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Nice!!! I'll be sending out the group email in like 5 min- I set up 2 new RaR's so there are 5 going right now!!!
Do you think you could save a paperback for me? I have to ask my mom tonight if she will allow me and then I'll post a comment
I doubt 5 people will sign up for paperbacks for tomorrow- but sure I'll put that on the list for now! Could you repost your email and stuff though??
I need to ask my mom to then ill write a comment
Sure!! Just remember to make a formal post with all your information once you know your format!
Guys, please only sign up for a paperback if you don't own an e-reader, which I assumed both of you do as you signed up for other RaRs.
Your Name: Joann WilsonYour Email Address: JoannJeanWilson@gmail.com
File Format You'd Like to Receive: Paperback if possable but PDF if not... :)
Date You Signed Up: 6-19-13
I'm using my iPhone and its really small so I would prefer paperback.
Shannon wrote: "I'm using my iPhone and its really small so I would prefer paperback."Do you have a computer or anything- because the author really does want to keep the paperback copies for people without any ereader access!
Joann you're added!!! You'll probably get PDF since the author wants to save the paperbacks for when it's completely necessary!
Yes, I understand but we are trying to support our indie authors, and P&P costs a lot of money.
I'm sorry I don't have a computer it's broken!
I don't have an ereader so I need paperback I just want to make sure it's okay with my parents
But you signed up for The Pulse and requested a PDF version, so I'm sure you could do that now if you really want to read and review is book.
Riya wrote: "Joann you're added!!! You'll probably get PDF since the author wants to save the paperbacks for when it's completely necessary!"That's perfectly fine for me :)
Shai wrote: "I don't have an ereader so I need paperback I just want to make sure it's okay with my parents"But you've signed up for ebooks before on other RaR's?
How are you even on Goodreads right now if you don't own an e-reader or computer?
Jack wrote: "How are you even on Goodreads right now if you don't own an e-reader or computer?"Nice point Jack!!!!
Riya wrote: "Jack wrote: "How are you even on Goodreads right now if you don't own an e-reader or computer?"Nice point Jack!!!!"
She can have it on her iPhone. I have the Goodreads app... :)
I'm on my iPod just my mom says I can't use her email anymore
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I second what Lilac said. And Ii you can't use her email anymore, how will you access the other RaR ebooks?
I'm on a iPhone and nevermind. I might just sign up later.
Okay, thank you. I don't want to sound rude, but if you don't like reading on an iPhone you shouldn't really sign up for RaRs. And yes Joann, but an iPhone is an e-reader too. ;)
Jack wrote: "Okay, thank you. I don't want to sound rude, but if you don't like reading on an iPhone you shouldn't really sign up for RaRs. And yes Joann, but an iPhone is an e-reader too. ;)"Oh that is true! LOL. Forgot you can read on those... Maybe I should get one.
Also, many of you have signed up for other RaR's. Until your reviews for those are posted I will have to temporarily take you off the list! Sorry about that- it's the rules!
Joann wrote: "Jack wrote: "Okay, thank you. I don't want to sound rude, but if you don't like reading on an iPhone you shouldn't really sign up for RaRs. And yes Joann, but an iPhone is an e-reader too. ;)"Oh ..."
Hey Joann! For now I'm going to leave you on the list and just add a note that we're waiting for you to post your other reviews!! Since there are unlimited copies of this, there will be no trouble getting you a later copy! Sorry, but it helps keep the RaR's in check!
This is actually the first one I have even signed up for. I saw your post about open spots for the others and I signed up for those too... I have yet to review any other because I have yet to receive any. :) It doesn't matter what order I review them in though so whatever I get first I will RaR. They all look interesting in my opinion. :)
Yes, but we've decide that from now on people CAN'T SIGN UP for other RaRs until they read and review the one they are currently signed up for.
Yeah Joann, I'm just going to temporarily take you off of a few, but you'll still be signed up for one other!!
Jack wrote: "Yes, but we've decide that from now on people CAN'T SIGN UP for other RaRs until they read and review the one they are currently signed up for."I understand what you are saying. I was pointing out if that is the new rule that this would be the first RaR I would do because it was the first one I have signed up for. Please just take me off all the list for the RaR's I will get these book from a different source if I feel like reading them. Thanks.
Oh, sorry I misunderstood you. Yes, this should be the one we keep you on since it was the first you signed up for, but that's okay. Thanks :)
Joann wrote: "Jack wrote: "Yes, but we've decide that from now on people CAN'T SIGN UP for other RaRs until they read and review the one they are currently signed up for."I understand what you are saying. I wa..."
Sorry about the huge mix-up. Would you like me to take you off all your RaR's then?
Yes, everyone sorry about this mix up. We are just trying to lessen the amount of people signing up for RaRs and not reviewing or responding to the rules. We are trying to do the best for our authors and for the group.
Jack wrote: "Yes, everyone sorry about this mix up. We are just trying to lessen the amount of people signing up for RaRs and not reviewing or responding to the rules. We are trying to do the best for our autho..."I would like to review them. I enjoy reading and i review every book I read. Please keep me on the list as I want to help out these authors just as much as you do, but please don't make me feel like I'm doing something wrong, when I was just going by what you said.
I feel terrible now Joann!! We didn't want you to feel wrong at all!! We've just had some really hectic RaRs and so we were trying to sort them out as efficiently as possible. Sorry if we came across as harsh or anything, I know that neither of us meant to!
I did not want to make you feel like you were doing anything wrong at all. I was just stating the rule for others to see too, so it wasn't a personal comment. I'm sorry if you took it the wrong way, because you're really nice and I don't want to offend you in any way! :)
Riya wrote: "I feel terrible now Joann!! We didn't want you to feel wrong at all!! We've just had some really hectic RaRs and so we were trying to sort them out as efficiently as possible. Sorry if we came acro..."I can imagine it gets hard running all the RaR's. I forgive you :P . Just start sending me those RaR so I can start reading and I'll be happy.
We not distribute the copies, the authors do. So it might take a while before they see their message that their RaR has been set up. Thanks for understanding! And Riya is doing a fab job, eh guys? ;)
Joann wrote: "I forgive you :P"Yeah!!!! Party!!!! :D
And yeah- I've only become a moderator recently, so I've been trying to juggle 3 new RaR's!! Hopefully the authors will send you the books soon!
I was very happy as an author with the R&R. I had two come back already and the third is only waiting because we had some kind of mixup where it might have got sent to her junk inbox, but we have taken care of that now.
Thanks Kelly! We try our best to give our authors the best RaR experience, and to be honest our RaRs are fairly new and still on trial, so we are trying to find ways to make a great way to support authors while enjoying a good book. :)
That's great Kelly!!! Glad that authors are getting so much out of this!And thanks Jack- I'm just trying my best!!! It's all because you set up an amazing club in the first place!
And of course I can't wait to read my copy of Tent City! ;)
Riya wrote: "Joann wrote: "I forgive you :P"Yeah!!!! Party!!!! :D
And yeah- I've only become a moderator recently, so I've been trying to juggle 3 new RaR's!! Hopefully the authors will send you the books soon!"
You are doing wonderfully!
Your Name:
Your Email Address:
File Format You'd Like to Receive:
Date You Signed Up:
Book Title: Runners
Link to Book: Runners
Number of copies available: unlimited (mobi or PDF format), 5 paperbacks (only if necessary)
Genre of Book: Young Adult Dystopian
Reader Age Range: 12+
Synopsis:
Elijah is nothing special. He’s just a skinny kid doing his best to stay one step ahead of starvation and the people who would have him locked away in a labour camp – just another Runner. But what he stumbles upon in a forest in Hampshire shows him that the harsh world he knows will become an even more sinister place, unless he can stop it. As past and present and parallel dimensions collide, freedom becomes the last thing on his mind as he is suddenly faced with a battle to save his world from extinction. But before Elijah can find the courage to be the hero the world needs, he must banish his own demons and learn to trust his friends. And all the while, the sinister figure of Maxwell Braithwaite looms, his path inextricably bound to Elijah’s by a long dead physicist, and hell bent on stopping Elijah, whatever the cost.
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RaR Sign Ups:
1. Joann (JoannJeanWilson@gmail.com)2. Catilin (saulsgiverc@gmail.com)
3. Lynn (chucklestheprotea@googlemail.com)
4. Jackie (robertja@cwu.edu)
5. Jodi (authorjodiwoody@yahoo.com)6. Emma (eg274@kent.ac.uk)