Goodreads Giveaways related queries..

[Komal]

Hey, has anyone participated in Giveaway section ever on Goodreads? Rather, has anyone ever got any book from Giveaway section? I want to know more about this section.

[Ahtims]

I don;t think this section is valid for India. They tend to give away books only to US and UK

[Muddle head]

This topic came up during our B'lore meet. As per Sherin, it seems this is available in India too!

[Ahtims]

I'll check it out immediately. I remember trying to join once and finding the option is not available for India

[Ahtims]

Yes. If IN is India, then India is in.

[Ahtims]

Have already entered for two giveaways. Thanks Komal and Adi

[Komal]

Thanks for participating guys!

Yeah, I have also added my nominations for 2-3 books yesterday. Many of the books are not available for India. But the point is, has anyone ever got any book in India! My guess is that there are several factors involved like - cost of shipping, reader's current book shelf (interest), which groups he's joined, etc. So let's wait for Dec 31, 2011 bcoz that is the distribution date... lol

[dely]

Thanks to you Komal for making me notice this feature I had never seen.
I have always thought it was like a bookswap and this is only for US members.

I have entered for one giveaway. Now we must just wait, nothing else?

[Sherin]

Some books which initially list only US&UK,later add India and other countries.May be as part of publicity :)

That said,I have my doubts about they sending stuff down here. ;)

[Ahtims]

me too. still no harm in trying.

[Sherin]

Exactly :)

[Komal]

I was going through an another thread on 'who won the giveaway books' - seems to be all western readers, or the one with vested interests in those topics.
I have never seen any Indian reader saying, they won a book! :d
Let's wait n watch for ourselves!

[dely]

Me too I will let you know if I will win the book. There is only one italian book, they give away two copies and we are till now only three persons. It ends the 15th september, it is not so far away.

Komal, can you please link this discussion who talks about "who won the giveaways"? I would like to read it, to see if there are other italians. Thanks.

[Komal]

Sure Dely, here it is for your:

Do you enter Goodreads Giveaways?

[Abhijith]

I'm entering to giveaways for months but I've not got any :(

The authors tend to give the books to those who hv many followers in GR and write review of the books.

[Komal]

Ok, so that's a good parameter. Atleast an objective criteria of how books are distributed. Let's care to give reviews to our read books, and start following each other, for their reviews, when we have common genre.

[dely]

Komal wrote: "Sure Dely, here it is for your:

Do you enter Goodreads Giveaways? "

Thanks. The only italian who has written in the discussion lives in the UK and reads in english.
If the parameters are those I will never receive any book! I don't like to write reviews and I don't think to be followed by anybody. But, a good thing, there are only a few italians on GR and so there are more chances to win a book because nobody enteres these books.

[Jyoti]

Hi, well I started a sort of giveaway contest for my novel Dream's Sake in the games section. And since it was in this group, the winners were both Indians.

Dream's Sake

[dely]

Nothing, I'm not winning. I have entered twice for the same book but did not win (it seems really very interesting, it is My Heart Stopped Beating). There is still one I have entered and who ends in september.
How is it going with your giveaways?

[Jyoti]

closed now. I have given away two books, now waiting to hear the winners' reviews.

[dely]

I won again!
This time it is an english book: by Paul H. Magid.

:D

[Sherin]

Congrats,Dely :) :)

[dely]

Thanks!

[Ahtims]

me too. Congrats, dely

[dely]

Congrats to you too.
I am really happy we have won the same book, a funny coincidence and it will be nice to talk about it together.

[Ahtims]

yes, truly

[Sherin]

Hey,Congrats Smith :)

[Ahtims]

thanks, Sherin

[Ahtims]

congrats, Ritesh. Which are those?

[Ahtims]

yes, Yuganta and Caves of Steel

[Ahtims]

I too haven't read the first book. Am going to start straight off with Caves of Steel

[Muddle head]

The first in the series, The Complete Robot is just a collection of stories introducing you to Asimov's world of Robots. Even i didn't read it and directly started with the Caves of Steel. It is ok to read so. But if u want to have an introduction of sorts to Asimov and his three laws of robotics, i recommend you to pick up any short story from I, Robot or the Complete Robot. Will check and let you know if anything specific helps...

[Ahtims]

thanks

[Sherin]

Thanks Ads..
I too haven't read anything from him ,yet,..

[Mridupawan]

Okay tell me, do we discuss giveaways only of GoodReads here or any giveaway that's offered by bloggers??

[Anbu]

Freelancer wrote: "Okay tell me, do we discuss giveaways only of GoodReads here or any giveaway that's offered by bloggers??"

Hey Freelancer, this thread is just to discuss about the giveaway section in goodreads not about any particular giveaways..

If you want to let members know about a particular giveaway (in blogs or in goodreads) then you need to open a new thread in promotions folder for that..

[Mridupawan]

awrite

[Vinoth]

woohoo...i won a book in a giveaway.Bernini: His Life and His Rome i never thought i would win one...feels good.just got a mail saying that i will get in 4-6 weeks.waiting for it to reach me.

[Ahtims]

wow, Ritesh. Tell me the secret. So far , only one for me.
Congrats Vinoth.
Am going to the giveaway page pronto

[Vinoth]

Smitha wrote: "wow, Ritesh. Tell me the secret. So far , only one for me.
Congrats Vinoth.
Am going to the giveaway page pronto"

thanks

Ritesh wrote: "Hey Vinoth, I now have five books from the giveaways at goodreads! I have been entering consistently though. And loads of ebooks (too many to count) from other giveaways on the groups on goodreads."

thats great to hear man.just entered a few and got lucky with 1.will follow ur method.am off to the giveaway page too:P

[Vinoth]

Ritesh wrote: "I only ignore books in the romance, erotica and non-fiction genres. Most other I enter. If you enter enough number of times, you are bound to get lucky ;) BTW, goodreads seems like the only place w..."

Yup.me too. i first could not comprehend what the mail was about,because i usually never win:P

[Vinoth]

Ritesh wrote: "I have all the mails saved as mementos of my success!"

:P

[dely]

Ritesh wrote: "I have all the mails saved as mementos of my success!"

LOL, me too!

Vinoth, you must absolutely tell me how this book is and what they say about Bernini!

[Vinoth]

dely wrote:Vinoth, you must absolutely tell me how this book is and what they say about Bernini!"


sure.Am eagerly awaiting the book myself.have so far only read some articles about him .his sculptures and architecture are really amazing.but got to see only the photos:(
since you are in Italy , have you seen his works.If yes ,what do u think of it??

[Sherin]

Congrats,Vinoth! :)

[Vinoth]

Sherin wrote: "Congrats,Vinoth! :)"

Thanks Sherin.how many times have u got lucky??

[Abhijith]

Argh, I hv never won a book even though I hv entered myself for many books since Jan, Guess I hv a very lousy luck :(

[dely]

Vinoth wrote: "dely wrote:Vinoth, you must absolutely tell me how this book is and what they say about Bernini!"


sure.Am eagerly awaiting the book myself.have so far only read some articles about him .his sculp..."

I think I am the worst Italian of Italy.
I have never seen something made by Bernini though there is here near to my city a church who has an altar of Bernini. One day I will go (I not even know if it is always open!).

[Vinoth]

I am not gonna comment here , i can think of way too many places i could have visited but never visited.though they are not places which could be compared to chapels housing Bernini's art , still the statement stands :(

But haven't you visited St.Peter's Basilica??

[dely]

Vinoth wrote: "But haven't you visited St.Peter's Basilica??"

Shame on me! I was never in Rome.
Well, I was twice but the first time I was a child and we don't have been there a long time (my parents had only to close a deal by a notary) and the second time I went there with friends but for a peaceful protest for animal rights. Also this time I have been there not for long, only the time for the demonstration.
I told you I am a disgraceful Italian!

But in general I have not travelled a lot :(