New Leaf Welcome to the New Leaf Book Club - Page 4

issybird · 02-01-2018, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can we please make it that if you look at Amazon or Kobo for availability that you also look at both? I do look at Amazon for those with a Kindle. So it would be nice if those with a Kindle would reciprocate with Kobo. Thanks.

P.S. An Overdrive link would not go amiss.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Overdrive has no meaning to me in the UK.

I personally don't find OverDrive links very helpful, as each person still has to check his own libraries to find out if they've got it and if it's available, but I'm happy enough to include one as applicable.

As for linking to Kindle v. Kobo, it's every man for himself. It's harder for some than for others to check various sites and link to them and in the end, we have to vet the links for ourselves. In other words, more links are nice, but they're not a dealbreaker. However, I think they can be a good selling tool.

I'm more likely to buy from Google Play these days, anyway. Now that Kobo doesn't have deals and Google frequently does, most of my recent ePub purchases have been from Google.

JSWolf · 02-01-2018, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Overdrive has no meaning to me in the UK.

But Overdrive does exist in some UK libraries and it might be meaningful to others participating. Besides, if you see how I did the Overdrive link as a search and not a specific book's link, it works better for all who do use Overdrive.

JSWolf · 02-01-2018, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

I personally don't find OverDrive links very helpful, as each person still has to check his own libraries to find out if they've got it and if it's available, but I'm happy enough to include one as applicable.

If you create an account at https://www.overdrive.com and you list the libraries you belong to, then you go to the listing for a book available in your country, you'll get a list if it is available at your library. This way, I don't have to keep checking each library.

issybird · 02-01-2018, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you create an account at https://www.overdrive.com and you list the libraries you belong to, then you go to the listing for a book available in your country, you'll get a list if it is available at your library. This way, I don't have to keep checking each library.

Thanks, Jon, that's helpful. OverDrive makes these things needlessly obscure, IMHO.

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Thanks, Jon, that's helpful. OverDrive makes these things needlessly obscure, IMHO.

Also, if you want to list Overdrive for a book, search for it with the title and author. When the correct results appear, post the URL for the search. That way you get results for all the versions available and it's just a matter of checking which one is for your country and which media you want. A lot more simple then posting a link for a specific eBook's entry. Searches don't expire as they as using the key words you searched for.

June · 02-02-2018, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Also, if you want to list Overdrive for a book, search for it with the title and author. When the correct results appear, post the URL for the search. That way you get results for all the versions available and it's just a matter of checking which one is for your country and which media you want. A lot more simple then posting a link for a specific eBook's entry. Searches don't expire as they as using the key words you searched for.

Thank you Jon, I will try, see if I can figure it out how to check Overdrive directly and not via my libraries

JSWolf · 02-02-2018, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by June

Thank you Jon, I will try, see if I can figure it out how to check Overdrive directly and not via my libraries

Your welcome. It's not hard to do. Once you are logged in, to Overdrive, click your name in the upper right corner and select Libraries. Then you can begin adding all the libraries you have access to.

Dazrin · 02-10-2018, 03:01 AM

I have been putting together a bit of a wrap-up for the MRBC and thought I would share:

Total books discussed: 113
Total authors: 103
Most read author: E.M. Forster with 3

Number of countries with selections: 15
Highest percentage of books from the United Kingdom with 47 (42%)
Second highest from the USA with 44 (39%)

Average publication year: 1947
Median publication year: 1953
Most selected year: 2013 with 4
Oldest book selected: Candide published in 1759
Newest books selected: Hidden Figures and Bucky F&%@ing Dent published in 2016
Most popular decades: 2010s (13) and 1990s (12)

Percent by women: 22%
Percent by person of color: 6%

gmw · 02-10-2018, 03:10 AM

That's very interesting, Dazrin. Thanks. My immediate response to the decade summary is: what was so good about the 1880s, and what was so bad about the 1960s? (It is a remarkably even spread otherwise.)

issybird · 02-10-2018, 08:20 AM

That is fun; thanks, Dazrin!

My takeaway is that the books overall were more modern than sometimes believed, but that could be in part because of a skew in the last year or two. The last couple of choices were on the dated side.

Dazrin · 02-10-2018, 12:37 PM

The 1960s must either not have great books to choose from or maybe we just try to avoid those memories.

The literary group has a similar drop for the 1960's and their spike in the 1800s is the 1870s. They also have a more broad list of countries (22, 36% UK, 19% USA) and dates (oldest ~1320).

Bookworm_Girl · 02-10-2018, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

The 1960s must either not have great books to choose from or maybe we just try to avoid those memories.

The literary group has a similar drop for the 1960's and their spike in the 1800s is the 1870s. They also have a more broad list of countries (22, 36% UK, 19% USA) and dates (oldest ~1320).

The Literary Club has recurring region and time period months. We check off time periods and map areas from our list. For example, February is a Region month, and the area selected was Mongolia, China and Korea. We also have done Contemporary category months to force us not to neglect newer books.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=294441

JSWolf · 02-10-2018, 01:47 PM

Is it possible to do a graph of when then books take place? Thanks.

Dazrin · 02-10-2018, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is it possible to do a graph of when then books take place? Thanks.

Getting publication year is easy. Trying to figure out when a particular book is set is much more work and (for me) doesn't mean as much. In general, books written in the 1800s tend to have a similar feel whether they are set in the 2000s, 1800s, or 1400s. It goes back to the style of writing more than the specific setting.

I can graph them quickly if you can provide them though.

orlok · 02-10-2018, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

The 1960s must either not have great books to choose from or maybe we just try to avoid those memories.

If you can remember the 60's then you weren't really there

Thanks for all the analysis work, very interesting.

02-10-2018, 03:01 AM	#53
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,720 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I have been putting together a bit of a wrap-up for the MRBC and thought I would share: Total books discussed: 113 Total authors: 103 Most read author: E.M. Forster with 3 Number of countries with selections: 15 Highest percentage of books from the United Kingdom with 47 (42%) Second highest from the USA with 44 (39%) Average publication year: 1947 Median publication year: 1953 Most selected year: 2013 with 4 Oldest book selected: Candide published in 1759 Newest books selected: Hidden Figures and Bucky F&%@ing Dent published in 2016 Most popular decades: 2010s (13) and 1990s (12) Percent by women: 22% Percent by person of color: 6% Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Dazrin; 02-10-2018 at 03:15 AM.

02-10-2018, 12:37 PM	#56
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,720 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	The 1960s must either not have great books to choose from or maybe we just try to avoid those memories. The literary group has a similar drop for the 1960's and their spike in the 1800s is the 1870s. They also have a more broad list of countries (22, 36% UK, 19% USA) and dates (oldest ~1320). Attached Thumbnails

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New Leaf Information and Book Selections	Dazrin	Book Clubs	74	12-07-2020 07:42 AM
New Leaf Theme Suggestion Thread	JSWolf	Book Clubs	301	06-06-2018 04:48 PM
New Leaf Nominations for June 2018 • I'll be There for You: Best Friends	issybird	Book Clubs	74	05-10-2018 07:51 PM
New Leaf Vote for March 2018 • The Book Came First	issybird	Book Clubs	96	03-14-2018 12:15 PM
New Leaf Nominations for March 2018 • The Book Came First	issybird	Book Clubs	102	02-07-2018 09:09 AM

02-10-2018, 03:10 AM	#54
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	That's very interesting, Dazrin. Thanks. My immediate response to the decade summary is: what was so good about the 1880s, and what was so bad about the 1960s? (It is a remarkably even spread otherwise.)

02-10-2018, 08:20 AM	#55
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,112 Karma: 234185759 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, Glo HD, H2O, Aura One, PW4, PW5	That is fun; thanks, Dazrin! My takeaway is that the books overall were more modern than sometimes believed, but that could be in part because of a skew in the last year or two. The last couple of choices were on the dated side.

02-10-2018, 01:47 PM	#58
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,986 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Is it possible to do a graph of when then books take place? Thanks.

Advert

Advert