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All assignments have been completed now. Thanks to all the participants for following through on their commitments to this group.R.
Authors:The review schedule has been posted in the initial comment of this topic. Please make arrangements to obtain a copy of the books assigned to you. Post to this topic when you obtain your review copies and when you publish your reviews.
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Bruce wrote: "My reviews of The Negative's Tale.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RX6ZDM8...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3N9A...
I believe I'm done..."
Bruce:
Thank you for your very complimentary review.
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Daniel wrote: "ps. with so many great options of books, I vote that after the first round of reviews, we consider another for those who would be up for it! "We will be having two review rounds (the norm for these groups.) I looked into having three rounds, but there are too many conflicts for that to work.
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Authors:We have 10 participants. This is a first for this group. We are going to give it a try. Please let me know as soon as possible about any conflict that has not been noted already. I will generate a review schedule in the next few days.
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M.K. wrote: "does this include YA sci fi?"Yes, it does.
This topic is for any service provider that offers authors services (editing, publishing, promoting, etc.) without charging the author. There is no requirement that publishers pay the author for any rights, but the publishers cannot charge the author any fee directly or indirectly. Any posts to this topic that involve charges to the authors will be removed.
Authors:This topic is being closed as a duplicate. Go to https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... to sign up for the new YA group.
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Authors:Your voices have been heard. A new YA review group has been started. (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) Sign up by posting to that topic the Goodreads links to your author page and your book's page.
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In joining this review group you have agreed to review the books assigned to you on a two month schedule. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.This is Young Adult Review Group 12. (This includes all works intended for the Young Adult audience.) As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.
Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. The review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.
Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work. Note that Amazon has made a minor change in how reviews are displayed. As long as a review that is not verified as a purchase is recent, it will be displayed on the book's Amazon page. Once it rolls off, it will still be counted in the ranking of the book, but the link to show more reviews has been modified by Amazon to show only reviews that come from verified purchases. Authors may consider gifting their book to assigned reviewers so that they will qualify as verified purchases. Reviewers may bypass this limitation by offering to purchase the books assigned to them. All of this is voluntary. Authors may still provide review copies for free, and reviewers can still post reviews to Amazon that are not from a verified purchase. This change in Amazon policy has no effect on Goodreads.
Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews. Authors may respond to reviews, but any form of harassment or anger directed at reviewers will be treated as a violation of the terms of service for this group.
If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.
If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.
Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.
THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:
1 Ryan Troske - The Rising
2 K. Fitzgerald - The Dread Dream
3 Daniel Nanto - The Yosei
4 Melissa Abigail - Judge by the Cover
5 Scott Spotson - Seeking Dr. Magic
6 Robby Charters - Pepe
7 A.M.H. Johnson - Midnight Over Moores
8 K.T. Munson - Unfathomable Chance
9 Sanna Hines - Stealth Moves
10 Angel Leya - Skye's Lure: A Contemporary Fantasy Romance Mermaid eBook
THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:
May 26 to June 26
Ryan Troske reviews Scott Spotson
K. Fitzgerald reviews A.M.H. Johnson
Daniel Nanto reviews Robby Charters
Melissa Abigail reviews Ryan Troske
Scott Spotson reviews Daniel Nanto
Robby Charters reviews Angel Leya
A.M.H. Johnson reviews Sanna Hines
K.T. Munson reviews K. Fitzgerald
Sanna Hines reviews Melissa Abigail
Angel Leya reviews K.T. Munson
June 26 to July 26
Ryan Troske reviews K. Fitzgerald
K. Fitzgerald reviews Daniel Nanto
Daniel Nanto reviews Angel Leya
Melissa Abigail reviews Robby Charters
Scott Spotson reviews Sanna Hines
Robby Charters reviews Ryan Troske
A.M.H. Johnson reviews Scott Spotson
K.T. Munson reviews Melissa Abigail
Sanna Hines reviews K.T. Munson
Angel Leya reviews A.M.H. Johnson
Authors:We have an eighth participant, and the schedule has been posted in the initial comment of this topic. Please post to this topic, when you get your review copies and when you post your reviews.
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Lori wrote: "Hi, I'm hoping you can answer a question for me...I started a Facebook group with the goal of an in-person review exchange, similar to what these groups do, but in person at a meetup. I was told an..."Review swapping is against Amazon policy. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...). Also, it can create a difficult situation. What if a reviewer honestly evaluates a book negatively? The reviewer is stuck between wanting to be honest and fearing that the other author will retaliate out of spite. This is why we try to avoid having authors review each others' works. I have heard of reviews being removed from Amazon. I have not heard of transgressors having their accounts suspended or their works removed from Amazon. I suspect that this would require sufficient violations to constitute a breach of Amazon's Terms of Service.
We do not break Amazon's rules. There is no compensation for reviews, and reviewers are encouraged to be honest.
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Authors:We have seven participants. I will post the review schedule in a day or two. Please let me know about any conflicts as soon as possible.
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When signing up for this group, please post a link to the Goodreads page for your book. The "add book/author" function can be used, or the URL can be copied into the post. This will make it easier to make certain that the right book gets added to the list.R.
Bonnie wrote: "I just sent this message to Gita.I just realized you can't review my book because I've reviewed yours previously. Perhaps, instead, you could help promote my about to be released alphabet book.
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This is not a "can't". We try to avoid having authors review the work of others who have reviewed them, but sometimes, as is the case here, it is unavoidable. There was no other way to generate a schedule. If either of you are adamant about Gita not reviewing Bonnie's book, message me and we will work something out.
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Authors:Your voices have been heard. I apologize for the delay in starting this group. Sign up at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
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In joining this review group you have agreed to review the books assigned to you on a two month schedule. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.This is Non-Fiction Group 4. As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.
Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. The review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.
Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work. Note that Amazon has made a minor change in how reviews are displayed. As long as a review that is not verified as a purchase is recent, it will be displayed on the book's Amazon page. Once it rolls off, it will still be counted in the ranking of the book, but the link to show more reviews has been modified by Amazon to show only reviews that come from verified purchases. Authors may consider gifting their book to assigned reviewers so that they will qualify as verified purchases. Reviewers may bypass this limitation by offering to purchase the books assigned to them. All of this is voluntary. Authors may still provide review copies for free, and reviewers can still post reviews to Amazon that are not from a verified purchase. This change in Amazon policy has no effect on Goodreads.
Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews.
If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.
If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.
Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.
THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:
1 Melinda Brasher - Cruising Alaska on a Budget: A Cruise and Port Guide
2 J.P. Willson - Through the Mind's Eye: A Journey of Self-Discovery
3 Ronit Tal Shaltiel - Coloring book - The adventures of the numbers: (volume 4) addition and subsctcation
4 Stanley Arthur - How to Quit Drugs: How I Survived 1000 Days Without Drugs and Learned to Enjoy Life
5 Maya Green - Resolution Evolution for Moms: Take Charge of Your Life at Any Time of the Year (Mom Not
6 Annikaa Agarwal - Excuse me...You're in your way
7 Molly McHugh - Bipolar 1 Disorder: How to Survive and Thrive
8 Kaye Newton - Incision Decisions: A Guide to Getting Through Surgery, Recovery, and Your Hospital Stay
THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:
May 19 to June 19
Melinda Brasher reviews Maya Green
J.P. Willson reviews Stanley Arthur
Ronit Tal Shaltiel reviews Molly McHugh
Stanley Arthur reviews Kaye Newton
Maya Green reviews J.P. Willson
Annikaa Agarwal reviews Ronit Tal Shaltiel
Molly McHugh reviews Annikaa Agarwal
Kaye Newton reviews Melinda Brasher
June 19 to July 19
Melinda Brasher reviews J.P. Willson
J.P. Willson reviews Kaye Newton
Ronit Tal Shaltiel reviews Stanley Arthur
Stanley Arthur reviews Molly McHugh
Maya Green reviews Annikaa Agarwal
Annikaa Agarwal reviews Melinda Brasher
Molly McHugh reviews Maya Green
Kaye Newton reviews Ronit Tal Shaltiel
My review of The Happy Chip is published at:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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