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[Mark]

I had no idea that things like that was going on Terri.

I just mainly go with friends review people who I trust andhave similar tastes.

[Dawn]

I had never bothered to read the author rules but it's nice to know that we can refer to them if needed. As well as our own almost identical ones. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Dawn wrote: "I had never bothered to read the author rules but it's nice to know that we can refer to them if needed. As well as our own almost identical ones. :)"

I know! Cool isn't it? I think they are recent amendments because I am pretty sure a year ago or so, I was disgusted to see that GR were encouraging authors into groups for the sole purpose of promoting.

I was most impressed just now to discover that Goodreads rules regarding authors in group are identical to ours. :) That will help me immensely next time an author sends me a snarky message to ask why I deleted their self promotion.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Mark wrote: "I had no idea that things like that was going on Terri.

I just mainly go with friends review people who I trust andhave similar tastes."

I stay away from it too. I see it go on, but don't engage with it. Unless a see a friend getting some bad treatment and then I will stick up for them, but I won't get venomous about it.

[Dawn]

Hopefully they have seen all the groups being super restrictive for author promotions and decided to go for that approach themselves.

I like all the new rules. They are very clear and are geared toward a nice readers environment. Which is what we have been aiming for here and most other groups seem to be looking for too.

[Bryn]

Changes. For the better from first sight.

Those author's guidelines you quoted, Terri, from memory, Join a Group is unchanged (with its cautions on how to behave), but Don't Join Groups Just to Promote is new.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Bryn wrote: "

Those author's guidelines you quoted, Terri, from memory, Join a Group is unchanged (with its cautions on how to behave), but Don't Join Groups Just to P..."

Thanks for that, Bryn. I felt something was new there.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yes, I agree, changes for the better.
I would like to see, as Dawn says, a 'nice readers environment' come to the fore.

Ideally, readers should not target authors. Authors should not target readers. Reviews should be about the book and the reading experience, and if anybody has a problem with a review they should flag it to GR and let them decide.

[Bryn]

Not that we can trust my memory, ever.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

haha. ;)

[Mike]

One of my special interests is Living History. Perhaps other members share my fascination for the enthusiasts who research the lives of past people and try to recreate the world they lived in. The various groups go to immense trouble to acquire the correct form of dress, tools, musical instruments, building skills, military equipment, cuisine etc, for their chosen period; and they have made valuable contributions to the study of history.
I would appreciate feedback from members. Maybe we could share ideas. I have posted a book review and a couple of photos that give an idea of what I'm talking about.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/group/...
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/group/...

[Paula]

Mike wrote: "One of my special interests is Living History. Perhaps other members share my fascination for the enthusiasts who research the lives of past people and try to recreate the world they lived in. Th..."

Hi Mike - I am also a creator of living history with the Anglo-Saxon/norman/Viking/13thc re-enactment society Regia Anglorum www.regia.org I am also an indie published author who writes in the 11thc. So nice to meet a like-minded person here

[Simona]

Hi everybody...my reader is dead. So I'll start to re-read The Name of the Rose, which I own on paper, but I won't be able to follow other readings for a while.
I'm mourning...I feel I miss a limb.
I'm thinking to look for an used one on Ebay. Aaargh...tecnology shouldn't betray us this way!

[Paula]

Simona wrote: "Hi everybody...my reader is dead. So I'll start to re-read The Name of the Rose, which I own on paper, but I won't be able to follow other readings for a while.
I'm mourning...I feel I miss a limb...."

I feel your pain the same thing happened to me :(

[Nick]

Paula wrote: "Mike wrote: "One of my special interests is Living History. Perhaps other members share my fascination for the enthusiasts who research the lives of past people and try to recreate the world they ..."

Regia? Oh no the enemy! I'm with the Vikings.

EDIT: Used to be I should say, living on a small rock doesn't allow me much access to shows.

[Mark]

Simona wrote: "Hi everybody...my reader is dead. So I'll start to re-read The Name of the Rose, which I own on paper, but I won't be able to follow other readings for a while.
I'm mourning...I feel I miss a limb...."

I too know the pain, my first reader the kobo stopped working last year such a big miss.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Paper never dies. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Unless you have a house fire, heaven forbid.

[Mark]

Terri wrote: "Paper never dies. :D"

But can be left behind on buses or dropped in the bath. :0)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yes, but you only need ask the bus line about a book left behind, and you only need a hair dryer to fix that wet book. :) (I have done that before)

[Andy]

Simona wrote: "Hi everybody...my reader is dead. So I'll start to re-read The Name of the Rose, which I own on paper, but I won't be able to follow other readings for a while.
I'm mourning...I feel I miss a limb...."

OH NO! back to turning pages..... it's jus like riding a bike, you'll be ok! :)

[Nick]

Sorry Terri it was unintentional.I will review in advance of posting in future. Nick

[Simona]

Andy wrote: "OH NO! back to turning pages..... it's jus like riding a bike, you'll be ok! :)"

Actually I already bought the lowest-price-Kindle and I bribed my husband to exchange it with his 3rd generation kindle with keyboard, since he uses it just when he travels.
(Yes, he travels a lot, but this is not the best time to make him remember this detail, thank you very much).
At the beginning, when I bought my first kindle I also downloaded a good number of books: that's why I bought another one - that, and the price was very good, the display very relaxing for long hours of reading.
These days I also like (when possible) to buy on Smashwords or such, so I'll be able to keep my books if I decide to change reader.
(I don't like to read on my PC).

[Jane]

Mark wrote: "Terri wrote: "Paper never dies. :D"

But can be left behind on buses or dropped in the bath. :0)"

Like I dropped my copy of the , [not this edition but a much earlier one] into the dish water. Goodbye spine, hello terribly wrinkled pages. And it had been a wedding gift, too. :(
I still use it even in its miserable condition though it did dry out...

[Jane]

I liked this quote and have been meaning to repost it here.

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”


― Daniel Pennac [I did not find Mr. Pennac included in the 'add book/author feature' although this selection was taken from the 'Quotes' area.]

[Mark]

Jane wrote: "I liked this quote and have been meaning to repost it here.

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

..."

Very nice

[Simona]

Jane wrote: "I liked this quote and have been meaning to repost it here.

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

..."

I had sticked this one on the wall in my kids'room when they were learning to read :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Jane wrote: "I liked this quote and have been meaning to repost it here.

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

..."


I think Dawn? or someone posted this here a long time ago. It is definitely worthy of posting agin though!

My personal favourite is number 10.

[Jane]

No doubt there are folks who have joined since whenever that was. I include myself among them.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yes, definitely. That's why it should be posted again. :)

[Jane]

Is anyone aware Banned Books Week is coming up Sept. 22-28, 2013? This is something to remind us of the narrow-mindedness of people! See #5 above: The right to read anything.

Here are lists from American Library Association:

http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlyc...

Goodreads even has its own lists:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/banned

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

There are some surprising books that got banned.

[Dawn]

I forget when I posted that list but it would have been awhile ago. I always liked #3. :)

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "There are some surprising books that got banned."

Yes, aren't some of those on the lists ridiculous?

[[deleted user]]

Jane wrote: "Is anyone aware Banned Books Week is coming up Sept. 22-28, 2013? This is something to remind us of the narrow-mindedness of people! See #5 above: The right to read anything.

Here are lists from..."

Well that explains why my library is having Controversial Book Week this week.
Those lists are ridiculous for sure.

[Jane]

Your library is just beating ALA to the punch! :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I've just sent my library into overdrive. I've just mugged them for every book by Mark Hodderthat they have.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Jane wrote: "Terri wrote: "There are some surprising books that got banned."

Yes, aren't some of those on the lists ridiculous?"

What were people thinking. lol. As a race we really have been an uptight bunch. :D

[Dawn]

I always thought it was funny that Fahrenheit 451 was on the banned book lists.

And Harry Potter, why would anyone need to ban that??

[Jane]

Wizards, perhaps? People think of wicca. I once heard a sermon which I thought was ridiculous against Harry Potter and against Halloween.
I never understood Fahrenheit 451 being on those lists, either.
I think the ALA lists give reasons.

[[deleted user]]

It's kind of funny that many of those books that were once banned are books that I was forced to read in school.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

The banning of books is something I find interesting. New Zealand NEVER had banned books, but Australia did. New Zealand's second hand book shops and opportunity shops used to have rather large selections of "naughty" books that weren't available in Australia. Even now some of them are hard to get. I enquired about getting "Fanny Hill" and just got a strange look. I read that in a very tattered paperback when I was 13!

[Jane]

I bet people weren't as uptight back then as they are now. I was forced to read some of them, too.

[Jane]

Margaret wrote: "The banning of books is something I find interesting. New Zealand NEVER had banned books, but Australia did. New Zealand's second hand book shops and opportunity shops used to have rather large s..."

Maybe someday I'll read The Well of Loneliness. I understand it was quite scandalous in its day [1928]. Not a high priority, though.

The Egyptian was considered obscene when it came out, but it's pretty tame nowadays.

[C.P.]

Terri wrote: "Unless you have a house fire, heaven forbid."

Happened to me. I still have smoky editions of certain irreplaceable Russian books, and that was 25 years ago.

Funny (sort of) story: the insurance agent could not believe that anyone would own thousands of dollars worth of books, so he upgraded our $25 table and various other pieces of consignment furniture to cover the cost of the damaged books.

[Jane]

C.P. wrote: "Terri wrote: "Unless you have a house fire, heaven forbid."

Happened to me. I still have smoky editions of certain irreplaceable Russian books, and that was 25 years ago.

Funny (sort of) story: t..."

At least you were compensated--fairly, it seems!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

C.P. wrote: "Terri wrote: "Unless you have a house fire, heaven forbid."

Happened to me. I still have smoky editions of certain irreplaceable Russian books, and that was 25 years ago.

Funny (sort of) story: t..."

Oh darn. Sorry to hear. Nobody should have to deal with a house fire. What a horrible experience to lose ones house, or part of ones house, and all the things within.

[C.P.]

Yes, it worked out, in terms of the compensation.

The damage didn't come from the fire. It was water damage from the putting out of the fire. But pretty nasty, even so. Thanks for the sympathy.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

What a kick in the pants. The fire didn't kill your books, the water used to put out the fire did. That was a lose lose situation. :)

[C.P.]

But my cats survived, which they might not have if the smoke had gotten any thicker. So it could have been worse.