Monthly Group Reads: Monthly Group Reads Polls and Voting Showing 901-950 of 1,359

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Haha. Um..well...if that one loses you make sure you read it and tell us how it goes....;)

[Lia]

He he he... :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Come on Corrag! She has squeaked ahead a little more today.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I've decided that because group read poll ties aren't the best thing for our group reads - and I am not always around to change my vote and break a tie when the poll reaches its zenith - that if it ever happens again I'll run a tie breaker poll.

A poll that is only open for a couple hours or something and is only promoted in the group here (not via private message). It will be a quick poll. It may only get 10 votes on it, but hopefully it will be enough to break the tie and it will be run at a time when I am around to prevent another tie.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Got caught up in a busy long weekend fellow A&Mers.
Will post the poll tomorrow (tomorrow my time..which is Tuesday).

Sorry for the delay.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

The polls are live!!!!!!!! :D
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Looks like The Last Templar will be our medieval group read in July.

As for the Ancient, that is still all to play for. River God had been leading, but then last night Roman Blood got in front.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I am going to call it. Only a few hours before the polls finish and I amc ertain there will be no change.

These will be our July Group Reads.

[Dawn]

And I've read them both. Maybe this will be a good reason to read the next in the Saylor series!

[Simona]

I think I'll have a fix of Taita anyway and then I'll reread The Last Templr with you

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have read The Last Templar. Will be reading the Saylor one.

[Dawn]

I did find a couple good videos for the group reads this month.
The Templar one is a bit long at 15 minutes but it's very informative and the wealth of anything Roman made it hard to choose but seeing as Cicero is the focal point of our Roman read, I picked one featuring him.
Enjoy!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Promise not to be late with the polls this month. Of course, promises are meant to be broken. :D
I won't though. Unless something comes up, then I might break my promise. *shrugs* :]

[Dawn]

Promises...promises!

[Darcy]

Terri wrote: "Promise not to be late with the polls this month. Of course, promises are meant to be broken. :D
I won't though. Unless something comes up, then I might break my promise. *shrugs* :]"

No tripping down the steps to avoid the chickens. Not that you should step on the chickens, just maybe avoiding the tripping bit :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Haha! :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Can't fight that Poll feeling? That's because the polls are open!!!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Good grief. I knew the voting between The Archer's Tale and The Whale Road might be close, but I'm still surprised to see neither has pulled away yet.

[Dawn]

Alright my friends, we have two poll winners for August.

The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell for the Medieval era.
&
The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden for the Ancient era.

[Jane]

Have read all 4 so will be sitting out August.

[Linda]

I have read three out of four, but it is time for re-reads. THE WHALE ROAD will be a first. In GOR look for a bit of humor.

[Darcy]

(Linking for Linda) The Whale Road

[Dawn]

I have also read all four, though one of them was just a week ago!!

[Allison]

Yay, The Archer's Tale won! I think it'll be my second group read in two years...woohoo go me :)

[Kimber]

Allie wrote: "Yay, The Archer's Tale won! I think it'll be my second group read in two years...woohoo go me :)"

That was the closest poll I've seen so far...at least it was when I voted. Looking forward to it!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I may consider a reread of Harlequin (aka The Archer's Tale).

It all depends on time constraints.

[Dawn]

Alrighty people!! Come and vote: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...

Let's hear what you think of these ones! :)

[Darcy]

For the first time, all three books I haven't read are available at the library. And, the other one I had borrowed as an audiobook from the library. :)

[Dawn]

I think all of these ones should be easy to track down. I've read two and can get the others from my library as well.

[Lia]

One of our book in the voting list for next month is on sale at amazon kindle store.
I, Claudius (Sorry no Goodreads link, I'm using the app)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J...

[Kimber]

ARghhh! Clicked on the link and apparently "this title is not available for purchase" in Canada. *flails fists and stomps up and down on imagined Amazon distribution contracts*

[Jane]

Kimber wrote: "ARghhh! Clicked on the link and apparently "this title is not available for purchase" in Canada. *flails fists and stomps up and down on imagined Amazon distribution contracts*"

I dislike Amazon so get my books elsewhere. I don't have a kindle, but I'd imagine you're locked into Amazon if you have one.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

For me it shows as $9.99. Guessing the sale price is cheaper than that? ($9.99 is pretty much the same in US dollars)

[Lia]

The sale price for US market is US$1.99

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Ah. So not so saley at 9.99. :)

[Shomeret]

Jane wrote: "Kimber wrote: "ARghhh! Clicked on the link and apparently "this title is not available for purchase" in Canada. *flails fists and stomps up and down on imagined Amazon distribution contracts*"

I d..."

No,you are not locked into Amazon if you have a Kindle. You can buy on Smashwords. You can download books in pdf format. You can also convert e-books in other formats using Calibre. I do all these things frequently.

[Simona]

Me too

[Jane]

Shomeret wrote: "Jane wrote: "Kimber wrote: "ARghhh! Clicked on the link and apparently "this title is not available for purchase" in Canada. *flails fists and stomps up and down on imagined Amazon distribution con..."

All that stuff's too technical for me. :(

[Simona]

not really, Jane.
With Kindle you need .azw or .mobi files.
If you purchase books elsewhere, i.e. on Smashwords, in different formats (.epub, .lit, etc) you can convert them with programs like Calibre in the format you need.
It's freeware, so you don't have to pay to install it, it occupies a really small part of your PC memory, and it's user friendly, very easy to operate.
I'm sure you wouldn't have any difficulty.
NB: you can't convert files with DRM, they are blocked. actually there are programs that unlock this kind of files, but they act against the law.

[Jane]

More technical stuff to learn; I'll stick to my 'tree' books. :)

[Kimber]

Simona wrote: "not really, Jane.
With Kindle you need .azw or .mobi files.
If you purchase books elsewhere, i.e. on Smashwords, in different formats (.epub, .lit, etc) you can convert them with programs like Cali..."

Bookmarks this convo for when I get back to the States and my own computer...

[Simona]

oh? so you're on vacation on a beach with a drink with an little umbrella in it right now?
*becomes green with envy*

[Kimber]

Simona wrote: "oh? so you're on vacation on a beach with a drink with an little umbrella in it right now?
*becomes green with envy*"

Lol..not on a beach. Up in Canada visiting the fiancé and remodelling the laundry room. Not quite a beach but just as happy :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Brace yourselves people! The October Group Read Polls will be released to the world today!!

Later today..probably when all you people from the other time zones are asleep with your dreams of books. :)

[Alicja]

Ooh! Can't wait to see what you've come up with.

[Darcy]

Looking forward to this!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I think you all will be very surprised, and hopefully inspired, by the choices. :}

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

And so, on the eighth day of the ninth month in the year twenty fourteen, it was done. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Ah well, I won't be taking part. I've read all the books, and don't like any enough to be re-reads. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Damn. Sent out the group broadcast and forgot to add the poll link.
GR only lets you send out one broadcast per day, so I won't be able to send out a message with the link until tomorrow.
Sh#t. I hate it when I make that mistake. :\