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[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Jenna: I'm relieved that I'm not the only one! That's an interesting solution, although mine thinks I've got already to many books 😂
@Iain: maybe your cell phone sevice provider is afraid for some..."

Time to sign up for a Blackwell's Credit Card :D

Or open a new card specifically for Blackwell's...

[Saar The Book owl]

Hmm, tempting!

[Nirkatze]

Huh. My order on Blackwells went through fine last week... maybe I got in just before the shenanigans? Also used a Visa and U.S. purchase, don't know if any of that made a difference... I don't think I had a $1 smoke charge...

[Saar The Book owl]

Well, the last mail from Blackwells was that I needed to contact my bank (again, sigh). I don't know if I'll try and order again, though. It's Mastercard and UK purchase, here.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nirkatze wrote: "Huh. My order on Blackwells went through fine last week... maybe I got in just before the shenanigans? Also used a Visa and U.S. purchase, don't know if any of that made a difference... I don't thi..."

Internet shenanigans can be random & specific to certain people... might be working fine for everyone but Saar, sadly... good luck...

Playing phone tag is never fun...

Maybe you need a 3rd party to gift it to you, and just pay the 3rd party/friend?... avoid trying to get your card to work on Blackwells entirely...

[Saar The Book owl]

Yes, I think I'll place my order that way. Maybe that will be the simplest solution.

[Nirkatze]

Fingers crossed for you!

[Beena]

Wondering if someone can help me... it's been a while since I used that Backerkit site for the first Stormlight book and I've forgotten how it works lol..

I think I've got it right- when you pledge, you are in effect, paying for your book (and add-ons etc. if you want them). Right?

I'm assuming so, cos it says this on the side in the checkout bit:

Your payment method will be charged after the campaign ends on Mar 29, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT and the project reaches its funding goal. You will not be charged if the campaign does not reach its funding goal.

After the campaign ends, you will receive a survey. You will be able to select exact options for your order, and, if applicable, provide your shipping address, pay for shipping, and pay for sales tax (depending on your location).

You will receive a confirmation email when your pledge is successfully processed.

I don't know why I'm so confused lol, why does he have to do it as a campaign? Surely he could sell all this stuff straight-off in his store?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Beena wrote: "Wondering if someone can help me... it's been a while since I used that Backerkit site for the first Stormlight book and I've forgotten how it works lol..

I think I've got it right- when you pledg..."

Backerkit functions as a companion to Kickstarter and another campaign website...

This is more of a $1 campaign, which has to last 30 days, I think... not to mention he's got $20m+ in pledges (haven't checked since I signed up for the audiobooks day 3)... so it's gonna happen... you're just not gonna get charged until March 30th-ish...

I had to setup a new password for Backerkit... it had my email on file, but didn't take my Kickstarter password since they're technically different sites?... this is the first time I've used Backerkit without accessing it from an email link from a Kickstarter campaign...

[Beena]

Ahhh, of course, the original campaign thing was on Kickstarter...

See I didn't realise it was a different site, I assumed that's the one Way of Kings was done on cos I couldn't remember. I didn't have my Kickstarter password saved anywhere anyway. so I just did a password reset and that seemed to work funnily enough..

Yeah, I saw he's far surpassed his goal, so realised it's succeeded. Hmmm, I might just leave the pledging and wait until it's all set up, (being that its purpose is fulfilled anyway) then you can skip straight to buying the book...

[Nirkatze]

That is a good question--what can you get out of the Backerkit "Kickstarter" that you can't get from just waiting until everything is available on the Dragonsteel store? Well, for one, I think things are anywhere from 10%-20% cheaper in the campaign... I don't think anything though has been said to be exclusive... unless the stock all sells out...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nirkatze wrote: "That is a good question--what can you get out of the Backerkit "Kickstarter" that you can't get from just waiting until everything is available on the Dragonsteel store? Well, for one, I think thin..."

Probably the expensive signed limited copy stuff...

[Beena]

Well, I just checked Sanderson's shop and The Way of Kings limited edition on there isn't signed, so that's the difference. (The price is the same I think).

I've taken the plunge and pledged on Backerkit. I wish they blimmin' had instructions on the site, explaining how it works.

All I want is the signed book- I tried to pledge just $5, (assuming it worked how Iain said) but the site edited it back to 250, so you are paying for the actual stuff once it goes through on the 29th March.

[Erin]

Nirkatze wrote: "That is a good question--what can you get out of the Backerkit "Kickstarter" that you can't get from just waiting until everything is available on the Dragonsteel store? Well, for one, I think thin..."

I think the difference is Backerkit/Kickstarter gets you a signed book. And then it's also cheaper on Backerkit vs later on Dragonsteel. I looked up the Secret Project kickstarter to compare and the kickstarter reward level that got you the 4 hardbacks was $160. But if you go on Dragonsteel's website now and get the 4 hardback bundle it's $220

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Makes sense... the fact Sanderson multitasks and does youtube videos while signing all his books shows just how long it takes to sign 1000s of book pages... and doing it in bulk probably saves a ton of time...

And gives the personal touch... would probably be so much easier if you could just program a machine to do it, like those programmable sowing machines...

And yea... with Backerkit, you're basically just buying the items you want, instead of pledging $1 to get access to add-on the item you want, like you'd have to do on Kickstarter... and Kickstarter comes with all the caveats about a failed campaign, which is a non-issue for someone like Sanderson... Sanderson is mostly using Kickstarter/Backerkit to handle the email/physical address management aspect of the whole thing... vs trying to host the whole thing on the Dragonsteel website...

[Diana Stormblessed]

Beena wrote: "Well, I just checked Sanderson's shop and The Way of Kings limited edition on there isn't signed, so that's the difference. (The price is the same I think).

I've taken the plunge and pledged on Ba..."

You’re basically just buying the items. I think the benefit is that you get the book signed and sooner than available to the public. And depending on which bundle you get there’s either freebies or cheaper books thrown in as well. I wouldn’t expect anything he sells to be exclusive though. He’s all about getting his books to anyone who wants them.

[Kasia]

The cover just came out for The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne so I added it to the book on Goodreads, so excited to finish this series, glad he was able to write the third book.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Kasia wrote: "The cover just came out for The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne so I added it to the book on Goodreads, so excited to finish this series, glad he was able to write the third book."

Nice... can probably repost this in Fantasy News, too... we use that thread for release info, new series from popular authors, cover reveals, and series being optioned for TV/movies/etc:

Probably get more eyes on it there: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kasia]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Kasia wrote: "The cover just came out for The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne so I added it to the book on Goodreads, so excited to finish this series, glad he was able to write the third book."

N..."

Ohh thank you so much, will do :)

[Yanique, Thread Master]

OK the numbers are in and April is officially a winner!
Just look at these selections...

Apr 1, 2024 Kushiel's Chosen (Kushiel's Legacy #2) by Jacqueline Carey
Apr 1, 2024 The Change / The Unknown / The Escape / The Warning (Animorphs #13-16) by K.A. Applegate
Apr 1, 2024 Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five #2) by Trudi Canavan
Apr 1, 2024 Wrath (The faithful and the fallen #4) by John Gwynne
Apr 1, 2024 Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum #14-18) by Janet Evanovich
Apr 1, 2024 Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1-4) by Ilona Andrews
Apr 2, 2024 The Serpent in Heaven (Gunnie Rose #4) by Charlaine Harris
Apr 3, 2024 Game of Scones (Beaufort Scales #4) by Kim M. Watt
Apr 3, 2024 The Bone Doll's Twin (Nightrunner: Tamir Triad #1) by Lynn Flewelling
Apr 4, 2024 A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOTAR #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Apr 5, 2024 Be the Serpent (October Daye #16) by Seanan McGuire
Apr 6, 2024 Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Duaghter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor
Apr 8, 2024 Pyramids (Discworld #7) by Terry Pratchett
Apr 8, 2024 Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove #1) by Larry McMurtry
Apr 10, 2024 Never Die (Mortal Techniques #1) by Rob J Hayes
Apr 10, 2024 Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga #5) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Apr 10, 2024 God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) by Frank Herbert
Apr 11, 2024 Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao
Apr 11, 2024 Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys #1) by Seanan McGuire
Apr 12, 2024 Foreigner (#1) by C.J. Cherryh
Apr 13, 2024 The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga #3) by Mary Stewart
Apr 13, 2024 Bride of Death (Marla Mason #7) by T.A. Pratt
Apr 15, 2024 Marked (Alex Verus #9) by Benedict Jacka
Apr 15, 2024 Traitor's Knot (Wars of Light and Shadow Series #7) by Janny Wurts
Apr 15, 2024 The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose #1) by M.A. Carrick
Apr 15, 2024 The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase #2) by Rick Riordan
Apr 16, 2024 The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington #2) by David Weber
Apr 17, 2024 The Queen of Nothing (Folk of the Air #3) by Holly Black
Apr 17, 2024 Empire of Dirt (Echoes Saga #2) by Philip C. Quaintrell
Apr 18, 2024 The Will of the Many (Hierarchy #1) by James Islington
Apr 18, 2024 Burning Witch (House Witch Universe #5) by Delemhach
Apr 18, 2024 The Shadow Queen (Black Jewels Shalador Saga #1) by Anne Bishop
Apr 19, 2024 Wanderers (Wanderers #1) by Chuck Wendig
Apr 19, 2024 Ravenor (Warhammer 40k: Inquisition #4) by Dan Abnett
Apr 20, 2024 Songs of Insurrection (Dragon Songs Saga #1) by J.C. Kang
Apr 20, 2024 The wandering Fire (Fionavar Tapestry #2) by Guy Gavriel Kay
Apr 20, 2024 Archcrafter (Weirkey Chronicles #3) by Sarah Lin
Apr 20, 2024 Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch #3) by Ann Leckie
Apr 21, 2024 Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chornicles #2) by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Apr 22, 2024 Guards! Guards! (Discworld #8) by Terry Pratchett
Apr 23, 2024 The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War #2) by John Scalzi
Apr 24, 2024 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Apr 24, 2024 Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth's Past #1) by Liu Cixin
Apr 25, 2024 The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5) by Matt Dinniman
Apr 26, 2024 The Engines of God (Academy #1) by Jack McDevitt
Apr 26, 2024 The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Apr 26, 2024 Aurora's End (Aurora Cycle #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Apr 27, 2024 Lady of Misrule (Marla Mason #8) by T.A. Pratt
Apr 27, 2024 Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell
Apr 28, 2024 A History of What Comes Next (Take Them to the Stars #1) by Sylvain Neuvel
Apr 28, 2024 Clockwork Boys (White Rat: Clocktaur War #1) by T. Kingfisher

[Marie]

I definitely want to join in with more than I realistically can. Even limiting myself I think I am bit too optimistic with my schedule. But there is just so many books there I want to read.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I do the same thing, and just read non-stop at fast listening speeds, to manage... it's not for everyone, tho...

[Marie]

I wish I could do that. I try to push the speed on re-reads like now on Kate Daniels series to get used to it more but since I am not native English speaker I sometimes even struggle on 1x because of less clear accent. Also I have trouble remembering names when I don't read them. I leave audiobooks mostly for YA, urban fantasy, lately litrpg. Very helpful for re-reads too. Reserve reading for adult epic fantasy.

[Tonari no Emily]

Gah goodreads keeps erroring on me...

[Nirkatze]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Gah goodreads keeps erroring on me..."

I hear you... I hate it when it decides to give the pink scrolling page of death every post...

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Hi Holyoak,

Any kind of self-promotion goes in this folder:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

You can make a new discussion thread there to share the premise of your novel and ask for any beta readers.

[Holyoak]

@Jenna Kathleen Thank you for that.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Ok, May is looking good!

May 1, 2024 Kushiel's Avatar (Kushiel's Legacy #3) by Jacqueline Carey
May 1, 2024 The Underground / The Decision / The Departure / The Discovery (Animorphs #17-20) + In the Time of Dinosaurs (#18.5) by K.A. Applegate
May 1, 2024 Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five #3) by Trudi Canavan
May 2, 2024 All the Dead Shall Weep (Gunnie Rose #5) by Charlaine Harris
May 3, 2024 A Toot Hansell Christmas Cracker (Beaufort Scales #5) by Kim M. Watt
May 3, 2024 Hidden Warrior (Nightrunner: Tamir Triad #2) by Lynn Flewelling
May 3, 2024 Skin of the Sea (Of Mermaids and the Orisa #1) by Natasha Bowen
May 4, 2024 Priory of the Orange Tree (Roots of Chaos #1) by Samantha Shannon
May 4, 2024 A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3) by Sarah J. Maas
May 5, 2024 Sleep No More (October Daye #17) by Seanan McGuire
May 5, 2024 Age of Myth (Legends of the First Empire #1) by Michael J. Sullivan
May 6, 2024 Jade City (The Green Bone Saga #1) by Fonda Lee
May 6, 2024 Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19-22) by Janet Evanovich
May 6, 2024 Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5-7) by Ilona Andrews
May 8, 2024 Eric (Discworld #9) by Terry Pratchett
May 9, 2024 Disquiet Gods (The Sun Eater #6) by Christopher Ruocchio
May 10, 2024 Pawn's Gambit (Mortal Techniques #2) by Rob J Hayes
May 10, 2024 Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga #6) by Lois McMaster Bujold
May 10, 2024 Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2) by Rebecca Roanhorse
May 10, 2024 Red River Seven by A.J Ryan (a.k.a Anthony Ryan)
May 10, 2024 Heretics of Dune (Dune #5) by Frank Herbert
May 11, 2024 Seasonal Fears (Alchemical Journeys #2) by Seanan McGuire
May 12, 2024 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
May 12, 2024 Invader (Foreigner #2) by C.J. Cherryh
May 13, 2024 The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga #4) by Mary Stewart
May 13, 2024 Queen of Nothing (Marla Mason #9) by T.A. Pratt
May 14, 2024 The Brides at High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle #5) by Nghi Vo
May 15, 2024 Fallen (Alex Verus #10) by Benedict Jacka
May 15, 2024 Stormed Fortress (Wars of Light and Shadow Series #8) by Janny Wurts
May 15, 2024 The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase #3) by Rick Riordan
May 15, 2024 The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick
May 15, 2024 Stone Sky (Broken Earth #3) by N.K. Jemisin
May 16, 2024 The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington #3) by David Weber
May 16, 2024 The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy #2) by Mark Lawrence
May 17, 2024 How the King of Efhame Learned to Hate Stories (Folk of the Air #3.5) by Holly Black
May 17, 2024 Relic of the Gods (Echoes Saga #3) by Philip C. Quaintrell
May 18, 2024 The Innocent Sleep (October Daye #18) by Seanan McGuire
May 18, 2024 Burning Witch 2 (House Witch Universe #6) by Delemhach
May 18, 2024 Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels Shalador Saga #2) by Anne Bishop
May 19, 2024 Wayward (Wanderers #2) by Chuck Wendig
May 19, 2024 Ravenor Returned (Warhammer 40k: Inquisition #5) by Dan Abnett
May 20, 2024 Jade War (The Green Bone Saga #2) by Fonda Lee
May 21, 2024 Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance: Chronicles #3) by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
May 22, 2024 Moving Pictures (Discworld #10) by Terry Pratchett
May 23, 2024 The Last Colony (Old Man's War #3) by John Scalzi
May 24, 2024 Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken #2) by Ryan Cahill
May 25, 2024 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl #6) Matt Dinniman
May 26, 2024 Deepsix (Academy #2) by Jack McDevitt
May 26, 2024 The Sun and the Void (Warring Gods #1) by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
May 27, 2024 Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) by Sebastien de Castell
May 27, 2024 Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2) by Laini Taylor
May 28, 2024 Until the Last of Me (Take Them to the Stars #2) by Sylvain Neuvel
May 28, 2024 The Wonder Engine (White Rat: Clocktaur War #2) by T. Kingfisher
May 29, 2024 Chasmfall (Weirkey Chronicles #4) by Sarah Lin

[Felina]

I started a new job yesterday. It’s in my same company but for a specialized team. But my new boss was MIA yesterday and this new team and this new position were just created so I have no idea what I’m supposed to be doing. Yesterday I was able to work on a few projects from my old job that were lingering but not time sensitive so the people who took over my clients wouldn’t have to deal with them. If my boss is MIA again today, I really don’t know what to do with my time. I don’t like this. I enjoy being challenged at work and I like to be busy at work. There is also a real possibility I could get laid off. Like I trained off all my clients and then they decide to not do this new team and they’re like, oh sorry, we don’t have a place for you, bye. So I’m really worried. Just a little stressed and thought I’d complain to my book buddies.

If I don’t hear from my boss today I’m going to listen to audiobooks (which I normally can’t do at work because of getting caught up in stories and not actually working 😂) type up a spreadsheet of my owned audiobooks and apply for new jobs.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Good Luck!!!

I hate uncertainty...

[Shaitarn]

Felina wrote: "I started a new job yesterday. It’s in my same company but for a specialized team. But my new boss was MIA yesterday and this new team and this new position were just created so I have no idea what..."

I sympathise, Felina.

The council I work for was amalgamated into a county-wide major council last year and they've finally got around to reorganising our department. Two of the team are moving sideways into different-but-related jobs, and three of the other guys have received letters 'inviting' them to move into new-ish roles; if they refuse they don't know if they'll be able to keep their current jobs or be told "Well, you've made yourself unemployable; bye." If I lose my job at the end of June (I'm on a rolling contract) it's not a major loss as I'm officially temporary staff, but these guys have been here for twenty plus years...

I hope it all works out for you!

[Diana Stormblessed]

Felina wrote: "I started a new job yesterday. It’s in my same company but for a specialized team. But my new boss was MIA yesterday and this new team and this new position were just created so I have no idea what..."

Hopefully the new boss shows up soon so you can get a little productivity in and show them how needed you are.

[Felina]

My small company was bought out by a huge company last summer. We went from 40 employees to 10,000+. I hate the big company but it did provide opportunity for growth where my little one didn’t. I got recruited into this role because I have a certain set of skills. Ha ha. Mainly I’m a good worker, I like to be challenged so I’ve kinda of recreated my previous position so I was 2 times as effective/productive as my co-workers.

But others in my small company have been let go despite being key players because they were being realigned into different roles that didn’t fit them or were a considerable pay decrease.

My new boss is awesome. I’ve met with him a few times and after I talk to him I get so excited. But it looks like he’s very hands off which I will love, I’m just really concerned that he had no plan for training or anything for yesterday…and it does look like today.

I saw a job that would be a major step up for me when I was looking casually last night. It’s a long shot I’d get it but I’m going to apply for it anyway. It would be about $25K more than I make now so if I did get it, that would be crazy! And it’s just adjacent to my skill set to be a challenge.

[Diana Stormblessed]

Felina wrote: "My small company was bought out by a huge company last summer. We went from 40 employees to 10,000+. I hate the big company but it did provide opportunity for growth where my little one didn’t. I g..."

Good luck! I hope you get it.

[Felina]

@Diana🥰

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Inspirational Quote Time:

You miss 100% of the chances you don't even take.

[Felina]

True. Worst case scenario they simply don’t respond to me. It’s not like they’ll murder me if they don’t like my resume.

[Narilka]

Felina wrote: "My small company was bought out by a huge company last summer. We went from 40 employees to 10,000+. I hate the big company but it did provide opportunity for growth where my little one didn’t. I g..."

Good luck Felina! I've worked primarily at very large companies and working for a smaller one some day sounds appealing. 40 employees to over 10k is a huge shift.

[Kirsten]

Kasia wrote: "The cover just came out for The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne so I added it to the book on Goodreads, so excited to finish this series, glad he was able to write the third book."

Love John Gwynne!

[Nirkatze]

Felina wrote: "My small company was bought out by a huge company last summer. We went from 40 employees to 10,000+. I hate the big company but it did provide opportunity for growth where my little one didn’t. I g..."

Adding my ditto to the voices! Fingers crossed for you, Felina!!

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

That's a frustrating situation, Felina :( Good luck in your job search!

[Shaitarn]

Felina wrote: "My small company was bought out by a huge company last summer. We went from 40 employees to 10,000+. I hate the big company but it did provide opportunity for growth where my little one didn’t. I g..."

Good luck, Felina; I have my fingers crossed for you!

[Felina]

I applied last night. Revamped my resume and created a custom cover letter. Hopefully I hear something soon.

[Mel]

Good luck Felina! We're all rooting for you. :)

[Tonari no Emily]

Much luck Felina! :)

[Soo]

I hope this glitch gets fixed soon. When I tried to update a comic as read, I wasn't able to put in a READ START/END DATE.

This wasn't a problem yesterday. Just ran into it a few minutes ago.

Interesting note:

If you view the review page in Mobile Setting, you only have options to rate & review. No drop section to set Start/End Read Dates.

I'm always in Desktop mode on my mobile browsers. In Desktop mode, the section for dates is there but no options for inputing dates in drop down menus.

Will check on laptop later, but guessing there's some mobile update to GR that's broken reviews.

[Tammie]

Soo wrote: "I hope this glitch gets fixed soon. When I tried to update a comic as read, I wasn't able to put in a READ START/END DATE.

This wasn't a problem yesterday. Just ran into it a few minutes ago.

In..."

I had this same or similar problem on my laptop a few minutes ago. I was trying to update the read dates on a book and it wouldn't let me. I think I ended up going through the book's page to edit it and it worked, instead of trying to edit it through my read list.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I was getting 500 Gateway errors earlier

[Soo]

I use the book page every time. It cuts down on GR posting issues. Hope it gets fixed soon! I wrote a note in the post to place when comic was read. It'll be annoying but easy to fix later.

Yeah, must be website updates. Keep thinking this is how GR dies. 😑😮‍💨💩

[Tammie]

Soo wrote: "I use the book page every time. It cuts down on GR posting issues. Hope it gets fixed soon! I wrote a note in the post to place when comic was read. It'll be annoying but easy to fix later.

Yeah, ..."

It's certainly annoying that there are so many issues like this that keep happening.