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See below for the hoops that they want me to jump through:
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Way too many hoops -- yet another reason I don't jump on the netgalley requests I get. As I said earlier, at some point the allure of the free books loses its appeal.
Thomas wrote: "I received a NetGalley disapproval for an ebook that I requested.See below for the hoops that they want me to jump through:
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I get those to Thomas, except for Thomas and Mercer Publishers. I've read and reviewed some of them - some 3 Star reads and some 4 star reads. They seem to value my opinions about their books. They always approve my requests. I linked my Goodreads Profile on my NetGalley profile, try that.
BTW, I'm also retired =)
Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I received a NetGalley disapproval for an ebook that I requested.See below for the hoops that they want me to jump through:
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I just linked my Goodreads profile on my NetGalley profile. I already had a link to my GR reviews.
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Nancy wrote: "Funny, I just read an article somewhere lately that said print books are here to stay. I know for sure they are at my house. I use Kindle only for travel."I've read the same in several articles, Nancy. Even as this above-referenced BBC article points out books will never entirely disappear. YAY
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Nancy wrote: "I never used my Kindle until once when we were on a plane and I was reading The Goldfinch. Larry was opening my travel mug full of coffee and turbulence hit, sending coffee onto and..."How does a Kindle handle having coffee spilled on it?
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I don't know (and would rather not find out), but after the coffee spill, I only read Kindle on the plane.
Bill wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I never used my Kindle until once when we were on a plane and I was reading The Goldfinch. Larry was opening my travel mug full of coffee and turbulence hit, sending c..."I'd guess worse
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That's a whole 'nother story. Let's just say that I always carry a bag with extra clothes since I've been stranded overnight before, and that it came in quite handy.
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I take my kindle and a print book on trips. The print book is handy when the kindle needs recharging.
I take two kindles and a tablet and at least one print book - it used to be 6 print books.
Thomas wrote: "I take my kindle and a print book on trips. The print book is handy when the kindle needs recharging."now here is someone who thinks like I do lol
I don't have a kindle but I just starting using my i-pad to read what would have been a very heavy print book to my husband and what with the arthritis and the this and the that....yep I'm an e-book newbie-not sure what I think yet but travel, very heavy books, very tiny print I can see the sometime advantage to e-books
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I just take print books, usually 4 or 5 in my backpack.. and hope to buy more wherever I might be going.
Thomas wrote: "I take my kindle and a print book on trips. The print book is handy when the kindle needs recharging."I take both, although they seem to have stopped asking you to turn the kindle off for take off and landing. At least you no longer have to think about how many pages left, how many you might want to read, worry in case you might not like one of them etc
Bill wrote: "... How does a Kindle handle having coffee spilled on it? "Even if a Kindle couldn't handle it I think it would be easier to replace than a signed first edition
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Even if a Kindle couldn't handle it I think it would be easier to replace than a signed first edition"
That is very true. My husband felt so badly about my book being ruined that while we were on the plane he went online to buy another signed first -- and at the time they cost way more than the kindle.
Jim wrote: "Bill wrote: "... How does a Kindle handle having coffee spilled on it? "Even if a Kindle couldn't handle it I think it would be easier to replace than a signed first edition"
Good point.
Nancy wrote: "Jim wrote: "Bill wrote: "... How does a Kindle handle having coffee spilled on it? "Even if a Kindle couldn't handle it I think it would be easier to replace than a signed first edition"
That is..."
What a sweetheart!
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Even if a Kindle couldn't handle it I think it would be easier to replace than a signed first edi..."
That he is. I seriously don't know how I got so lucky.
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:)
I certainly hope so!
Sherry wrote: "This is interestinghttp://simplyshellie.com/16-books-bec..."
Okay, that's 16 movies I won't be seeing.
Jan C wrote: "Sherry wrote: "This is interestinghttp://simplyshellie.com/16-books-bec..."
Okay, that's 16 movies I won't be seeing."
I have serious problems with movies adapted from books. Usually they screw them up. As a rule, I do not go see them. Harry Potter was the exception.. and believe me our die hard Potter Family discussed books vs movies. I especially shudder when they ruin children's classics: James and the Giant Peach, Alice and Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to name a few. I also shudder and cry when I find out movie goers have no idea there was a book first... The The LoraxCoralineAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Where the Wild Things Are are a few
Wendy, I agree about Harry Potter. It seems to be the only movie that's like the book.
Here's a totally-off-topic..totally random stuff:I am American, One of the reasons I enjoy International mysteries, suspense and thrillers is the cultural aspects. Depending on What Country one is reading about brings up the different criminology approaches: crime solving, forensics, technology(or the lack of) prosecutors/defenders, or attitudes towards the Crimes and Punishment...
Wendy wrote: "Here's a totally-off-topic..totally random stuff:I am American, One of the reasons I enjoy International mysteries, suspense and thrillers is the cultural aspects. Depending on What Country one is..."
I agree Wendy.
Wendy wrote: "Here's a totally-off-topic..totally random stuff:I am American, One of the reasons I enjoy International mysteries, suspense and thrillers is the cultural aspects. Depending on What Country one is..."
I also agree.
I was hoping for more details on everyone elses country. I'll edit when I'm on my laptop
I like international books for day to day cultural differences. The language, the way they see things generally, and even the food.
I like international books to see how the characters live. For some it's definitely the food, thinking of Martin Walker's Bruno books and Donna Leon's Inspector Brunetti books especially. I like visiting (in a literay way) countries I'll probably never visit in real life, especially when the mysteries take place in the Far East and India.
On past trips, I have talked about mysteries, with other passengers from other countries. Two authors recommended: [author:Håkan Nesser|16105 Sweden. Gunnar Staalesen. Norway
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Sherry wrote: "R.I.P. Prince"Ditto. R.I.P. Prince. It's sad to lose another talented person.
That was sad about Prince.Don't have Comcast anymore. Woe is me.
I hurt my knee playing soccer today. Ouch.
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This post is from a face book post. Sorry I can't post pictures to GR. Carcass Island is part of the Falklands Islands and we were on an Antarctica cruise. On the afternoon of March 10, we landed at Carcass Island. There was a 7 kilometer walk to a Magellanic penguin colony. Liz stayed on the ship. The 3 pictures just before one of me at the end are those of the colony and the nearby beach where they went into the ocean hunting for food. I was somewhat disappointed. I did see some birds along the way. The guide would not let anyone get any closer to the penguins.
I landed at about 345pm and was told to be back by 6pm. My watch battery had died the last day in Buenos Aires and I was unable to buy a replacement in Ushuaia. On previous landings, I stayed with my group, but this time my group passed me by and greeted me as they were coming back and I had not yet reached the end point. I made it back about 630 to the caretaker house where they had cookies and cake. The head guide was waiting for me at the gate to the house. She said not to worry that I was late and I should rest and have some cookies.
The last picture is of me with my broken clip on sunglasses. One of the guides, a German lady, peered at me very closely and said;"You are lacking in glasses."
I ended up riding back on one of the last boats, half passengers, half guides.
I returned to the cabin about 715 and Liz had gone to dinner at 7.
Thomas wrote: "This post is from a face book post. Sorry I can't post pictures to GR. Carcass Island is part of the Falklands Islands and we were on an Antarctica cruise. On the afternoon of March 10, we landed ..."
Fantastic! Sorry to hear you didn't get to see as many birds as you'd hoped, but what a great adventure!
Thomas wrote: "This post is from a face book post. Sorry I can't post pictures to GR. Carcass Island is part of the Falklands Islands and we were on an Antarctica cruise. On the afternoon of March 10, we landed ..."
Sounds like a fun adventure! And with cookies to boot :)
Barbara and Jennifer it was a great trip. We saw 4 different species of penguin(King, Rockhopper, Magellanic and Chinstrap) plus fur seals, Albatross and Caracarra birds. Also icebergs and glaciers. My GR profile picture was taken on our only mainland Antarctica stop. See below for another fb post.Some thoughts on our Antarctica trip with Liz. Ships larger than 500 pax are not allowed to land pax anywhere in Antarctica. Our ship was rated 250 pax+ crew. We actually had 237 pax aboard. The guides told us we were extremely lucky to make all our landings. Rough seas can make landings impossible. Some trips in the past were only to make half of their landings. Only 100 pax were allowed on land at any one time.
Our ship coordinated with other ships so that we never saw another ship.
Some of the big cruise ships do cruise in Antarctic waters, but don't land anyone. Very few ships go to S. Georgia.
We had mild seas throughout the trip except for a bit between S. Georgia and Falklands. The Drake passage was very mild, considering that it sometimes has 40-50 ft. waves.
Temps were in the 40s-50s.
Thomas wrote: "Barbara and Jennifer it was a great trip. We saw 4 different species of penguin(King, Rockhopper, Magellanic and Chinstrap) plus fur seals, Albatross and Caracarra birds. Also icebergs and glaciers..."Sounds like an amazing trip, so much wildlife! And quite an adventure getting to the landing site. Thanks for sharing.
Recently I have been adding some of my GR reviews to Amazon, in an effort to improve my NetGalley.com approval rate. Two of the books that I added had minor typos, which I corrected and that must have caused them to appear on my GR activity feed. A couple of GR friends then liked the reviewsPartisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict That Turned the Tide of the American Revolution
my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bridging Deep South Rivers: The Life and Legend of Horace King my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My interest in these subjects was brought about by a road trip in the Southeastern US. I wrote a travelogue on this road trip
http://www.vermontbridges.com/travel%...
I posted this for those friends who liked my reviews, but felt that I should explain to everyone else why I am posting this travelogue link.
Although I increased my Amazon reviews from 80 to 100, my reviewer rating went from 549,549 to 623,547. Not all of my reviews were Amazon purchases and some of my reviews were perfunctory.
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