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Stephen wrote: "Not a Goodreads question, but have any of you used an iCloud email address? I've been thinking about switching from Gmail to one."

I haven't. Have you heard of ProtonMail, though? People keep saying it's really good.

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Not a Goodreads question, but have any of you used an iCloud email address? I've been thinking about switching from Gmail to one."

I haven't. Have you heard of ProtonMail, though? ..."

I am going to look into that. I hate gmail.

Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Not a Goodreads question, but have any of you used an iCloud email address? I've been thinking about switching from Gmail to one."

I haven't. Have..."

Haha, really?! How come?

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Not a Goodreads question, but have any of you used an iCloud email address? I've been thinking about switching from Gmail to one."

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It has some features I like, but I cannot stand how confusing the email threads get. There are other things i don't like, but I cannot remember what they are right now.🤔

I thought you had to pay for ProtonMail? I mean we do pay for Gmail, too. Google has the right to read any of your emails at any time in order to sell your data to advertisers. No email service is free.

iCloud email is end to end encrypted, like iMessages, and Apple doesn’t read your emails :) One downside is Apple only offers 5GB of free storage, but 50GB only costs 99¢ a month.

Sharon, you might look into iCloud and see if you like it. It’s free to set up and you can even automatically forward all your Gmails to your iCloud. That way you can test it for awhile and see if you’d like to permanently switch. That’s what I’m doing at the moment.

Stephen wrote: "I thought you had to pay for ProtonMail? I mean we do pay for Gmail, too. Google has the right to read any of your emails at any time in order to sell your data to advertisers. No email service is ..."

Good idea, Stephen. I looked at Proton, and 1 address is free. You pay for more. I have a few different email addresses, so proton is out for me. Do you know if one can have multiple icloud addresses? I like the privacy element. Google will take over the world if we let it!

Stephen wrote: "Not a Goodreads question, but have any of you used an iCloud email address? I've been thinking about switching from Gmail to one."

I just realized that I have four email accounts, lol- two Gmail accounts (one is school account for my new college and one for "important" things like Amazon and actually sending emails), one through Outlook (the account from my previous school), and one iCloud email (that I use for low-priority things like Goodreads and subscribing to author newsletters).

Out of the three services, I prefer Gmail- I like the fact that it organizes emails into the main inbox/social/promotions categories, so my main inbox isn't cluttered up with irrelevant notifications from LinkedIn or whatever. I also like the way the user interface is designed.

I've used my iCloud account for applying to scholarships and so unfortunately it gets a lot of spam- however, it's pretty good at recognizing spam and automatically tossing it in the junk folder. I have iCloud+ (it became a necessity due the fact that nearly all my devices are Apple), so one benefit of that is that if I'm subscribing to something, I have the option of hiding my email, so I get the emails without giving away personal information.

I ended up hating Outlook after my school started using OneLogin, which made it incredibly hard to log into Microsoft services because they wanted to make it more "secure." I had to re-login to Word and Powerpoint all of the time.

I haven't heard of ProtonMail before this thread, so I don't have any opinions about it :P

I have no idea if any of this information is helpful, but this has just been my experience :)

Stephen wrote: "I thought you had to pay for ProtonMail? I mean we do pay for Gmail, too. Google has the right to read any of your emails at any time in order to sell your data to advertisers. No email service is ..."

On its website, ProtonMail says, "We will always offer a free email plan for anyone who needs it."

Hey! I was wondering if anyone knows about ARCs here? 🤷‍♀️

I do not, I’m sorry!

ChildOfGod💜🙌🏽 wrote: "Hey! I was wondering if anyone knows about ARCs here? 🤷‍♀️"

I am not sure what kind of info you are looking for. I have received a couple of arcs from authors looking to promote their books. I have subcribed to their newsletters and heard about the opportunity that way. I have seen several opportunities for arcs on Instagram too. Is that the kind of info you were looking for?

Thanks!

hey does anyone know if or how to change your goal on your reading challenge? I wanna make it 35 instead of 30 :)

If you use the app, go to your Want to read, and then click on your reading challenge and then click on edit right under your goal! That should do it!

Ellie ~ The Elliephant ~ :D wrote: "If you use the app, go to your Want to read, and then click on your reading challenge and then click on edit right under your goal! That should do it!"

oh thanks! I was using the website this time XD

So, on my app (iPhone), I have a friend request I want to ignore. I click on the red X, and it tells me an error occurred. When I go to the website, I see NOTHING about this friend request.

This happened once before, and the only way I could get rid of it was to accept the friend request.

Anyone have any ideas for how I can ignore this request? (Outside of accepting and then unfriending?)

Ahh I’ve been having the same problem the last couple days this request just won’t go away on the app with an error message.

Lilly wrote: "Ahh I’ve been having the same problem the last couple days this request just won’t go away on the app with an error message."

Ugh! Do you have an android or iPhone? Never had this with my old android.

I have an iPhone.

I'm having the same problem, too! I have an Android, though.
Hopefully, it's just a glitch that Goodreads will work out soon.

We can hope!😅

And now I am not getting notifications when people reply to my comments.🤦🏽‍♀️ I am not ignoring y’all. GR can be so frustrating!

Ikr! It’s literally so glitchy. One time it said I had 12 likes and I only had 1. Making me feel special 🙄

No, it said I had 12 likes when I clicked on my review, but when I actually clicked on the thumbs up button, it was only 3 people or something like that

I wasn't sure where to write this but: GUYS I NEED HELP
I would like to go back home from school having a tremendous desire to read, the one that makes me immediately concentrate on studying so as not to waste time but It seems i have lost it... I miss that magic, I miss reading books for fun 3
any help?

I often experience reading slumps too! Sometimes when I don't feel motivated to read, I try to find a book on a weird, random subject that I'm completely unfamiliar with. That way, my curiosity drives me to concentrate and learn some interesting things. It's a fun experience, and I can quickly get back into my reading mode.

elisa ੈ✩‧₊˚ 🪅 wrote: "I wasn't sure where to write this but: GUYS I NEED HELP
I would like to go back home from school having a tremendous desire to read, the one that makes me immediately concentrate on studying so as..."

Hey Elisa! If you still need help with this, you might want to repost on the General Chat thread. I am not sure if people check this thread unless they are looking for help using Goodreads. (Or want to give help to someone needing help. But it is here for people who need some help with the use of the site or app.)😊💜

Sebastian wrote: "I often experience reading slumps too! Sometimes when I don't feel motivated to read, I try to find a book on a weird, random subject that I'm completely unfamiliar with. That way, my curiosity dri..."

Good advice, Sebastian!

Great idea! Another option is to pick up an old favorite you know you love and reread that. Revisiting a favorite book can sometimes bring back that desire to read even more (especially by a favorite author).

David wrote: "Great idea! Another option is to pick up an old favorite you know you love and reread that. Revisiting a favorite book can sometimes bring back that desire to read even more (especially by a favori..."

That's exactly what I do!🤭

Same. I just went through a Louisa May Alcott phase where I read all of her classics again because I didn’t feel like reading anything else.

Does anyone know if you can edit an update you made on a book? I just posted an update, but apparently made a mistake with the spoiler tags, because the spoilers are visible.

Hey Bella! I have tried to figure that out before and couldn’t. You can make comments on your updates, which is easier from the app.

Also, you may not have messed up your spoilers. Sometimes, depending on what device you are using and whether it is the app or the website, the spoilers will show. Oh, and spoilers don’t work on the android app—they will be hidden on the iPhone app, but visable to android users.🤷‍♀️

Thanks, I was wondering if it was just me who couldn't figure it out. I'm using the website on my laptop, btw.

@Stephan, you are so right about GR!

Does anyone know how to edit your feed so that when you comment in a group it won't appear in your feed?

Ok. Thx!

How do you remove shelves?

Exclusive shelves?

To remove non exclusive shelves (on a computer), go to 'My Books' at the top of the website. And then at the top of your list of bookshelves there is an edit button by the line 'Bookshelves'. Click the edit button and then you should just be able to click the x to the left of the bookshelf you want to delete

Thank you! I've done it before but I completely forgot how. XD

Yeah it took me a while to figure out. lol

If I want to read a book that I already read, how do I mark it as "want to read" again without removing it from my "read" folder?

BooksNCrannies wrote: "If I want to read a book that I already read, how do I mark it as "want to read" again without removing it from my "read" folder?"

From the website:

Go to your My Books page and click edit. Create a shelf entitled something like "tbr-again" or "to reread" and make sure the "Exclusive" box is not checked. This enables you to have one title on more than one shelf.

I hope that is helpful!

How are you guys linking books as pictures of the covers? (For example like on the ABC thread or the Favorite Books thread)

@Sharon, thanks for the help!

@Becky—On the website, there is a clickable link above the comment box: “Add book/author” ( or something close to that). You click that, search for the book, choose link or cover, then click add.

I find the link to be a better option as on some phone apps, the covers don’t always show up if you do more than one. Also, the covers can be blurry and hard to read. Sometimes you have to click on them to see what the title is.

@B&C—of course!😊

Sharon wrote: "@Becky—On the website, there is a clickable link above the comment box: “Add book/author” ( or something close to that). You click that, search for the book, choose link or cover, then click add.

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Thanks! I guess I just wasn't seeing that button. Hahaha Sometimes I feel so OLD and out of time. :/

Well, if it makes you feel better, before I was a mod, I suggested this thread because I needed help with using GR myself!🤭