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Feb 01, 2013 09:56AM
This is my first year doing the challenge. How have people used Goodreads to do it in the past? Will there be a public list of the titles? Do you set up special shelves?
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Great question (and thank you for posting this group to the listserv)! A few friends and I decided to start the group and I didn't participate last year, so I thought we'd figure it out as we went. If anyone else has done this challenge with Goodreads before, feel free to guide us!
Before I joined there was an option to invite friends. However, once I clicked "join" that went away and I can't find it anymore.
Gayle wrote: "Before I joined there was an option to invite friends. However, once I clicked "join" that went away and I can't find it anymore."Gayle, I see an option to "Invite People" on the upper right of the page when I'm at the main Hub Reading Challenge page. Try looking there and see if that works.
Gayle wrote: "Before I joined there was an option to invite friends. However, once I clicked "join" that went away and I can't find it anymore."From the main group page, click "invite" on the right side of the "Members" header.
Jamie wrote: "Karl wrote: "This is my first year doing the challenge. How have people used Goodreads to do it in the past? Will there be a public list of the titles? Do you set up special shelves?"Great questi..."
I haven't done this before, but I've been playing around with the Hub home page, etc. Maybe you guys can figure out how to use what I've done.
1. I set up a separate list for an award--did first the Alex Award. So, from the home page everyone can see/choose the books on the Alex list. I am willing to also set up the other awards if this is something we can use. Members can choose from that list and mark as "Currently Reading." You can also click on the specific book and, if we want to choose a "Discussion Leader" for that book it is visible.
2. Click on the "Members" page and you can view who is currently reading the same book that you are reading in case you want to discuss one on one, or just know who's reading what.
3. In the "Discussions" page set up a new discussion for each title-not sure who/when would do this? But then you have the place to go to discuss a specific book.
Sorry, about changing the look of the Hub home page with the first list of books. Just needed to see how it would look/work. I can delete the list if we decide that this isn't needed. Let me know if you want me to add the other list winners and I will.
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Gayle
Hey guys! I'm wondering how this challenge works?
I guess we're still deciding how we're going to do it on Goodreads, Jody. This is my first time to do this too.(I'm assuming you are already know about the lists of book options, and info about the challenge here: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2013/...)
Gayle
Just started reading Every Day by Levithan. Hoping I get through the contest but it looks a little intimidating! Are we all newbies to this?
Unfortunately I'm going to have to withdraw from the group. I just realized that there is no way I'm going to be able to get these books from the library in time to read them. Waiting lists are way too long here. Maybe another time.Thanks
Gayle
Can't figure out how to get my name off the group list; so guess I'll just look like I'm in the group. Sorry.
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Hi Gayle. You're welcome to stay and discuss with us whatever books you are able to get. No pressure.
But, if you do want to remove yourself, go to the main page of the group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9.... At the top of the page there is a brief description of the group and below it should say "You are a member." Next to that, click on the "edit" link. From there you can click "Leave this group." It will ask you to confirm that you want to leave, so make sure you finish.
I hope that helps.
How can we add new folders (or do you have to be admin for that)? I finished Bomb and Artemis Fowl The Last Guardian audio over the weekend, but those award folders (Nonfiction/Odyssey) haven't been added yet. I'm happy to do it, but can't figure out how.
I was about to ask the same question Elizabeth did. I just finished Ask the Passengers which was on the BFYA list, but there isn't a folder for it. I put it under the General Discussion board, but i'd love to know how to add folders as well.
When you start a discussion about a book, you can choose what folder to put it in. One of the options is to create a new folder.EDIT: ...except that now it doesn't. Maybe there's a limit to the number of folders? Strange.
YET ANOTHER EDIT: Okay. I found it. When you add a book to the group bookshelf, that's where you can start a discussion about it, and create a new folder.
Hi Folks,This is a bit of blatant self promotion, but I couldn't resist sending this to you all! I'm a blogger for Public Libraries Online and am writing about the awards for this challenge.
Take a minute to check it out -- maybe even like it and share it :)
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013...
Thanks!
Joanna
