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Really glad to hear this i..."
Can you give me an example link?... I haven't been able to find a problem yet...
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There's a dozen threads on the subreddit complaining about glitchy behavior... which is impressive, considering usually the subreddit gets one thread a week it seems like...
I tried visiting help.goodreads.com from the link at the bottom of the site (the main option, since the Feedback Group was disbanded a few years ago), and I get an ERROR, Failed to Login, every time I try... everything is borked... which sucks, since I generally do alot of my spreadsheet maintenance at the start of the month (page counts, GR book links, etc)... and was hoping to catch up on ratings/reviews a bit... but now seems like a terrible time to try...
I'm using the website, not the app. I also tried to report it from the help page but couldn't find a way. Re: The app: I'm not a fan. I really only use it to read my notifications when I'm away from my Mac. It's ridiculous to have a system where you either see spoilers you're not meant to see, or you can't see spoilers at all.
You also can't add books effectively when you use a lot of shelves.
I find it a huge disappointment.
Oh yeah, the app is terrible!
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The problem is everywhere... author pages aren't showing highest rated books... etc etc etc...
Some people are jumping ship and trying https://thestorygraph.com/
But I've got too much invested in the group discussions here :D
Yeah. I'm not ready to leave GR. I am willing to give them time to correct the issues (on the site, that is). I have no hope for the app.
Yeah... storygraph is good for keeping track of books, but it has no social aspect... or didn't, when I first tried it out.
Same. I really only come to GR for the groups. I have my own spreadsheets for tracking my books. And the app is terrible. I just use the browser on my phone.
I'll only go to Storygraph if we all go <3 Solidarity!
I like the idea of storygraph but I'm way too invested in GR at this point so I'd probably use both but I don't think I'd get rid of GR
Nirkatze wrote: "Yeah... storygraph is good for keeping track of books, but it has no social aspect... or didn't, when I first tried it out."Storygraph is getting better with this aspect. You can buddy read with friends and discuss, and there are going to be book clubs coming soon. So at least there's some progress on that front.
I tried Storygraph and it didn't import my books correctly, I was not impressed lol
Huh, that's a bummer. I didn't have any problems. The joys of new apps.😏😉
Vickie wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "Yeah... storygraph is good for keeping track of books, but it has no social aspect... or didn't, when I first tried it out."Storygraph is getting better with this aspect. You can..."
That's good to hear. Maybe someday I'd give it another try...
I'm like Charlie though, I feel pretty invested in GR... and I'm too lazy to juggle two different book sites.
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Here's our menu for this month. Enjoy!
Aug 1, 2023 Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera, #3) by Jim Butcher
Aug 1, 2023 Sign of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber #8) by Roger Zelazny
Aug 1, 2023 The Inside Story (The Sisters Grimm #8) by Michael Buckley
Aug 1, 2023 The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child #3) by R.J. Baker
Aug 1, 2023 The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow #1) by Janny Wurts
Aug 3, 2023 Spirit Witch (The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic #3) by Helen Harper
Aug 5, 2023 The Winter Long (October Daye #8) by Seanan McGuire
Aug 5, 2023 Between Wrath and Mercy (The Divine Between #1) by Jess Wisecup
Aug 5, 2023 The Hourglass Throne (Tarot Sequence #3) by K.D. Edwards
Aug 5, 2023 The Eidolon (Magnus Academy #1) by K.D. Edwards
Aug 5, 2023 The Spirit Lens (Collegia Magica, #1) by Carol Berg
Aug 7, 2023 Siren & Scion (Mages of the Wheel #3) by J.D. Evans
Aug 7, 2023 Festive in Death (In Death #39) by JD Robb
Aug 8, 2023 Delitium Brief (Laundry Files #8) by Charles Stross
Aug 10, 2023 The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Aug 11, 2023 Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao
Aug 12, 2023 Quantum Curators (#3) and the Missing Codex by Eva St. John
Aug 13, 2023 The Bone Shard War (Drowning Empire #3) by Andrea Stewart
Aug 15, 2023 Night Shift Dragons (DFZ #3) by Rachel Aaron
Aug 15, 2023 Oath of Fealty (Paladin's Legacy #1) by Elizabeth Moon
Aug 15, 2023 The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3) by Rick Riordan
Aug 15, 2023 Fated (Alex Verus #1) by Benedict Jacka
Aug 15, 2023 The Awakened Kingdom and Other Stories (Inheritance #4) by N.K. Jemisin
Aug 15, 2023 King of Scars (King of Scars, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Aug 16, 2023 A Practical Guide to Conquering the World (The Siege #3) by K.J. Parker
Aug 17, 2023 A Little Hatred (Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie
Aug 18, 2023 The Warrior's Assault (Age of the Andinna #3) by Kristen Banet
Aug 19, 2023 Crossed Blades (Fallen Blade #3) by Kelly McCollough
Aug 20, 2023 A Time of Blood (Of Blood & Bone #2) by John Gwynne
Aug 20, 2023 House of Beating Wings (The Kingdom of Crows #1) by Olivia Wildenstein
Aug 20, 2023 The Fold (Threshold #2) by Peter Clines
Aug 21, 2023 Dragon and Liberator (Dragonback #6) by Timothy Zahn
Aug 22, 2023 Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Aug 23, 2023 An Ember in the Ashes (Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir
Aug 23, 2023 Abaddon's Gate (Expanse #3) by James S.A. Corey
Aug 25, 2023 Daughter of the Blood (Black Jewels #1) by Anne Bishop
Aug 28, 2023 Shadowcaster (Shattered Realms #2) by Cinda Williams Chima
Tonari no Emily wrote: "Has anyone else noticed that a lot of the default edition of books are not in English? I thought it was supposed to be the most popular edition?"It looks like this issue has been resolved.
Nyssa wrote: "It looks like this issue has been resolved...."Oh thank goodness... it was getting quite the scavenger hunt to add books to lists...
Nyssa wrote: "Tonari no Emily wrote: "Has anyone else noticed that a lot of the default edition of books are not in English? I thought it was supposed to be the most popular edition?"It looks like this issue h..."
Fantastic! I wonder what happened lol
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Tell more Iain... Since June I'm trying to have graphic novel added to Goodreads and still nothing, not one librarian read/viewed my request... That's why I'm at least one book short on my reading challenge summary...
Monika wrote: "Tell more Iain... Since June I'm trying to have graphic novel added to Goodreads and still nothing, not one librarian read/viewed my request... That's why I'm at least one book short on my reading ..."What graphic novel do you want to add? I can add it for you.
Hey, does anyone know a setting for the Audible app, that would have it start 30 secs before previous pause if paused for over a few minutes? I have that option on BookPlayer sideloading app, and am really appreciating it. Trying to find similar options on other apps.
No, but if that’s a thing I want to know of too.
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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That's a feature that was removed from Audible sometime in the past 5-10 years... that's what I get with a google search... I remember the feature (I honestly kinda found it annoying, but I think you could turn it off)...
Most likely, the functionality broke in one of the updates, and they just scrapped it when fixing it wasn't easy, or something...
Can always just hit rewind yourself... I know Audible lets you control how big/small the rewind and fast forward buttons are in settings, from seconds to minutes to chapters...
Nirkatze wrote: "Hey, does anyone know a setting for the Audible app, that would have it start 30 secs before previous pause if paused for over a few minutes? I have that option on BookPlayer sideloading app, and a..."If you tap the rewind 30 seconds button before hitting play I think you'll get the effect you're looking for.
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monthly went from 10/mo to 12/mo... 2 years went from 6/mo to 7.2/mo... so from 144 to 172.66
I just signed on to Kindle Unlimited because several of my reads coming up are on it. However, in browsing, I don’t see much beyond smut books so I don’t think I’ll keep it for too long. Aside from the buddy read books which I obviously already wanted to read, I see maybe 5 or so other books that interest me. Lots of chick lit and fantasy romance. I’m not against chick lit, per se, but I don’t like smut and it’s difficult to find chick lit that doesn’t include smut. Not a prude but reading intense sex scenes, even just to myself, feels like watching a sex scene in a movie with my parents. I’ll pass.
Timelord Iain wrote: "I wish I'd been paying attention... Kindle Unlimited went up in price... apparently they announced it months ago, and it went into affect this week...monthly went from 10/mo to 12/mo... 2 years w..."
Yeah, I noticed the price increase. I wasn't happy about it. I'm still keeping it though because I still read quite a lot of books through KU.
Felina wrote: "I just signed on to Kindle Unlimited because several of my reads coming up are on it. However, in browsing, I don’t see much beyond smut books so I don’t think I’ll keep it for too long. Aside from..."I've found a lot of books on KU that aren't smut. I don't like reading that stuff either. I read a lot of mysteries and find a lot of those on KU. I've also found quite a few good fantasy books to read on there that aren't fantasy romance.
There is usually a significant discount for KU on Black Friday and you can gift it to yourself.
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There's a lot of good books on there... but they're definitely buried in the avalanche of books... there's millions on offer... me and Tammie read a fair bit of mysteries off there...
I get some decent stuff from the Read & Listen selection... I otherwise have it because you can get cheap audiobooks with whispersync pricing, by checking the book out on KU... it acts like you bought the book and lets you get some books for $2-$7.49
@Tammie - I do enjoy mystery. I think I also suffer from not being able to look at the catalogue very well. Seems like when I go to browse I end up just looking at some list of books and half of them aren’t even on KU. It’s annoying.
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I'm pretty sure that's just the 40% discount you can get year-round with a little google searching...
@Ian - ooo that’s a loop hole I’ll exploit.
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You might be best off searching for books on Goodreads... if the book is available on Kindle Unlimited, the book page will tell you it's Kindle Unlimited $0.00, instead of showing the full book price...
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At the moment my subscription expires in September... I really wish I'd remembered to resub months ago, last time I thought about it... even last week, honestly...
Timelord Iain wrote: "Felina wrote: "@Ian - ooo that’s a loop hole I’ll exploit."You might be best off searching for books on Goodreads... if the book is available on Kindle Unlimited, the book page will tell you it's..."
Ooo I wonder if there is a GR list that has KU titles. Well, maybe not. I would think they come and go.
Felina wrote: "@Tammie - I do enjoy mystery. I think I also suffer from not being able to look at the catalogue very well. Seems like when I go to browse I end up just looking at some list of books and half of th..."I have a hard time just looking through the catalogue too because there are so many books to look through. I usually just end up going through the books I already know I want to read and checking which ones of those are on there.
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You might be best off searching for books on Goodreads... if the book is available on Kindle Unlimited, the book p..."
Pretty sure most stuff is on KU forever... alot of it is indie authors on Amazon's publishing program... and indie authors in general looking to increase visibility... some bigger name stuff ends up on there, trying to find the perfect balance for profitability... I think those ones are more likely to be early books in series to hook interest... or older content... like I said, there are some hidden gems...
And Goodreads definitely has some lists for KU stuff...
There are several KU lists on Goodreads. Some of them come and go, but others stay on KU, so it might be worth looking at them.
As an author, doing the first couple in a large series would be a good idea.
Narilka wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "Hey, does anyone know a setting for the Audible app, that would have it start 30 secs before previous pause if paused for over a few minutes? I have that option on BookPlayer sidel..."Ah, thank y'all. Sadly, I tend to leave my ipod plugged in and wander the house with my bluetooth shokz headphones, and turn things on and off from the headphone button... but the headphones don't have a 30sec button... so I'd have to keep going back and forth to the ipod... I'm too lazy... and I usually don't bother with having pockets when at home...
I feel you! I go about the house when I do audiobooks doing chores or crafts or cooking. And my husband and son always start talking to me and it screws me up. I’d love to have it automatically go back a little when restarted.
LOL I'm glad to be in good company! I have to keep reminding my mom to get my attention before talking...
I'm not at the point yet where I can listen for long periods without reading along. Having the printed words helps me to focus, comprehend, and retain what I'm reading. Listening allows me to read faster than my usual pace.
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I am fine reading or listening for the most part but I definitely read faster than I am comfortable listening. If it is a new series with heavy world-building or a lot of characters thrown at you right off the bat I will try to read those but I good to listen for subsequent books in the series.
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Really glad to hear this is sitewide and I'm not going crazy.
Learned how to use the "show other editions" link when searching for books in the "add book/author" function. Lots of Russian, French, German, or even just weird omnibus editions showing up top when searching for books, and the actual original publication is like at the bottom of the list.
It's also messing up the "you may take the page numbers from the top three editions on the list" search... top 10 editions are not in my language or are audiobooks... gah!