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Juliet / jealous *For Juliet, read a book featuring an author or character named Juliet, Juliet in the series name or title, featuring a female character who defies family for love
* For jealous(y), read a book from either shelf: GR jealous/GR jealousy
Key / Kindle Unlimited
*For Key, read a book featuring a key on the cover, 'key' in the title or series name or 'key' in the author's name
* For Kindle Unlimited, read a book on the following shelf: GR Kindle Unlimited
Lovers / LGBTQ
*For Lovers, read a PNR book featuring a couple on the cover, 'love' in the title or series name, or a couple you think make a good couple
* For LGBTQ, read a book from either shelf: GR LGBTQ/SOS LGBTQ
Mate / made me cry
*For Mate, read a book with mate in the title or series name, a book featuring shifters, or a book set in Australia
* For made me cry, read a book on the following shelf: GR made me cry
Needed / new in 2024
*For Needed, read a book with 'need' in the title or series name, a title with a verb ending in -ed, or a book you need to read right now
* For new in 2024, read a book from either shelf: GR new 2024/SOS 2024 rls
One & Only / owned
* For One & Only, read a series finale, book #1 or a book with 'one' in the title or series name
* For owned, read a book from either shelf: GR owned/SOS auto buy
Partner / priority to read
*For Partner, read a UF book with two characters who are partners (unmarried couple, detectives, 'partners in crime', etc), 'part' in the series name or title, or written by an author whose first or last name begins with P
* For priority to read, read a book on the following shelf: GR priority to read
Quirky / Queen
*For Quirky, read a book featuring a quirky or eccentric character (wears unique clothing, having a strange habit or strong sense of humor, etc), a book with non-linear narrative (jumps between timelines or perspectives) or 'Q' in the author's name, title or series
* For queen, read a book on the following shelf: GR queen
Relationship / romance/PNR, SFR, Romantasy
*For Relationship, read a book written by more than one author, featuring two people on the cover, any PNR book
* For romance, read a book from either shelf: GR PNR/GR SFR/GR SFR2/GR romantasy/SOS PNR/SOS SFR/SOS UF+R
Secret Admirer / series to finish
*For Secret Admirer, read a book featuring flowers, gifts or candy on the cover, an author with initials S.A. or 'secret' in the series name or title
* For series to finish, read a book on the following shelf: GR series to finish
Touching / thriller (paranormal) -or- (supernatural)
*For Touching, read a book featuring two people of the cover hugging, kissing or touching in some way, 'touch' in the series name or title, an author's name beginning or ending with T
* For thriller, read a book from either shelf: GR paranormal thriller/GR supernatural thriller/SOS fantasy thriller
United / UF
*For United, read a book featuring 'unite' in the series name or title, author's name beginning or ending with U or an UF featuring two characters who unite to work together
* For UF, read a book from either shelf: GR UF/SOS UF
Valentine / vampire/s
*For Valentine, read a Valentine-themed book, 'Valentine' in the title or series name or author or character name starting with V
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Wedding / warrior
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* For warrior, read a book from either shelf: GR warrior/SOS warrior
XOXO / eXcited -or- Zealous / Z
*For XOXO, read a book an author or character whose name contains an X or O, series or title containing X or O or a book in a series you love
* For eXcited, read a book on the following shelf: GR excited
*For Zealous, read a book with Z in the title or series name, a character whose name begins with Z or written by an author you zealously follow by buying every book, subscribing to emails, following on socials, etc
* For Z, read a book on the following shelf: GR Z
Yearn / year 2023
*For Yearn, read a book written by an author with Y in first or last name, 'ear' in the title or series name, or featuring a character yearning for something ... missing family/member, friends, power, etc
* For year 2023, read a book from either shelf: GR year 2023/SOS 2023 rls
SOS’ 27th Round of BookShelf Bingo is about to begin! New and returning players welcome! We hope you will join us for BookShelf Bingo R27!
SAVE THE DATES:✣ Shelf announcements will be made on/around 6pm each Wednesday (EST) ✣
Mon, 24 Feb ~ Sign-up Cut-off Date
Wed, 26 Feb ~ First Shelf Announcement | Round 27
Begins
☛ Regular horizontal, diagonal or vertical 5-in-a-row needed to win this round ☚
REMINDERS:
➸ Each player must check-in a minimum of once a week following the shelf announcement. Let your teammates know which book you will be reading. We are understanding of RL issues that may arise throughout the game keeping you from posting, however, this is a TEAM challenge. Your teammates depend on you to participate and communicate with them. Your teammates and I thank you in advance!
➸ There is no way to know in advance how long the game will last. This round will be using a 5x5 card. Our last round using a 5x5 card lasted ~ 8 weeks. The shelves are chosen weekly using random.org, so there is always a chance the game could go on for a shorter or longer time period.
➸ If you wish to play, sign up below. Please pay close attention to the sign-up sheet's close date. Once closed, any additional people wishing to join us can be added to the stand-by list. Those players must be willing and able to jump in if/when needed to fill a vacated spot in the game.
Sandra and I are looking forward to joining everyone for another round of BSB! Thank you to all returning members who've participated in the previous rounds and welcome to all newbies!!
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As many of you already know, BookShelf Bingo is harder to explain than it is to play. If you are interested, but unsure how to play, please review these threads for more details:
How to: Simplified for the short & sweet version of how the game works; How to: Get Started, Get Playin' & Get Winnin' for detailed instructions on how to play the game; and our Q&A thread for answers to some frequently asked questions. You are also welcome to look through the past team threads (in our Archive: Past Team Challenges folder ) to get an idea of how the game flows.
Welcome to SOS' 27th Round of BookShelf Bingo!
Please sign up here, not here. This thread is for random BSB chatter only. Many Thanks!
READY TO STAMP!This thread is for BSB R27 stamp requests only, please and thank you.
Team Captains, please include a direct link* to your team's weekly read list. This will allow our BSB ninjas to quickly check to make sure all members have indeed read, rated, and reviewed their book.
Be sure to include:
❀ Your team's # and name
❀ Name of completed shelf or shelves needing a stamp
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Thanks! :D
‼️AS OF R26: Once we have verified your reviews and given your request the "verified & okay to stamp" approval, you may stamp your team bingo card. Be sure to share the link to your stamped card on the 'Captain's Log' thread.
* In order to include a direct link to a post, right click on the date of your post and click "copy link location," then paste the link here.
EXAMPLE: [message 1: by Steph Jan 19, 2012 12:21am]
Good luck to all & Happy Reading!
Good luck to you on your break from freebies and hope your time away is for happy, peaceful reasons.
R27 Captain's Log‼️[New as of R26+] Captains will be stamping their teams' cards. After you have received approval to stamp (on the 'Request to Stamp' thread), stamp your team's card and share a link to the stamped card here, along with the shelf name stamped.
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Team Name & Number ~ Shelf Name
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Captains are required to track team stats within their team's thread, too. This will help keep your teammates motivated and reading toward B-I-N-G-O.
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☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWCDNB1W
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7LDV99R
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I had a difficult time reading them back-to-back, but didn't have the same issue with the audio. I think it was b/c I loved the narrators so much. Dunno, it's been so long since I read that series.
Yeah, it’s 🤪🤬🤯😳😤😫 all rolled into one I’ve never understood the pricing on ebooks. Should cost less, I’d think, but no? Dunno.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVKQB74V
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HN63TNI
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL5M8G2
Murderbot (16 May // Apple+)(based on All Systems Red by Martha Wells)
A security android struggles with emotions and free will while balancing dangerous missions and desire for isolation, evading detection of its self-hacking as it finds its place.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30444310
I hadn't even thought about this, but makes sense printed books would be among the many things that'll cost more b/c of ___ (fill in the blank with something nicer than I'd say).From Ilona Andrews' newsletter (https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/kindle...
The Price of Printed Books
Is it true that the price of printed books will rise?
Yes. Most of the books are printed in China or on paper imported from China. When the new tariffs go into effect, the prices will increase. It is very difficult to shift that production chain. The publishers tried during the pandemic and we had delays across the board. The Ingram Spark, print-in-demand publisher used by a lot of self-published authors, already announced the anticipated price hikes.
How much more will they cost?
We don’t know. Could be a couple of bucks, could be more. There is no way to tell yet. Nobody is happy about this situation, but that is the way it is. The cost of tariffs is passed onto the consumer, and we have to make at least $1 off each printed self-published book, or we cannot afford to continue.
Very true 😊
Amyiw wrote: "I forgot what this thread was about. So to go back to the theme.IMWTK: Which books lived up to they hype?"
😆 Thanks, Amyiw
My Dad loved that movie. I haven't read or watched, so maybe.
Victoria wrote: "Steph wrote: "Hope all my rambles make sense, y’all. Much of it is just stream of consciousness frustrations. 💕"Yep! I feel exactly the same!"
Thx ☺️
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "I looked at my “Manage your content” page. I know I collected freebies for a while because of the freebie thread in this group, since 2012, ….it’s not pretty. I need an intervention. Pretty sure I ..."
I'm right there with you!
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Ilona Andrews' newsletter had this to say on the topic (https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/kindle...
Kindle USB------------------
Let me say upfront, before there is a panic: this will not affect most people, because most of us do not bother with it. If you are wondering if this will affect you, then you probably haven’t used this feature before.
Most people either read their Amazon books on Kindle or on Kindle app. I use the Kindle app primarily, because I tend to read on my iPad or search the books for work on my computer. My books sit in my cloud library until I’m ready to download them to my device.
Some people back up their books to a USB device, meaning they download those files to a storage drive or a USB stick. A loose equivalent would be buying a movie on Amazon and burning it onto a DVD to keep.
Amazon is doing away with that ability. It goes away on February 25th.
Let me reiterate: most of the users will not be affected. You can still email the book files to your kindle, you can still download the books to your kindle, and they will still be available in app. If you haven’t downloaded books to store them somewhere else before, you will not notice.
Why is Amazon doing this?
Although we buy books on Amazon, our actual ownership is more similar to renting. We buy access to that book for as long as Amazon has it available. Amazon wants to make sure you continue to give it your money. If you delete your Amazon account, all of your books will disappear with it.
We have seen this model before with Audible, which is now owned by Amazon. When you buy audiobooks on Audible, you accumulate credits and if you cancel your account, you lose access to all of your purchases and credits. It’s an effective way to keep consumers tied to you. (Please see correction on this in the comments. Apparently, deleting the Audible account doesn’t prevent access.)
It does afford some flexibility. Amazon periodically pushes updates to these books. We have updated our books before because of typos or some inadvertently poor word choice or something the readers pointed out. If a publisher pulls out and takes their titles with them, Amazon wants to be able to disappear them from your library so not to be in breach of contract, etc. But mostly it’s about money and keeping you locked into the Amazon ecosystem.
Downloading these books to a storage device safeguards against that. If this is a concern, you have until February 25th to download your titles.
How?
Here is a video explaining how to do it. We have no idea if the software he recommends for bulk downloads is good, so we do not endorse it. Please do your research: Amazon’s New Kindle Rule (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hleOa...).
Thank you to Jennifer Thomas from the Facebook Fan Group for bringing it to our attention.
Please do not email to Mod R asking her how to download your books to the storage device. The gentleman explains it in the video. We love you, but we cannot serve as Amazon tech support. We are not qualified.
"Although we buy books on Amazon, our actual ownership is more similar to renting. We buy access to that book for as long as Amazon has it available. Amazon wants to make sure you continue to give it your money. If you delete your Amazon account, all of your books will disappear with it."
This ⇧ is what raises my blood pressure. I bought it, so I should own it, right? Nope. It's a loaner, essentially, and they can disappear it anytime they like, including if you leave their business. 😕
