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Group 352. General - Mod. Loralee
TBA,I would like to join this group.
Hypochondriac Gambler, A tale of Hermes
Many thanks,
Neil
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I would like to join this group. My book is "The Long Redemption". It's General fictionI read the post over and think I have all the requirements
Dave Olson
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Hi Loralee. I just finished with my last group with my last review. May I join with The Mummy's Vengeance? There are no conflicts with the other writers who have joined. Please advise and take care.
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Can you fit me in?Alabaster Alibi
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I'm going to be on the road with spotty wifi for the next few days. David has reviewed this book but he could read the next one
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Welcome, S.D.!
Hey Everybody! I am waiting on my final reviews to post in the "18+ Group", but they should be posting any time now. I would like to join with my book, "A Sword of the Three Rivers". Loralee has read another book by me, and David Gordon has read one of my other books, but those are my only conflicts thus far.?
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Hi Seth! Please wait until you have finished your commitment to one round before joining another. I only have two of your reviews marked as complete over in the 348 round. Warmly, Kat.
Loralee - I'd like to join this group with my book, The Sixth Kingdom.I've reviewed David Gordon's book Jigsaw Beginnings. I have not reviewed any other author and none have reviewed me so far.
I'm in the same boat. Been waiting on AMZ for days so I can join one of the new groups.
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Seth and Eric, once your final reviews have been posted in the other groups you're in, post again here, and I'll see if there is room for you!
I'd like to join with Perilous ShoresPerilous Shores
I haven't reviewed or been reviewed by anyone on the list right now. Seth has reviewed be a couple of times, but I do have one more book.
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Hello, I’m new here. I would like to join with my book Beauty Sex & Terror. /book/show/2...I have not reviewed or been reviewed by anyone on the list. How exactly do I proceed?
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Hi Loralee, Can I join with my book pls? Not review or reviewed by the authors listed so far
Seth wrote: "Man, this sucks, because I am totally finished with my reviews for the other group, but Amazon is taking FOREVER to post the reviews. Any chance I can post the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ reviews, and post the Amazo..."Seth, the mods of this group have been working really hard. We have opened seven rounds in the last two months. There is no shortage of rounds and if you aren't able to get in this one, there will be another one opening soon. We have opened THREE rounds already in January.
I would suggest if you have all this extra reviewing energy at the moment, that you might check out the one for one list? Some really great books there that would love a review!
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I have read 2 of Eric Gibson's books and reviewed them. David Gordon and Loralee have read one of my books, but I have plenty of others. I don't think they have read "A Sword of Three Rivers", which I am offering for this round.
Loralee wrote: "Welcome, Malik. If you're new, you shouldn't have any conflicts with any of the authors already on the list. But to be sure, will you let me know if any of the 4 people below you have ever review y..."Hi Loralee. Thank you for the kind welcome. I have not reviewed or been reviewed by anyone on the list. How do I know which books I’m assigned to read?
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EVERYONE, I need you all to check the four people above you to see if you've reviewed them. Also, check the people below you to see if they have ever reviewed you.
PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON MEMORY!
To check if the four people below you have ever reviewed you, go to each author's profile.
Below their pictures you will see some links.
Click the middle link that shows how many reviews they've done. When you get to the page that shows the books they've reviewed, type your name (and any pen names you might have) in the box that says "Search and add books". If your books do not come up, you're clear there.
Then, check to see if you have reviewed the four people above you. To do that, go to your own profile.
Click the link below your own picture that shows how many reviews you've done.
In the box that says "Search and add books" type in one of the names of the four authors above you. Repeat the same with the other three names one at a time. If none of their books come up as having been reviewed by you, you are clear there.
If none of the 4 people below you have reviewed you, and you have not reviewed any of the 4 people above you, please come here, and type "Good to go" or something similar.
Once all 10 people have done so, then we will be ready to begin.
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Good to go.... the titles look like they will be great reads
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START DATE: 21-Jan-24
END DATE: 14-Apr-24
Round 1 � post your review by 11-Feb-24
Round 2 � post your review by 3-Mar-24
Round 3 � post your review by 24-Mar-24
Round 4 � post your review by 14-Apr-24
You will be SENDING your book file to the four people above you, and RECEIVING a book file from the four people below you. Read below, including the instructions further down.
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
352-01__S.D. Brown
Loralee Evans for round 1
Neil M. Campbell for round 2
David Olson for round 3
David Gordon for round 4
352-02__Seth Hobbs
S.D. Brown for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Neil M. Campbell for round 3
David Olson for round 4
352-03__Pdmac
Seth Hobbs for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Neil M. Campbell for round 4
352-04__ Di Jiao
Pdmac for round 1
Seth Hobbs for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4
352-05__ Malik Tour
Di Jiao for round 1
Pdmac for round 2
Seth Hobbs for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4
352-06__Eric Gibson
Malik Tour for round 1
Di Jiao for round 2
Pdmac for round 3
Seth Hobbs for round 4
352-07__ David Gordon
Eric Gibson for round 1
Malik Tour for round 2
Di Jiao for round 3
Pdmac for round 4
352-08__ David Olson
David Gordon for round 1
Eric Gibson for round 2
Malik Tour for round 3
Di Jiao for round 4
352-09__ Neil M. Campbell
David Olson for round 1
David Gordon for round 2
Eric Gibson for round 3
Malik Tour for round 4
352-10__ Loralee Evans
Neil M. Campbell for round 1
David Olson for round 2
David Gordon for round 3
Eric Gibson for round 4
As REVIEWERS you will RECEIVE books from:
352-01__S.D. Brown
Seth Hobbs for round 1
Pdmac for round 2
Di Jiao for round 3
Malik Tour for round 4
352-02__Seth Hobbs
Pdmac for round 1
Di Jiao for round 2
Malik Tour for round 3
Eric Gibson for round 4
352-03__Pdmac
Di Jiao for round 1
Malik Tour for round 2
Eric Gibson for round 3
David Gordon for round 3
352-04__ Di Jiao
Malik Tour for round 1
Eric Gibson for round 2
David Gordon for round 3
David Olson for round 4
352-05__ Malik Tour
Eric Gibson for round1
David Gordon for round2
David Olson for round3
Neil M. Campbell for round4
352-06__ Eric Gibson
David Gordon for round1
David Olson for round2
Neil M. Campbell for round3
Loralee Evans for round4
352-07__ David Gordon
David Olson for round 1
Neil M. Campbell for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4
352-08__ David Olson
Neil M. Campbell for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
Seth Hobbs for round 4
352-09__ Neil M. Campbell
Loralee Evans for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
Seth Hobbs for round 3
Pdmac for round 4
352-10__Loralee Evans
S.D. Brown for round 1
Seth Hobbs for round 2
Pdmac for round 3
Di Jiao for round 4
Please remember the commitment you are making to your fellow group members. If you pull out after the start date for any reason it is the other members who will be faced with the problem of finding a replacement, or missing out on reads/reviews, through no fault of their own. Please don’t ask the moderators to chase after replacements as we just don’t have the time.
It is the responsibility of the author to get their book to their readers in a format the reviewer can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the books you are due to read if you wish, and I’m sure the author will appreciate the verified review, but IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. There are no set dates for the start of each round. You can each work at your own pace, within the limits of the round deadlines.
All reviews must be posted to GR. We also encourage members to post on Amazon. When you have posted your reviews, please post the links to each of your reviews, not the book page in this thread.
The mod of each round will record whether members have posted reviews on Amazon and for the good of all, members who persistently fail to post reviews or DNF reviews to Amazon, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent groups.
Postings to other sites are by agreement by both author and reviewer.
If I’ve missed something that results in you being asked to review someone who has already reviewed you, please let me know asap.
To exchange book files, my advice is to use PM to give email addresses to each other (save the chance of spammers getting your addies from this open forum).
Setting up and modding these rounds is a labour of love, with a lot of emphasis on the ‘labour�. If you want to show appreciation for all the hard work we admins put in for the group, you could download one of our books as a ‘thank you�.
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Quick 'start-up' summary for anyone new who might be scratching their heads. You are reviewing the four books 'below' you on the list.
You can, of course, choose to buy any or all of the books or read the books on KU, if you are a subscriber and the books are available there. If you can buy it adds weight to your review as it gives the 'Verified Purchase' stamp on Amazon.
However, as not everyone can buy, you should PM the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names) through their Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author pages. Click on the down arrow beside the 'Follow Author' button under their picture and it opens a menu which will allow you to message them.
Ask what kind of file they would like or say you can only offer PDF.
Don't forget to ask where to send it so they can give you their email.
The four people who you are reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way.
Please make sure you have exchanged ALL FOUR books - or have been assured by your reviewers they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible.
Some people read fast and it can be very frustrating to have to wait a long time to get hold of a book you are committed to review.
Don't forget to post the links to your reviews here so you can be signed off for them.
Please post your review to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to as well.
I will be modding this round. Please PM me ongoing with any issues. Thanks.
I have KU so I can review books from it. My book is also on KU, anyone who needed pdf copy pls kindly send me your email through message. Thank you !
I'll grab th books I'm reviewing of off amazon
My books are on KU, and if anyone's books are on KU, I will grab it there. Otherwise, I will reach out to those who need a copy via email. Thanks!
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Completed Reviews:
1. S.D. Brown
2. Seth Hobbs
3. pdmac
4. Di Jiao
5. Malik Tour
6. Eric Gibson
7. David Gordon- 1 review
8. David Olson
9. Neil M. Campbell
10. Loralee Evans- 2 reviews
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Please make sure with your next reviews, that you leave links to your reviews themselves, rather than to the books.
Thanks, David O. Your 1st review is complete!
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The Amazon rules state that authors/publishers are not allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on Amazon. To comply with this rule, we don’t insist members review on Amazon, but we do insist that every participant in the round has the capacity to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so we all start with the same options.
The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This was a Clean round, but now is a General round.
All fiction/ non-fiction accepted. This means you may be required to read anything from a book about tax returns to horror/erotica and everything in between.
Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.
Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author and Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ book link in the thread below, please ensure that:
1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.
2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.
3. Your book is fit to be reviewed.
If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. For a small fee, the group admin will look at the first few pages of your book to advise. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.
4. You can submit reviews to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test� review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.
5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase� review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.
6. You have completed your reading if you are currently in another review round in this group. You can be involved in the ‘one for one� list whilst you are in a round.
7. You have an author profile set up before you join.
8. Your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ profile allows people to message you, i.e. your profile is not set to private.
9. You declare any relationship you have with another member in the round.
Amazon will not allow reviews from the same household on the same book or if you are an editor, relative or close friend of another member.
10. You agree that your reviews will be unbiased and honest, whatever the star rating, and you will try to avoid ‘spoilersâ€�. i.e. giving away the finale of a book. Please note the Review Group will back any reviewer's right to express their opinion about a book, but personal comments about a fellow author are against both Review Group and Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ policy.
11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
If you think you have a legitimate concern, talk to the mod of your round, NOT the other author. Personal attacks, or pressurising other members WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will result in you being blacklisted.
Please note:
We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that DNF and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.
It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review, but ultimately, it is up to individuals. Reviews that state you received a copy ‘in return� for a review will probably be removed/not allowed by amazon.com. ‘I received a free copy from the author without an obligation to review� would be more acceptable if you feel the need to add a disclaimer.
Your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses etc.
Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.
The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
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It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask, either by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ personal message to me or on the thread below, before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.
Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans
Member Links
1. S.D. Brown
2. Seth Hobbs
3. pdmac
4. Di Jiao
5. Malik Tour
6. Eric Gibson
7. David Gordon
8. David Olson
9. Neil M. Campbell
10. Loralee Evans
Book Links
1. Alabaster Alibi
2. A Sword of the Three Rivers
3. The Sixth Kingdom
4. Nini and the Lost Panda
5. Beauty, Sex & Terror
6. Perilous Shores Traveler's Luck book 1
7. The Mummy's Vengeance
8. The Long Redemption
9. Hypochondriac Gambler, A Tale of Hermes
10. Ephraim's Garden
In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary change - your privacy setting.
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Please make sure when signing up to post a link to the book you want reviewed, and to let us know which group members have reviewed you or been reviewed by you.
In this group, each member will be assigned to read 4 books. Their book, in turn, will be reviewed 4 times.