Goodreads Giveaways related queries..

[Vinoth]

Smitha wrote: "fixing!!! (now Vinoth will be scared to announce further wins :D)"

of course not.i will do it as and when it happens :D

[Sherin]

:)

[Aravind]

Vinoth wrote: "yet another book.this time its The Wee, The Wound And The Worries: My Experience Of Being A Kidney Donor.this is the 5th book i have won in a giveaway."

Vinoth, please share the details of your benevolent friend :D

[Ahtims]

Vinoth, is there some jamming or some technical problem with only your name being visible to the donors? I;m quite envious now.

[Vinoth]

Smitha wrote: "Vinoth, is there some jamming or some technical problem with only your name being visible to the donors? I;m quite envious now."

come on..i enroll for almost all the giveaways available. it may be the reason.

[Parikhit]

Smitha wrote: "Vinoth, is there some jamming or some technical problem with only your name being visible to the donors? I;m quite envious now."

I am curious too. Something terribly fishy going on there :P

[Vinoth]

Parikhit wrote: "Smitha wrote: "Vinoth, is there some jamming or some technical problem with only your name being visible to the donors? I;m quite envious now."

I am curious too. Something terribly fishy going o..."

talk to Otis Chandler , he might help you :D

[Ahtims]

will have to :D
now don't blame me if you dont get further books. :P

[Vinoth]

Smitha wrote: "will have to :D
now don't blame me if you dont get further books. :P"

:P now that you have said it....;)

[Lubna]

Yeah, I've one four books in all (one of which by an Indian author didn't reach me, which was a surprise as I thought overseas shipments could be a problem).
At times there are issues regarding delivery. A Swedish author was kind enough to post that books shipped overseas haven't reached many and we should let her know. Then she shipped me the book again.
Just as I'm typing this I won my fifth book - Shit happens: Desi boy in America. I hope this one reaches.
I think on an average I win one/two books a year.
PS: Here is a HOT TIP as regards winning. Do review the books on your shelves. This improves your chances of winning. The main objective of GoodReads tying up with authors is that the authors benefit by word of mouth/cyberspace publicity via reviews. So your existing reviews are an indicator that when you win a book via a giveaway you will review that as well and will not be lazy about it. Good luck all.

[Mridupawan]

I am never gonna win one :( all i do is organize book giveaways for others. *sigh*

[Ahtims]

there is hope for people like us, Freelancer. Remember Bruce and the spider.

[Siddharth]

Lubna wrote: "Yeah, I've one four books in all (one of which by an Indian author didn't reach me, which was a surprise as I thought overseas shipments could be a problem).
At times there are issues regarding de..."

I need lessons from you Lubna! No, I think its better you write a book titled-'101 ways of winning a giveaway'.

[Vinoth]

hey guys try blogadda.com. you get free books from them which you will have to review within 7 days of receipt. just finished reviewing my 1st book from them.i kinda liked the book.

[dely]

You win here and you win also there? :O

[Vinoth]

dely wrote: "You win here and you win also there? :O"

there its got nothing to do with win i suppose.i dont know. there the probability is more and its not 'winning' there its just getting the books so that you will review it.if you review it within 7 days you are eligible for the next ones.. but still its kinda winning the book:P

[Ahtims]

thanks, Vinoth. Will visit it today.

[Parikhit]

I will stop viewing this thread. When I saw 8 new threads could not help viewing and I am disappointed all over agian. I shall put a total stop coming to this thread!

[Lubna]

The more the merrier. I stayed at home today and browsed GoodReads for giveaway groups.

Here is one, which I joined.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...

I joined a few other groups also of readers who blog etc.

If anyone else comes across groups catering to giveaways do post the url here. I love giveaways not because of the freebie per se, but because I discover a new author.

Happy Holi

[Lubna]

Here is another group, but almost all give aways are in e-format.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/5...

Have fun

[Aditya Joshi]

Damn these e-format books. I can find "ANY" ebook in the internet for free - search for them in torrents, message boards, underground groups, and if all that doesn't work - find loopholes in the publishers' servers. I've already got great collection with me.

But I prefer printed ones as I can't stand the eye-strain due to screen for too long.

[Bookish Indulgenges with]

:( Any sort of giveaway fixing going on??? I have been entering over a year, still haven't got a single one!!!

[dely]

Finally, after a lot of time I won again a book!
The Tale of the Cow Tail & Other Stories from the African Diaspora

[Ahtims]

Congrats, dely. I have given up. Sob... sob....

[dely]

Smitha wrote: "Congrats, dely. I have given up. Sob... sob...."

Why? I have won only 3 books in nearly 2 years but for me it is ok because: 1) I enter only the giveaway with the genre I know I will read and 2) because they are written in English and they aren't always very fluent to read for me.
Don't give up!

[Vinoth]

Thanks too all the well wishers i have in this thread it looks like the giveaway Admin has Blacklisted me :'(

[dely]

Vinoth wrote: "Thanks too all the well wishers i have in this thread it looks like the giveaway Admin has Blacklisted me :'("

The wheel of good luck is turning :D

[Vinoth]

dely wrote: "Vinoth wrote: "Thanks too all the well wishers i have in this thread it looks like the giveaway Admin has Blacklisted me :'("

The wheel of good luck is turning :D"

hehe.. Hope it turns back soon :P

[Lubna]

Congrats Dely. I was wishing to win this book. At least someone in our group won it.

[dely]

Lubna wrote: "Congrats Dely. I was wishing to win this book. At least someone in our group won it."

I will surely review it. Hope only that it doesn't arrive in a lot of months.

[dely]

Another one, again after a lot of time: The Almond Tree.
I entered this one a lot of times because I liked the synopsis, it seems an interesting story.

[Ahtims]

@ dely, I stopped entering as I find it difficult to read the books and review those. Most often than not, those don;'t match my tastes and I end up feeling guilty for taking a long time reviewing

[Ahtims]

forgot to congratulate you, dely.

CONGRATULATIONS :D

[dely]

Smitha wrote: "@ dely, I stopped entering as I find it difficult to read the books and review those. Most often than not, those don;'t match my tastes and I end up feeling guilty for taking a long time reviewing"

Thanks!
I enter only the giveaways that have an interesting plot. I like to read them also because they are in English so I can improve my English. Here it is difficult to find books in the original language and the one we can fins aren't interesting.