Hey Carrie
I’m adding you do my Today.com expats blog roll. I’m sorry but I didn’t have your old blog bookmarked; could you tell me just the title of it? Feel free to e-mail it if you’d rather.
Welcome to the free world!
Carrie,
I completely understand your move. I signed up for a blog and then I realized how restrictive they were and how little they were willing to even pay and decided it was not worth it. I need more freedom for creativity and so do you! I am going to put in my Marvelous Mondays post about your move to help spread the word. Lots of luck to you in your new blogging home!!
Rebecca – thanks so much for helping me get the word out – I really appreciate it.
Congratulations on the new site!
I’m sorry to hear that you lost your archives, but I’m sure you’ll build up lots of quality posts soon.
I’ll tweet about your new blog, so hopefully a few more people will find it.
Best wishes in your new blog home!
You’ve got a great attitude about starting over, and lots of people are helping to spread the word. The new site looks great!
Jackie – thanks – and thanks for the tweet!
Dawn – Thanks so much for stopping by. My husband did a good job on the template, didn’t he?
Hope you are happy here! Change is always for the better..
Gautami – thanks so much for visiting!
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