Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Well, my Nook Color as decided to quit after having it for a year. It started to act up and now i can't even do anything to it. So, now i will have to save money for a new one possible.

Just a year? That doesn't seem right. Maybe you should call B&N or the manufacturer and see if they can do something about it???

Well, I don't know. I can't turn it off or anything. My dad is on his way to see what we can do.

And i have no warranty on it so they probably won't be able to do anything for it

I hope you can fix it! That sucks to spend so much on something and expect it to last a few years and it dies out well before expected! :(

Have you held the power button down for 30+ seconds? Sometimes holding it down longer causes a force reboot, which can help solve the problem *in some cases*

Yea, I know. If i do need a new one, I just gotta figure out if i want to stay with B&N or go with Amazon.

Hope we can fix it as well.

Also, if the battery is low, the touch screen/etc might stop responding.

On my partner's Google Nexus tablet, it got to less than 10% and then had TONS of issues. I had to charge it for well over 24 hours before it would start working again. Then it works as normal -- and now he NEVER lets it get that low again.

I'll try it

Time Lord Steven wrote: "Have you held the power button down for 30+ seconds? Sometimes holding it down longer causes a force reboot, which can help solve the problem *in some cases*"

PS -- hold it down that long and IGNORE the "do you want to shutdown" thing that might pop up.

Its working now

Excellent! Now double-check your battery level, and if it's low, put it on the charger and leave it there a while! :)

Battery was where it was before it started acting up. I just don't know why it started acting up.

I'd probably leave it on the charger for a while anyways, just to be sure. Tablets are *really* picky and random about it!

Well, now, i'm going to keep an eye on it more since that was the first time it did that.

Glad it's working now :)

Wish I was reading instead of at work! hehe!

Well, you can always read on your lunch break

I plan on it :D

What are you reading now?

I'm reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn!

What do you think of Gillian Flynn? I recently got her book for a buck and I never tried her before.

I've only read Dark Places so far, but really enjoyed it. I have Gone Girl and Sharp Objects from my library right now, and chose to read Sharp Objects first as I have heard of the three, Gone Girl is the worst (but still decent)

Well, hopefully, I will like it since it will be my first book by her.

I've heard it's entertaining, but also that the end is a little frustrating. :)

I'll be reading it soon.

As I tell anyone who reads Gone Girl - stick with it. My office re-started a book club and that was the first book we read and it was only because we had to talk about it.

I gave it 5-stars only because of the fact that months later, I still think about things that happened.

I haven't read any of her others but hope to eventually.

Time Lord Steven wrote: "I kept getting the "We're over capacity! Try again in a little while!" screen."

I was really getting tired of seeing Alice last night!

Nancy Book Lover wrote: "Yea, I know. If i do need a new one, I just gotta figure out if i want to stay with B&N or go with Amazon."

I have a Nook Simple Touch and a Kindle Fire. I never thought I'd say this, but I really prefer the Kindle. I don't use the tablet features of the reader very often, but it's nice to know they're there if I "need" them :)

I think the biggest reason I prefer the Kindle is that there are a lot more free books for the Kindle than the Nook, although most are by indie authors, so don't expect authors you've heard of before :) In addition, if you're an Amazon Prime member, you can borrow from the Kindle lending library, again for free. Those tend to be better known books.

Nancy Book Lover wrote: "Its working now"

Glad you got it working again :) Steven: much more than just a team captain! LOL

If you were 'tagging' books as read last night, please make sure they are on your designated Tower Teams Reading Challenge shelf. Since Alice (the girl in the chair that appears when the system is over capacity) kept appearing, we are finding a lot of books didn't get 'tagged.'

The best way is to compare your main GRs challenge (if you've joined) with your "view books" page of your Team's Home Page Challenge.

Rebecca wrote: "As I tell anyone who reads Gone Girl - stick with it. My office re-started a book club and that was the first book we read and it was only because we
had
to talk about it.

I gave it 5-stars..."

I've heard of this book before. Actually, it's the only book I've heard of by this author.

Your quick analysis of it made me think I should actually sit down and get around to reading it.

You know, somewhere in an order amongst the rest of my TBR pile >.<

Hey Nicole, if you want a little push to read Gillian Flynn, Dark Places is one of our August's BOM, if you want to check it, the discussion thread is here - start date on August 2nd.

Dark Places was really good. I read it last month. Just finished Sharp Objects and am planning Gone Girl for August.

Good to now Steven. That means you can pop in the discussion for your two cents :)

Yes, I am shamelessly publiciting the discussion :)

I would gladly buddy read Gone Girl with you but August is a bit crowdy for me, so I'll have to content with discussing the book later :)

I'll do my best to remember to jump in and chat a bit. :)

I finished City of Bones early and completely forgot to go back to the thread now.

*tsks at Steven*

*hangs head in shame*

You can always redeem yourself and go back to the thread :P

Bonjour, mes amis!

August is nearly upon us, and we will have a new challenge to start when it arrives.

The rules for le Mango Tango Mod's Summer Vacation challenge are HERE., so go read them VERY CAREFULLY and MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM, s'il vous plaît. Le skimming is frowned upon!

Then, once you have done so, go to the August Challenge Check-In and let moi know that you have read les instructions for the August challenge... or ask any questions you might have there as well.

Merci! Get excited! LE FUN IS ABOUT TO START! :D

The thread will be opened for claiming spots on the 30th or the 31st of July.

I love the cheesy forced French accent you have going on, Monsieur Mango!

*giggles*

Time Lord Steven wrote: "I love the cheesy forced French accent you have going on, Monsieur Mango!"

I second that! I was sitting here giggling as I read that post, hehe.

Just for you, Monsieur Mango:

MMMM, those look like the cookies that they had to *attempt* to make on MasterChef a few weeks ago :)

(they are macaroons, right?)

I haven't posted in a bit and have been slow at reading. I will start a new book today.

Thanks for checking in, Karla! :)

Time Lord Steven wrote: "I love the cheesy forced French accent you have going on, Monsieur Mango!"

Anyone else envisioning Pepe Lepew while reading that post? LOL

But instead of chasing a cat, he chases apples and peaches and such?

LOL Or Hobbits and Mountains and Cadets ... :)

Time Lord Steven wrote: "MMMM, those look like the cookies that they had to *attempt* to make on MasterChef a few weeks ago :)

(they are macaroons, right?)"

Yep! I've never eaten one, mainly because I just don't see them around (and will not attempt to make them since I don't know how they should taste/feel). I like meringue and I think that's what the two "cookies" are. I could be completely wrong, though. I should research that.

Barb wrote: "LOL Or Hobbits and Mountains and Cadets ... :)"

Hehehe.