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[Aly]

The Solo Quarterly books must be started and finished within the challenge dates if you want them to count for a category.

[Elizabeth]

Aly wrote: "The Solo Quarterly books must be started and finished within the challenge dates if you want them to count for a category."

Alaina wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I thought I saw the answer to this question but I can't find it anymore.

Would it be possible to count a book I started in a different month if I'm still reading a significant p..."

Thank you both!

[Shan ~A~]

If the book I read has no page count on the most rated edition, do I just use the page count on the 2nd most rated edition?

[Alaina]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "If the book I read has no page count on the most rated edition, do I just use the page count on the 2nd most rated edition?"

Yes ☺️

[Leslie]

When you're nominating a book for a BOTM or some other reading challenge, how do you link the book where it shows its cover?

[Aly]

Leslie wrote: "When you're nominating a book for a BOTM or some other reading challenge, how do you link the book where it shows its cover?"

You select 'add book/author' then in the search there's a button for covers that you can click

[Leslie]

Aly wrote: "Leslie wrote: "When you're nominating a book for a BOTM or some other reading challenge, how do you link the book where it shows its cover?"

You select 'add book/author' then in the search there's..."

Got it! Thank you!

[Sara]

hello everybody! I'm sara. I'm senior student (studying translation) i just want you to recommend me a creative book to translate it for my Graduation project. It may contain poems. thanks in advance.
have a great day!

[Ellen-Arwen]

I just read (and listened at the same time) to
It only has the audio version it seems - how do I do a pagecount?

[Alaina]

Sara wrote: "hello everybody! I'm sara. I'm senior student (studying translation) i just want you to recommend me a creative book to translate it for my Graduation project. It may contain poems. thanks in advan..."

Hello Sara! So sorry for just seeing this. Do you prefer a certain genre?

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I just read (and listened at the same time) to
It only has the audio version it seems - how do I do a pagecount?"

Hello! It looks like you would count it for 100 pages. If you go to 'All Editions' you would see the third edition has a page count. So, you would use that one.

Here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I just read (and listened at the same time) to
It only has the audio version it seems - how do I do a pagecount?"

Hello! It looks ..."

Thank you :) (I was reading from various different anthologies so it didn't add up lol)

[Ellen-Arwen]

Do I still get points from a buddy read if no one seems to be joining the buddying...?

[Aly]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do I still get points from a buddy read if no one seems to be joining the buddying...?"

Did you originally have a buddy? If someone agreed to read with you and they don't show up, you still get points

[Ellen-Arwen]

Aly wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do I still get points from a buddy read if no one seems to be joining the buddying...?"

Did you originally have a buddy? If someone agreed to read with you and they don't show ..."

yeah, I originally had a buddy but no show :( Thanks.

[Ellen-Arwen]

Again, we planned a buddy read (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) but she's not accepting messages so I can't even contact Kim... does it count? We didn't agree on a date so I guess it wasn't set in stone.

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Again, we planned a buddy read (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) but she's not accepting messages so I can't even contact Kim... does it count? We di..."

Yes, the points will still be counted for you if Kim doesn't show up.

[Kira]

Hi! I was wondering if a book in May Buddy Reads would count if I finish it in June?

[Aly]

Kira wrote: "Hi! I was wondering if a book in May Buddy Reads would count if I finish it in June?"

Yes, as long as the thread is still active (meaning there isn't more than 14 days since the previous comment)

For book of the month, you have until the 5th of June to finish it for bonus points

[Kira]

Aly wrote: "Kira wrote: "Hi! I was wondering if a book in May Buddy Reads would count if I finish it in June?"

Yes, as long as the thread is still active (meaning there isn't more than 14 days since the previ..."

Thank you! I got 2 books going on and there's no way I could complete them by tonight lol

[Kira]

Alaina, June 1 for me starts in an hour. Can I use books I complete tomorrow during the day for Camping challenge or do I have to wait for it to officially start in other time zones?

[Ellen-Arwen]

Goodreads won't let me write reviews for anything, or update reading to finished etc - just keeps saying 'page not found.' But I'm gonna miss out on points for May! It's bedtime in my timezone - I've written the reviews but can't post them and I need sleeeeeep. Can I try again as soon as I wake up and not be penalised?

Sorry if this makes no sense lol. Basically, three books have no reviews so I can't put them on threads (I was going to put the links to what books they are, but apparently that function is down too!). I have done the reviews, they're sitting in notes...

I'm finding this waaaaaay more stressful than I should. Should I set my alarm for 11pm in a US time zone (2-6am here I think?) to try again??

You probably won't read this until too late anyway and I already feel like an idiot - just a very sleepy one. I'll see if it works if I can drag myself awake before midnight in someone's timezone?

Or maybe not. I'm all over the place. I just wanted the points to count :(

Okay, officially ending my stressed, sleep-deprived drivel. It's not the end of the world, Ellen!

[Alaina]

Kira wrote: "Alaina, June 1 for me starts in an hour. Can I use books I complete tomorrow during the day for Camping challenge or do I have to wait for it to officially start in other time zones?"

Sorry for just seeing this now! GR was acting like a fool yesterday. You would start the challenge in your time zone :) So any book that you finished on June 1st in your time you can use for the camping challenge!

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Goodreads won't let me write reviews for anything, or update reading to finished etc - just keeps saying 'page not found.' But I'm gonna miss out on points for May! It's bedtime in my timezone - I'..."

Ugh, yes, I hate when GR does that. It's very frustrating. If that does happen again, you are more than welcome to post for page points until I get on to do scores. Which would be around 9-10am EST the next day.

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Goodreads won't let me write reviews for anything, or update reading to finished etc - just keeps saying 'page not found.' But I'm gonna miss out on points for May! It's bedtime..."

Thanks - I got it sorted *phew*

One problem I still have is that I can't find a page count for this book anywhere! Any thoughts??

[Aly]

Ellen-Arwen, here's the formula we use

Convert total length into minutes
Multiply by 150 words per min = total words
Divide by 250 words per page = pages

Ex: 3 hours = 180 mins
180*150= 27000 words
27000/250= 108 pages

[Ellen-Arwen]

Aly wrote: "Ellen-Arwen, here's the formula we use

Convert total length into minutes
Multiply by 150 words per min = total words
Divide by 250 words per page = pages

Ex: 3 hours = 180 mins
180*150= 27000 wor..."

Thank you :)

[Kira]

Hi! May was my first month in this group so I am still a bit confused about prizes. Can I request for any book or choose a book from the ones mentioned in Prizes? Also, I got the first place and am on the winning team. That would be 2 books or just one?

Thank you!

[Kira]

Alaina wrote: "Kira wrote: "Alaina, June 1 for me starts in an hour. Can I use books I complete tomorrow during the day for Camping challenge or do I have to wait for it to officially start in other time zones?"
..."

Thank you !!

[Aly]

Kira wrote: "Hi! May was my first month in this group so I am still a bit confused about prizes. Can I request for any book or choose a book from the ones mentioned in Prizes? Also, I got the first place and am..."

I think it's just one book, but Alaina would know for sure.

You can only pick books listed under Prizes, as those are the only ones we have copies of to send out.

[Kira]

Aly wrote: "Kira wrote: "Hi! May was my first month in this group so I am still a bit confused about prizes. Can I request for any book or choose a book from the ones mentioned in Prizes? Also, I got the first..."

Thank you!!

[Kira]

Hi! I had a question. Me and Melanie had a thread created for and I just started the next book in this series. I am planning to update as I read in the same thread and I was wondering if it would count as BR when I finish the book and update my challenges?

[Aly]

Kira wrote: "Hi! I had a question. Me and Melanie had a thread created for and I just started the next book in this series. I am planning to update as I read in the same t..."

Normally no. You need either a series thread for all the books or an individual thread for each book.

I changed your thread to a series thread so you can keep posting there and you will get buddy points: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kira]

That's great! Thanks so much Aly :))

[Mucia]

I just am not sure and I'm sure it's somewhere in the threads you've all posted but I haven't been able to find it and I have a question... Do people buddy read only with one person or if you see people discussing buddy reading a book you've been also planning on reading, can you join in? Is it only meant to be a 2 person thing? Sorry this might seem like a random question lol

[Alaina]

Mucia wrote: "I just am not sure and I'm sure it's somewhere in the threads you've all posted but I haven't been able to find it and I have a question... Do people buddy read only with one person or if you see p..."

Buddy reads aren't just for 2 people. If you want to join a current one, you are more than welcome to! You just need 2 people in order to get a buddy thread created :)

[Mucia]

Alaina wrote: "Mucia wrote: "I just am not sure and I'm sure it's somewhere in the threads you've all posted but I haven't been able to find it and I have a question... Do people buddy read only with one person o..."

Alright, great! Thank you so much, Alaina!

[Elizabeth]

I think this question has been asked before somewhere but I couldn't find it. If I want to do a BR of a book I'm rereading and have it count for a challenge, is there a minimum amount of time I need to wait for it to count? (I know I'll need new comments and review.) (E.g. I read The Inheritance Games and the Hawthorne Legacy in December 21st, 2021.)

[Aly]

For rereads, there is no set length of time between reading. You just need to write a new review or have new status updates. Also, the same book cannot be used twice in the same challenge.

[Elizabeth]

Aly wrote: "For rereads, there is no set length of time between reading. You just need to write a new review or have new status updates. Also, the same book cannot be used twice in the same challenge."

Thanks, Aly!

[Jerilyn]

How do I leave this group? I must have selected it to join accidentally, because YA isn’t my thing.

[Aly]

Jerilyn wrote: "How do I leave this group? I must have selected it to join accidentally, because YA isn’t my thing."

I've removed the member

[Deanie]

Are you planning on doing the solo yearly challenges for 2023? They look interesting.

[Aly]

Deanie wrote: "Are you planning on doing the solo yearly challenges for 2023? They look interesting."

Andy is thinking about it. Seeing if there's interest

[Ellen-Arwen]

hey, I have somehow got notifications turned on for every new topic that is made - any idea how this can be turned off?? I can't keep up AT ALL lol

[Deanie]

This may be a stupid question, but if I'm re-reading and want to add on a second review, how do I do that? I thought there was a way to do that, but that was before Goodreads changed its format (like in 2020 or something). Thanks.

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "hey, I have somehow got notifications turned on for every new topic that is made - any idea how this can be turned off?? I can't keep up AT ALL lol"

1. Go to the 'Group Home' page for Challenge Corner (located on the top right corner. You can also see links for Challenges, Invite People, Bookshelf, etc.)

2. Go to 'Edit Membership' (located under group's name and description and next to 'Group Info')

3. Scroll down to 'Group Discussion Update Emails' and click 'Edit Group Discussion Updates'

4. Edit how you want to receive updates.

[Alaina]

Deanie wrote: "This may be a stupid question, but if I'm re-reading and want to add on a second review, how do I do that? I thought there was a way to do that, but that was before Goodreads changed its format (li..."

You can create a line or simply add "2023 review or new review" either before or after the last review you created for the book.

For example, I created a line and wrote RTC for this review.

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

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "hey, I have somehow got notifications turned on for every new topic that is made - any idea how this can be turned off?? I can't keep up AT ALL lol"

1. Go to the 'Group Home' p..."

Thank you! I had another 50+ messages every time I logged on (that seems to be the max). I will finally be able to concentrate on the right ones lol. No idea how I switched that on!

[Aly]

Deanie wrote: "This may be a stupid question, but if I'm re-reading and want to add on a second review, how do I do that? I thought there was a way to do that, but that was before Goodreads changed its format (li..."

I wish there was a new review box you could fill out to see them each individually. That would be a fantastic idea