Goodreads - Last Minute Plea

[banjobama]

This email went to my spam folder, but I did get it and saved one book. Thanks for the heads up, I probably wouldn't have even seen it!

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by Fbone

All mine have been rescued. Several missing page numbers but I can not add them.

I've been looking for a starting place for working on the post-deadline cleanup. If you want, you can friend me on GR (my profile here) and I can start on going through your shelves for books that need page numbers or other info.

You might be wondering, "Christa, why wouldn't you want to start with your own books?" and the answer is, "I'm kind of sick of looking at my own books for right now."

[CJJ]

Never got the email. Rescued 1

[mlewis78]

I haven't received an email about it. Does this mean that all the books I have listed as kindle editions will disappear? So I should have listed them as paperbacks or hardcovers? This is strange.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by mlewis78

I haven't received an email about it. Does this mean that all the books I have listed as kindle editions will disappear? So I should have listed them as paperbacks or hardcovers? This is strange.

This link should show you which books are at risk. There is info on that page about what is needed to rescue them. If you won't have time to work on any of them, you can contact me through my Goodreads profile or send me a friend request over there and I'll add yours to my list of "friends needing rescues" and do as many as I can.

[mlewis78]

Thanks. It says that all of my books have been rescued.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by mlewis78

Thanks. It says that all of my books have been rescued.

Glad to hear it!

[pidgeon92]

The only books on my list were a few self-pubbed Kindle ebooks.

[jgaiser]

I probably won't check. I'm on dialup and for whatever reason Goodreads is *painfully* slow for me to use. I've got an account and I do have books listed, but most of my activity these days is on LibraryThing.

[victauria]

Another reason I like MR so much--I didn't receive an email from Goodreads, so wouldn't have known about this crazy situation. Thanks to the info posted here, I checked my books. All mine are safe, but there isn't much in there yet as I only started a few months ago.

Thanks to all for the info and help!

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

I probably won't check. I'm on dialup and for whatever reason Goodreads is *painfully* slow for me to use. I've got an account and I do have books listed, but most of my activity these days is on LibraryThing.

If you feel comfortable doing so, you can PM me your email that's on your GR account - I should be able to find your profile and check your books that way if you want me to.

Edit - nevermind - found you. I'll edit again to let you know the stats.

Edit #2 - All your books have already been rescued.

[jgaiser]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

If you feel comfortable doing so, you can PM me your email that's on your GR account - I should be able to find your profile and check your books that way if you want me to.

Edit - nevermind - found you. I'll edit again to let you know the stats.

Edit #2 - All your books have already been rescued.

Oh my... Thank you. I was going to give a look this evening, but you've taken care of that. Karma.

[wyndslash]

all my books have been rescued

[SeaKing]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

I probably won't check. I'm on dialup and for whatever reason Goodreads is *painfully* slow for me to use. I've got an account and I do have books listed, but most of my activity these days is on LibraryThing.

Actually I have no idea what Goodreads is about, so I guess that means I am safe. A lot of people here are true well established aficionados with their books and reading. I am just a "grab something as the tray passes by" type guy. Still I have grabbed a lot.

But about your "dialup." I remember being on dialup. 56Kbaud. The web sites today are much larger so that browsing is very much slower as everything has to download. Plus all the video stuff really slows you down.
You might try DSL if available as an add on to your phone which is about $20/month or $20 to $25 a month stand alone and just have a cell phone for phone calls which you probably have anyway.
Or if you have had a problem with getting DSL in your locale, a lot of locations that didn't have DSL are bringing in AT&T U-Verse. I just upgraded from DSL to U-Verse and am well satisfied.
Personally I wouldn't touch cable though it can be the fastest. It is expensive and it is a constant problem dealing with the cable company.

If the problem is where you live rather than cost, and you can't get DSL or U-Verse, there is a new satellite service coming out that is better than the old one for internet. Look into that.

[jgaiser]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

If the problem is where you live rather than cost, and you can't get DSL or U-Verse, there is a new satellite service coming out that is better than the old one for internet. Look into that.

I'd kill for 56K. 11 miles of crappy copper. Nearest cable connection is about 3 or 4 miles back down the road and very little chance of it reaching those 3 or 4 miles any time soon. Yes, I live in *very* rural Oregon with a 21.6K connection this evening.

I've looked into the a couple satellite services. Way too expensive. My only hope is a rural WiFi service that is planning on putting an antenna on a county owned tower just down the road. I've got a clear shot from the corner of my property. Only need to lay about 50 yards of cable.

Mostly I just survive with the dialup, ignoring websites that take too long to load and getting into town to a couple local pubs that have open WiFi at a decent speed. Have dinner, drink a couple of beers and update my system and enjoy a little high speed. Don't want to get too spoiled.