Group 382. General - Mod. Gene

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Eliza and T.E.W.
T.E.W. -- your GR link didn't work, but I found it here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gene, Admin]

Hey, everyone. A reminder that our next deadline is tomorrow September 16, 2025.

[Matt]

Waiting for my Amazon review to appear. I'll post here as soon as it does.

[Jane C.R.]

Please find my final review for The Other Side by Florian Armas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2RN6...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Jane. That wraps you up for Group 382.

[Matt]

Amazon is being extra slow for some reason.

[Gene, Admin]

Matt wrote: "Amazon is being extra slow for some reason."

That's okay. Sometimes they can take a bizarrely long time to get reviews up.

[Florian]

Sorry for being late.

Review for His Name is Junsaku

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon to follow.

[Matt]

I don't know what's going on with Amazon. Here's my goodreads review of Jane C.R. Reid: Allure of the Stone

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shoshana]

My reviews for Jane C R Reid:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/REE1KLJ...
One more to go!

[Matt]

Finally! Here's my Amazon Review of Jane C.R. Reid:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3FNE8R...

[Gene, Admin]

Thank you, Matt.

[Eliza]

Still waiting for Florian round 2 review of A Hedgerow Hollows Tale: Hedgehog's Birthday Surprise

[Jane C.R.]

Matt wrote: "Finally! Here's my Amazon Review of Jane C.R. Reid:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3FNE8R..."

Thank you, Matt! I'm sorry that you had to wait so long from AZN.

[Jane C.R.]

Shoshana wrote: "My reviews for Jane C R Reid:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/REE1KLJ...
One more to go!"

Thank you, Shoshana.

[Florian]

Amazon review for His Name is Junsaku:

https://www.amazon.com/review/RETNL52...

[Florian]

Eliza wrote: "Still waiting for Florian round 2 review of A Hedgerow Hollows Tale: Hedgehog's Birthday Surprise"

Before you wrote this, we had a message exchange that I am late with my reviews and why.

[Gene, Admin]

Thank you, Florian.

[Florian]

Review for A Hedgerow Hollows Tale

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1I558A...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Florian.

[Eliza]

Thank you Florian.

[Tenkara]

Thank you Florian for reading His Name is Junsaku :)

[Jennifer]

Tenkara,
I don't know why I can't send you a message (it might be because I'm on my phone instead of my PC) but I wanted to let you know your Kindle edition has an error so you can fix it. At location 1055 (page 73) on the Kindle, "My most troubling feeling" is repeated when Junsaku describes how he felt during battle.

[Tenkara]

Jennifer wrote: "Tenkara,
I don't know why I can't send you a message (it might be because I'm on my phone instead of my PC) but I wanted to let you know your Kindle edition has an error so you can fix it. At locat..."

Thank you so much, Jennifer - I'll try and fix that. I super appreciate you telling me. No matter how many times I edit, there's always something :)

[Tenkara]

Tenkara wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Tenkara,
I don't know why I can't send you a message (it might be because I'm on my phone instead of my PC) but I wanted to let you know your Kindle edition has an error so you can..."
Updated both - thanks again Jennifer :)

[Jennifer]

Your welcome! I would never know about my own errors like that without someone pointing it out so I try to do the same for others.
I'm finally on Cecelia...getting back to it!

[Tenkara]

If you find more glaring issues thanks for letting me know. It is so helpful

[Eliza]

My round 3 review Alabaster Alibi:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews...

-Eliza

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Eliza.

[Gene, Admin]

Hi, everyone. Just a reminder that today, October 7, 2025, is our round three deadline.

[Matt]

Posting my goodreads review of Forging the Future: Elven Roots: Book 3 because last time Amazon took forever to post my review.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Edit: here's the Amazon review:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R68EO9H...

[Florian]

Review for Land Without Continent

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R29390C...

[Gene, Admin]

Thank you, Florian.

[Shoshana]

My final review for: Jennifer Abrahamsen | Forging the Future: Elven Roots, Book 3
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1WPNT4...

[Gene, Admin]

Thank you, Shoshana.

[T.E.W.]

His Name is Junsaku by Tenkara Smart Round 3

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3042ZC...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, T.E.W.

[Matt]

Is anyone else having issues with a print-on-demand book through Ingram Spark not showing up on Amazon? Until about a week ago, my paperback was available directly through Amazon. It was not in stock and it took about a week to ship, which you'd expect for print-on-demand. Now my paperback only shows up as "Used and New." To even find a new version, I have to click through several filters and unselect "Used" and select "New." https://www.amazon.com/Land-Without-C...

I had assumed this might be some weird issue with Amazon and I was waiting/hoping for it to resolve itself. But now I see Barnes and Noble is doing something similar. It only shows my eBook version as available and there's no option to even order a paperback.

I checked some other self-published books that I know are print-on-demand through Ingram Spark, and I see the same thing. I can't find any where the paperback is still directly for sale through Amazon. I reached out to Ingram Spark support. They're slow, but they do get back to you eventually.

Is anyone else not on KDP and seeing similar issues with their book?

[Tenkara]

Hi Matt,

This may or may not be related, but I wanted to share my experience regarding my book. It's currently being listed as "New and Unused" for the paperback option. I contacted Amazon, and they informed me that a third-party vendor is attempting to sell my book. When this happens, the listing from the third-party vendor takes precedence over my own advertisement.

I asked Amazon to resolve this issue, but they told me that I needed to reach out to the third-party vendor to request the removal of my book from their listings. Unfortunately, I never received a response from them, and my book continues to be listed at an unreasonably high price.

I'm not sure if you’re experiencing something similar, but I thought I'd share this information with you just in case.

[Matt]

Thanks Tenkara, which book is this?

In my case all the 3rd party vendors are listing the book lower than Amazon. But I can see some other books that I know were printed on Ingram Spark with really high prices for paperbacks listed.

Edit: Well funny story, right after I typed that I now have a third party seller (with bad reviews) listing my book for higher than Amazon was. Great.

Edit edit: And now that reseller is gone again. Crazy things happening today. Maybe it's related to the AWS outage this morning.

[Tenkara]

Yes maybe it was due to the AWS outage. The book that I have 'paperback' selling next to my kindle is She Named Me Wolf. Here's the link. https://www.amazon.com/She-Named-Wolf...
But, there is another listing for my paperback book at the right price so I'm not sure why that is but I guess it's good. I would prefer on the page that advertises the kindle that the paperback be the low price I offer instead of the 3rd parties $42.94 - no paperback is worth that unless maybe a signed, 1st edition of a Harry Potter book :)

[Tenkara]

And I should mention I guess my books are being printed through KDP - I haven't used Ingram Spark.

[Jennifer]

My final review round: His Name is Junsaku.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1HL64C...

See you all in another round!

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Jennifer. That wraps you up for Group 382.

[Gene, Admin]

Hey, everyone. Our final round deadline is TOMORROW, October 28, 2025. Please get any missing reviews in soon. Thanks!

[Eliza]

My final review is for Jane CR Reid

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon review posted but pending

-Eliza

[Matt]

My goodreads review for Tameka E. Wesley: Remnants

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'll add Amazon when it posts.

[Laura]

Gene I see that a final round deadline is coming up which means this round will be done soon. Will a new round be started and can I be on it? I've been bounced off rounds twice now even though I was in the first four or five to sign up and even though I had been checking rounds daily and sometimes more than once a day. It's getting kind of frustrating. I've been reviewing for years and have never failed to do my reviews in a timely manner.

[Eliza]

My Amazon review is finally up for Jane.

https://amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews...

-Eliza

[Gene, Admin]

Thank you, Eliza. That wraps you up for this round.