Chit Chat 2016

[Andrea]

I have been reading a few but not many. I have a few for later this year though to Read with the book that it goes with.

[Inky]

My physical library only has a few manga which drive me nuts because everything is backwards. I was thinking of read a few ebook style ones but I just can't find any at the libraries I use.

[Andrea]

I do not think I have ever seen manga is ebook form. How would that even work?

[Inky]

I've decided too move my blog over to Tumblr as well as make a blog for my job. Woot! Here they are:
Review Blog: http://barbsbitsandbobs.tumblr.com/
Job Blog: http://bbilskymyitworks.tumblr.com/

Tell me what you think please?

[Oriana]

Hi guys! Does someone know about good sites to download epubs? Thank you.

[Inky]

For classics www.gutenberg.org
For free books and discounted books www.bookbub.com

[Andrea]

I love Bookbub! I use it when I remember to check my email.

[Oriana]

Okay thanks! I'll check out both.

[Wendy]

Barbara wrote: "I've decided too move my blog over to Tumblr as well as make a blog for my job. Woot! Here they are:
Review Blog: http://barbsbitsandbobs.tumblr.com/
Job Blog: http://bbilskymyitworks.tumblr.com/

..."

I have wanted to start a book blog forever but just not savy enough on how to start a blog. I love to read and read constantly. would love to journal about the books I read and thought blogging would be perfect just not sure how to start. Any ideas on where to start

[Inky]

Find a platform that you're comfortable with. I started on Blogger but I wasn't posting as much because I was having a lot of problems getting things to work the way I wanted them to. It was purely user error because I'm not familiar with it. I decided to move to Tumblr because I'm more comfortable with Tumblr and I know how everything works on there. Plus I decided I kinda wanted to start fresh since I wanted to do movie and trailer reviews too.

As for the posts themselves so far all I've done are the reviews themselves. I don't do tags or anything because for some reason I get confused with how to do them. Lol. I may do them in the future but right now I just stick to reviews, what I'm planning to read, etc. Basically just have fun with it. The sky is the limit. It's your blog, you can type anything you want on it. I hope that makes sense and was helpful.

[Wendy]

Barbara wrote: "Find a platform that you're comfortable with. I started on Blogger but I wasn't posting as much because I was having a lot of problems getting things to work the way I wanted them to. It was purely..."

Thanks maybe I will try Tumblr also I get all confused with how to post things on blogs and all was going to do was reviews also to start with. Mainly just for fun and so I remember my favorite reads and why I loved them so much. lol

[[deleted user]]

Where is everyone!??? You can't have all been abducted by aliens!!!! I can only afford one spaceship at a time!!!! >o<

All silliness aside, how are all my lovelies doing?

[Andrea]

I wasn't. I was fighting with the internet and now we have a new router. And so out internet is working again.

[[deleted user]]

Fights with the internet are always big, long battles. I'm having a never ending battle with my new boss. 3rd horrible boss at 3rd new job. -.- -sighs-

[Roxanne]

I am her just been busy and hubby is home so i am always offline more when he is here

[Andrea]

I was wondering if anyone else has been having issues getting the goodreads website to pull up?

I tried to access it yesterday and this morning with no luck getting an error code. It finally let me on since I need to get some stuff together for the other mods but I was hoping to get it done yesterday.

[Megan]

I mostly use the app but I went on the site a few times in the past couple of days and dint have a problem. I hope it's ok because this weekend I need to sort out all of my challenges and get back on the horse with everything!!!

[Andrea]

It seems to be acting right now.

[[deleted user]]

I usually use the app to unless I am working with something. Like the poll this month and stuff.

[Andrea]

Tonight or tomorrow I am going to have a message for the admins. it is a must read.

[[deleted user]]

I hope it'll be tonight for I will not be available tomorrow at all. I have a 16 hour shift waiting for me tomorrow. T.T I'll be gone from 10am-2am. T.T

[Andrea]

It will be soon. My power went out last night and I have a little time to get things together today before my husband takes me out for our 8 yr anniversary.

[Inky]

What are your thoughts about novellas? I get confused with whether they need to be read or is it purely just for some extra info. There have been some series that I haven't started because I see there's novellas before the actual books but I can't find the novellas in my library. Throne of Glass being one of them.

[[deleted user]]

Barbara wrote: "What are your thoughts about novellas? I get confused with whether they need to be read or is it purely just for some extra info. There have been some series that I haven't started because I see th..."

I think that novellas are just extra pieces of information. I don't think that you have to read them but I think that it's nice to read them to see how a character got there or what not to the main story line. But they are much harder to find.

[Andrea]

I used to just read the main stories. I didn't really discover novellas until about two years ago. I read them now but you don't really have to have them for the over all series.

[Inky]

Completely random question. Do you guys know of any body who successfully blogs on Instagram? I've been doing a lot with it lately and it just made me curious. I'm talking strictly Instagram, no Tumblr, no WordPress, nothing else.

[Roxanne]

Not really. I know a lot who post nothing but bookish stuff,but not blog

[Andrea]

I fail at my Instagram account. Like I really do.

[Inky]

I can't figure out how to organize my books =( I want to go deeper than just "Paranormal" because I read a lot of paranormal kind of books. It's very frustrating to me...

[Roxanne]

You could break down by what type of paranormal. witch, vampire, shifter (what type of shifter) etc.

[Andrea]

that's actually a really great idea

[Megan]

I'm dying. Something is wrong and my internet is not working at my house no matter what I do and neither is my cell service so I can't go online in any capacity. It's killing me. They're doing the roofs in my condo circle so I think that may have to do with it but omg ahhhh. I updated so much of my challenge board and then it wouldn't upload and gave me an error and disappeared because there was a problem with the network connection. I almost threw the computer through the wall. Ok rant over. Have a good day everyone!!!

[[deleted user]]

Breathe, Megan! Don't throw the computer out the window! Hopefully they'll finish soon!!!

[Megan]

I'm back!!!!
Guess what I found?!?! Free audiobooks!!! you can download 2 per week for the whole summer. How great is that?
Here's the link if anyone is interested:
http://www.audiobooksync.com

[[deleted user]]

Can I just say, I am about to go see the new captain America movie. I'm addicted to marvel. Since I was a little girl. And I'm so excited to see this movie!!!!!!

[Andrea]

Yeah for the free audio books.

oh my gosh the new Captain America is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to see it right now cause it's my sister in laws birthday and we are taking her. I think I'm more excited than her and my husband. My husband is making jokes that I'll be the loudest one there cause I'm a screamer...

[Andrea]

LOL Leela. It is amazing!

[Megan]

Guyssssss!!!!!!!! Go put in noms for BoTM!!!!!

[Ali Kiki]

Megan wrote: "I'm back!!!!
Guess what I found?!?! Free audiobooks!!! you can download 2 per week for the whole summer. How great is that?
Here's the link if anyone is interested:
http://www.audiobooksync.com"

They do the audiobooks every summer it is pretty cool.

[Megan]

I know isn't it great!!!

[Megan]

Hi guys! Has anyone joined Litsy? It's like Instagram only everything has to be book related.

[Roxanne]

No, i haven't even heard of it

[Andrea]

I had not heard of it yet either. It sounds interesting.

[Megan]

It's an iPhone app. I figure it's for other platforms too but idk. Also I just found out about Shelfie. That's an app that lets you take a pic of your books and it will tell you which ones are available on ebook format.

[Roxanne]

I will have to look and see if it has an android app

[Andrea]

I have an android system so I would have to check if they have it for my operating system.

[Catherine]

Hey guys! I just created my very own book blog and would love if you could check it out. If you follow my blog I will follow yours right back for I would love to see what everyones blog looks like. It would be also amazing to get some feedback on my theme, layout, and everything else I've done so far. Thanks:) Here's the link https://bookwonderlandweb.wordpress.com

[Andrea]

Catherine I will add your blog to the listing that we have.

[Catherine]

Andrea wrote: "Catherine I will add your blog to the listing that we have." Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)