Questions, Comments, Curses?

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

You can convert an Amazon .mobi file into an .epub file compatible with every other e-reader device on the planet (including Apple) ... if ... it's not DRM protected. The only way to find out is to download your freebie and experiment.

Download the free Calibre ebook management software to your desktop/laptop:

http://calibre-ebook.com/

Watch the tutorial.

Download the free Kindle Reader software from Amazon to your laptop/desktop. Go into your Amazon 'cloud' (list of books you've bought/gotten free) and click 'download.' It will download it to the Kindle app on your computer. Make note of the name of the book file.

Now open Calibre. Click 'add book.' Now comes the fun part ... hunting for where Amazon stashed that free ebook file. If you look under 'Documents' it should be filed under a 'Kindle Content' folder. Find the file. Click. Calibre will add it to your library.

Now the fun part. Highlight the book in Calibre. Click 'Convert Books.' It will bring you to a new menu. On the top-right is a drop-down menu. You want to click .epub.

It will tell you really quickly if it can convert it or not. If it's loaded with DRM, it won't let you. There -is- a way to strip the DRM, but why bother unless you're in the situation where you bought a Kindle, then realized you hate the Evil Empire and want to convert your entire e-reader library over to a DRM-free device.

Anyways ... congratulations on your choice to NOT lock yourself into proprietary-DRM slavery. Kindles are kind of like those ink-jet printers were in the early 1990's ... you know ... the ones you could buy for only $45 brand new, but then when you ran out of ink it cost you $79 ... every other week? Really ... go to Smashwords or Diesel ... they don't load your e-reader up with crap you can't transfer to whatever device you're carrying!

If you happen to own a Nook or other .epub device, I've got this nifty blog article on how to download non-DRM freebies onto your e-reader:

http://anna-erishkigal.blogspot.com/2...

[Kathy]

I'm searching for the title & author of a book I read...it's about pixies that are thieves the main character is a water pixie that has a crush on a metal pixie...she steals a mirror from a demon she had a one night stand with & chaos ensues...I think one of her roommates was a fire pixie named blaze any help would be awesome...it's frustrating I have the book on my kindle, but it died & I haven't been able to get anything off it! Help!

[Jennifer]

Shadowglass by Erica Hayes. It's the second book in her Shadowfae Chronicles:)

[Kathy]

Thank you so much Jennifer! It's been driving me mad & I knew it was a series & want to read the rest!

[Jennifer]

No problem. I'm glad to help, and I loved that book!

[Kathy]

I saw some bad reviews & was astonished...I really liked the way the author wrote these characters & felt it was so different than a lot of the urban fantasy currently out there...do you know if the rest of the series is about Ice at all? I was looking at some of them on here & it didn't seem tht way from first glance

[Jennifer]

No, Ice only appears in shadowglass. Shadowfae is about Jade a succubus but takes place in the same world. And the third book, Poison kissed, is about Mina and Joey who had bit parts in Shadowglass. Number one and two were excellent but I never read past the third. It didn't grip me the way the others did.
I think number four and five are out now. I haven't thought about the series for a while but now I really want to revisit it.

[Dawn]

I am currently reading before i fall by Lauren Oliver... A little different than my normal reads, but the reviews were really high... I just can't get into the book, but i never stop reading even a bad one... This month I have read
elegy by Amanda hocking - loved that series.
If i stay and where she went - gable forman both great books
Immortal rules and eternity cure by Julie kagawa - did i spell that right - can't wait till April for book 3
Altered and erased by Jennifer rush - if you haven't read them add them to your list. Book 3 comes out 1/2015 not a cliff hanger type book so you won't be too upset waiting til next year for book 3.
Divergent - vernoica Roth - i was dreading reading it but it turned out to be great book and will get book 2 ASAP
And now before i fall.

I guess i might eventually get done with this book and move on..

[Gabby]

I haven't read that book but I don't think it's one i'll read too soon. And i'm like you; where I never don't finish a book but lately I have been doing that a couple times for various reasons. I mean there's heaps of books to read and it's not worth not enjoying a book when you could be loving another one.
I read Amanda Hockings other series; the Trylle series and really enjoyed it. Really interested to read her new one as well!!

[Coffeerequired]

Question..how do i post a link to my reviews? i read ALOT so i signed up for r2r but still cant figure out how to do this! thanx

[G.G.]

Go to your review. Below it you should see LIKE, COMMENT, SEE REVIEW etc. Click see review. It will bring you to it. Copy paste the address from your browser, and voila!

[Elizabeth]

Where did the Picture Me a Story thread go? I can't find it..

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Elizabeth wrote: "Where did the Picture Me a Story thread go? I can't find it.."

Hmmm... I can't find it either. -WE- didn't delete it (usually if a thread goes inactive for a really long time it would be moved to 'random dead threads' where it could be revived, not deleted). Perhaps the thread originator deleted it? Why don't you start a brand-new Picture Me A Story thread under fun and games, Elisabeth?

[Elizabeth]

Alright. Thank you.

[Rachel]

Dear Moderators,
I have a question/suggestion:
I'm always looking for a buddy to read books with and since many of the books I read are in the paranormal genre, I was thinking this group was the place to go, however I don't see a "buddy reads" section or topic anywhere. Could we start one in one of the discussions?

[Carrie (Book Fairy), LoP Heart & Soul]

Rachel wrote: "Dear Moderators,
I have a question/suggestion:
I'm always looking for a buddy to read books with and since many of the books I read are in the paranormal genre, I was thinking this group was the pl..."

Can u maybe explain what that is? I'm at a loss and would like to provide it for LoP so HELP....... LOL

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Rachel wrote: "Dear Moderators,
I have a question/suggestion:
I'm always looking for a buddy to read books with and since many of the books I read are in the paranormal genre, I was thinking this group was the pl..."

Not sure what a Buddy Read system would look like, but it sounds like a lot of fun Rachel! If you explain how it is done, one of us will set something up. :-)

[Rachel]

Okay, here goes. From what I've seen in other groups on GR, there is usually a discussion topic called "Buddy Reads" and the first message is from the moderators describing what to do.

For instance,
"Are you reading a book that you really want to discuss with other members? Then here's your chance!
Just list the book that you would like to read with a link to the book and include an approximate date that you'd like to start the book (some do a date, and some leave it open, so up to you Mods).
When you find a buddy (or buddies) that wants to read the same book, start a new topic thread in this discussion. When you are ready to set up your own thread, title it with the name of the book.
If you'd like to set a reading pace, for example so many chapters per day, please agree on that with your buddy(s) before you begin. And remember to always either say what page/chapter you're on or use the spoiler alert so that everyone can enjoy the book together!"

Then the members would add their requests as messages in that thread.

Say, for instance, that I really wanted to read Daughter of Smoke & Bone with someone and put in my message request, like so:
"Looking for someone to read . I'm thinking of starting on June 1st. Anyone interested?"

And say that Anna really wants to read it too, so you, Anna, would respond to my request and then one of us would set up a new topic under that same "Buddy Reads" discussion with the title: "Daughter of Smoke and Bone (start date here optional)."

And then say that Carrie saw our buddy read and she also wanted to join us, so you, Carrie, then would join the thread we had created. Sometimes one member responds, and other times several do.

It's a great way to meet other people who love to read similar books, like mini book groups within the larger one of LoP. It's kind of like taking the "What are you reading right now?" to the next level by asking others to join in on what you're reading right now and have fun discussions along the way.

I've only just recently joined your group, and when I went through your bookshelf I ended up adding many new TBRs that LoP has already read as a group, so this would be a way for new members like me to do some catching up, and make a new friend(s) ;).

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Rachel wrote: "Okay, here goes. From what I've seen in other groups on GR, there is usually a discussion topic called "Buddy Reads" and the first message is from the moderators describing what to do.

For insta..."

Hi Rachel! The MODS just discussed this matter and think its a fantastic idea. I just started a brand-new folder called Book Buddy Club to discuss books in spoilery spoileriness. Why not go add a brand-new topic for Smoke and Bone?

Rules are HERE: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

We'll tweak the rules as it gets going and we see what issues arise.

[Rachel]

Thank you, Ladies!

[Martha]

Hi, are there any critique groups associated with this group? I'm looking for one to join.

Thanks.

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Martha wrote: "Hi, are there any critique groups associated with this group? I'm looking for one to join. Thanks."

Hi Martha ... do you mean WRITING critique groups? I'm afraid not, and you might want to be cautious about which groups you approach for critiques unless it happens to be a pre-existing CLOSED group of friends who happens to meet here because there are some groups here (not LoP ... most people here are pretty nice) that are less than kind. Unfortunately, people are so inundated with free ebooks these days it's hard enough to get them to read a published book, much less an un-edited one.

[Martha]

Thanks Anna, I'll keep looking.

[Ginger]

Hi!
I love love love how you put challenges at the top of our group page.
I have my own *secret* group set up just for me where I keep track of my reading challenges, reviews gifs etc. I was wondering if anyone would point me in the right direction to seting up something similar on my group of just me page ;)
If it's not too involved.

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Ginger wrote: "I was wondering if anyone would point me in the right direction to seting up something similar on my group of just me page ;) ..."

Whoops! Sorry Ginger! Missed your inquiry!

You have to join the Goodreads Moderators Support group first, Ginger, and be listed as the moderator of your secret group. After it gets approved, the option should magically appear in your right-hand sidebar.

[Teresa]

I got an email about Larrell K.Hamilton answering questions and because I've reviewed quite a few of her books they wondered if I had a question I'd like to ask. I lost the email message and can't find it. It was through a paranormal group and I know there's probably a million. But I do have a question I'd love to ask.If you have any suggestions how I could discover what group was sponsoring this I'd love some guidance.
Thanks, Teresa Reasor

[Anna, LoP BOTM & R2R mod]

Teresa wrote: "I got an email about Larrell K.Hamilton answering questions and because I've reviewed quite a few of her books they wondered if I had a question I'd like to ask. I lost the email message and can't ..."

Hi Teresa! You might want to PM Carrie the Book Fairy, our R2R coordinator? I do think we've had Larrel K. Hamilton here in the past, not sure if this is your group.