The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Sharon, are you using the app or the website?

Sharon wrote: "Guys, thanks for the help but..
I still don 't see my average rating on My Profile page and none of the authors in my tbr list have a Goodreads Author notation even though I know that some are. C..."

Yes, that's probably the problem, I assume you're using the goodreads app which doesn't show everything that's on the actual website. I suggest using a browser to get the full experience.

YES!!!! That works. THANKS!!!!
Now a new question
I have two books for the challenge that show one start date on its individual page and another on my Read List. The two books are Winter Witch and The Last Oracle. What can I do to correct this?

I wonder if it is, because I can see your rating as 4.00 and five authors on the first page of your To Read list who are GR authors: Connelly, Lutz, Flynn, Harrison, and Jones. And the first page of your To Read Purchased list there are 13 more.

Sharon - You see whenever you post, your name shows hyperlinked (next to the message number.) Click on that and it will take you to your profile. Right at the top, you'll see the following info:

Sharon McCoy Bell’s Profile
Sharon McCoy Bell
247 ratings (4.00 avg) (here's your average...bold is mine)
1 review
details Female , New Orleans, LA
activity Joined in January 2013, last active this month

A lot of authors in your To Read list are GR authors:
Armentrout, Jennifer L. *
Bareham, Steve *
Berry, Steve *
etc.

but most of them are not. Don't assume that just because an author is popular, they are GR authors. Some of them don't bother.

Sharon wrote: "Guys, thanks for the help but..
I still don 't see my average rating on My Profile page and none of the authors in my tbr list have a Goodreads Author notation even though I know that some are. C..."

I have no idea whether it would be different with logging on through a kindle fire. I can see your average rating, right underneath the photo on your profile page, and when I pull up your TBR list, I see the asterisks by a number of the authors on the list.

I couldn't find any clarification this rule:

One book between 80 -100 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.


so, we are allowed only ONE 80-100 page book per season?

Ty wrote: "I couldn't find any clarification this rule:

One book between 80 -100 pages may be used for ONE 5 point task.


so, we are allowed only ONE 80-100 page book per season?"

that's correct.

I'm listening to Emma as an audiobook, and to determine the page count, I looked at the mass market paperback, but there are tons of mass market editions for this book. http://www.goodreads.com/work/edition... Some of them are 500+ pages. My question is can you get a big book ticket if at least one edition is 500+ pages, or do all of them have to be? Or should I average the page count of all the mass market editions?

Lindsey,
GR uses the page count from the most popular edition. to find it, go to the link of your book. On the right hand corner, it says other editions, click that. A list will appear. The book that is on the top of the list, is the most popular edition. Use that book for the page count.

Lindsey wrote: "I'm listening to Emma as an audiobook, and to determine the page count, I looked at the mass market paperback, but there are tons of mass market editions for this book. http://www.goodreads.com/wor..."

It looks like the longer editions of the print book have at least an introduction by a noted historian, biographical details about Jane Austen, an analysis of the story, discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, and films inspired by the work, footnotes/endnotes to indicate how the story fits into the current affairs of the time, and suggestions for further reading. So if your audiobook includes all these features, you can claim a 500+ page big book ticket. If your audiobook edition includes just the story, it probably doesn't qualify for a BB ticket.

Thank you, Jayme and Kristi!

Leslie K

I read most of my books on my kindle. A number of them provide the page number as well as the location number. Can I use the page numbers from the Kindle Edition if it is listed. For example, the book I wanted to read for 20.2 shows 334 pages on the Kindle which meets the requirement but the paperback edition only shows 305 pages which does not meet the requirement.

Leslie wrote: "Leslie K

I read most of my books on my kindle. A number of them provide the page number as well as the location number. Can I use the page numbers from the Kindle Edition if it is listed. For e..."

No, we're going to have to stick to the regular e-book rules. It's all in a state of confusion right now, and we see some pretty wacky page length numbers coming up for ebooks, kindle or not.

Thanks for asking that question.
I'm glad for the clarification.

:-)

Question...I'm reading this book which has two authors - it's the same author with two pseudonyms. One pseudonym is a GR author but the other one isn't. Can I claim this a GR author?

D.G. wrote: "Question...I'm reading this book which has two authors - it's the same author with two pseudonyms. One pseudonym is a GR author but the other one isn't. Can..."

Shayla Black (Goodreads Author) shows up on the book's page so, yes, you can claim a GRA ticket.

Thanks, Kristi!

Now that we have passed the midpoint of the Spring Challenge, I have a question about group read nominations. I was in the top 30 at midpoint. How will I be notified to submit book recommendations? Will it be a message through Goodreads?

Wanda wrote: "Now that we have passed the midpoint of the Spring Challenge, I have a question about group read nominations. I was in the top 30 at midpoint. How will I be notified to submit book recommendatio..."

You will receive a message through GR.

Wanda wrote: "Now that we have passed the midpoint of the Spring Challenge, I have a question about group read nominations. I was in the top 30 at midpoint. How will I be notified to submit book recommendatio..."

Sandy's correct. You'll receive a message through Goodreads. However, it will take a few days as we have to wait for categories to be selected first.

Thanks

Wanda wrote: "Now that we have passed the midpoint of the Spring Challenge, I have a question about group read nominations. I was in the top 30 at midpoint. How will I be notified to submit book recommendatio..."

Wanda, if you'd like to participate in the Group Reads process, you need to change your GRs setting so you can accept messages.

I was wondering if statistics are going to be posted for the Winter 2012-2013 challenge? I know it must be a huge task, so I'd be very happy to help if whoever usually does the stats doesn't have time.

Lindsey wrote: "I was wondering if statistics are going to be posted for the Winter 2012-2013 challenge? I know it must be a huge task, so I'd be very happy to help if whoever usually does the stats doesn't have t..."

oops- stuff got in the way and I forgot
I'll try to get to them this weekend

Awesome, thanks Dlmrose :)

I've noticed that quite a few of the books on my TBR list don't display a page count on their main page. In some cases, there are other editions with a page count while other books, with limited editions, don't show one anywhere. I was wondering if you need us to have a librarian verify a page count in this situation or if it is o.k. just to mention the number of pages in our finished task post?

Thanks

Janice CA wrote: "I've noticed that quite a few of the books on my TBR list don't display a page count on their main page. In some cases, there are other editions with a page count while other books, with limited ed..."

It helps the GR community if you have a librarian correct it, but in a pinch including the info when you post should work. A link to a reference helps.

Dlmrose wrote: "Janice CA wrote: "I've noticed that quite a few of the books on my TBR list don't display a page count on their main page. In some cases, there are other editions with a page count while other book..."

Thank you, Dlmrose. I'll always try to plan ahead and have a librarian add the information.

I recently read an ARC - how do I post a link to the ARC of this book?

Thanks!

I think that is the link - isn't it? otherwise check and see if it has an ISBN and that specific one can be added

Dee wrote: "I think that is the link - isn't it? otherwise check and see if it has an ISBN and that specific one can be added"

The book I linked to shows two ISBNs, one that is specific to my ARC so I will link to this when I post. I didn't even think to look at that. Thanks for your help.

there are usually 2 ISBN's for all books one is the ISBN 13 and one is a 10 digit one (which is the last digits on the longer one) - I don't know the logic/purpose behind the 2

I was originally going to post this in the task help thread for 15.2 but then realized it's really a broader question.

I chose the identical page count option for this task. I got the counts from Goodreads since I didn't have the books in hand when I was planning which books to read for this task way back in February. Today, I just went back to double check the page counts before posting this task as completed, and the page count of one of the books has since been changed. Can I still get credit for the task? I ask because I know that if a genre appears on the main page when you choose to read a book and then disappears later, it is still acceptable to use it for a task that requires a certain genre, so I was hoping that might be the case with page numbers too.

Dee wrote: "there are usually 2 ISBN's for all books one is the ISBN 13 and one is a 10 digit one (which is the last digits on the longer one) - I don't know the logic/purpose behind the 2"

Dee, the last digits of the ISBN 13 are not always the same as the 10 digit ISBN. I don't understand the logic of ISBNs, but do know from doing book ordering that there can be a difference.

Lindsey wrote: "I was originally going to post this in the task help thread for 15.2 but then realized it's really a broader question.

I chose the identical page count option for this task. I got the counts from ..."

You need to work with the actual page counts in the edition that you actually read. If the GR number is incorrect for the ISBN of the book you read, the best option is to ask a librarian to correct the information.

The genre thing is a bit different because it's uncontrollable - if a whole bunch of people shelve a book as something different, the genre that was there may get "demoted," and this is really beyond control. The page numbers, on the other hand, should be verifiable, by looking at the actual book you read.

OK, thanks a lot, Sandy!.... *sigh* Guess I will have to throw out these two reads and find another couple, or maybe I can fit them in somewhere else. My bad for not double checking the page counts when I got the book. And my bad especially for not reviewing the task again before starting reading for it. I need to make a habit of that!

it's a lot like when you find the book on GR with the perfect cover for a task, so you think you're good to go - but the copy at the library has a completely different cover. Frustrating...............

Oh, no kidding, you just can't rely on the library's online catalog for that unfortunately :(

no ;) I remember requesting a book from ILL because the ISBN listed had a woman in a dress that I wanted to use for a 15 point challenge...to my disappointment when the book showed up, it was a solid color cover with nothing on it :(

Bummer!

I have two questions-

Who were the early finishers?
How many 30 point tasks will there be?

And- Is there anywhere that shows how
many seasons we've been in the challenge.
I was wondering how long I've been doing
it.
Thanks

The early finishers are at the top of the readerboard.

Kathy G. wrote: "I have two questions-

Who were the early finishers?
How many 30 point tasks will there be?

And- Is there anywhere that shows how
many seasons we've been in the challenge.
I was wondering how long..."

Spring '13 was your lucky #13, Kathy

Wow---
Thanks