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Sep 30, 2011 08:42PM
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Okay. Do we just add books we like to the different genres?
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Thanks. So were like suggesting authors/books correct?
Does anybody know any good books that aren't well known?
I noticed that a couple of days ago, too! I guess that Sam Mystery must have dubbed you, me and Viv moderators due to our level of activity in the group. I was as surprised as you.
Omgah when did this happen?! I didn't even notice until now haha
But he's not even in the group anymore?
I noticed that, too. Maybe he put us in charge because he was planning on leaving.
Another unexpected development I first noticed today is that Sam Mystery appears to now be an official Goodreads author:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
I have to admit, I didn't see that one coming!
wow you're right. how does one become a goodread's author?
Since Goodreads librarians can create new books in the database, a librarian could in theory create a new book by a new author, then visit that new author's automatically generated author page on Goodreads (which would include only the one newly created book) and put in a claim to being the author; beyond that, though, I have no idea how strict the site is in what it requires from an author to verify his or her identity before becoming a Goodreads author.I don't know anything about Twisted Aladdin, but I did notice that the book is listed on Goodreads as being only five pages long.
interesting. Have you guys ever considered writing a book?
I wrote a book a couple of years ago. Before I began writing it, I knew the basic direction that I wanted to go in and the main characters were already sharply defined in my thinking, but the exact way that the story would end was still not completely clear to me until I was about halfway finished creating it. The story took me a few months of intensive writing before I was done, and then I went back and carefully edited it a few times, but after that I wasn't sure how to go about getting the attention of a publisher. I'm still not sure, which is at least part of the reason why the book has remained an unpublished manuscript.
You can self-publish.I'm actually thinking of writing one. I have an idea in mind but I don't really know about the execution of it all.
Self-publishing can be a tricky business, from what I know, and I suspect that great books sometimes fall through the cracks that way since it's hard for an individual to compete with the money and publicity that a mainstream publishing company has available to pour into the promotion of a book in which they strongly believe. However, I do admire authors who take the difficult road and choose to self-publish their work.
Oh I've thought about writing a book as well. Like you Adriana I have an idea but the details are not all in place yet. I will try working on it this winter break. Sam Mystery has motivated me to continue with it.
I found two websites about publishing. www.AuthorHouse.com and www.FindYourPublisher.com
This guy actually in my class said I should since I read all the time. I don't know. It could be fun just to do.
I've been thinking about jobs dealing with books. Does anyone know some things I can do?
Josiah-It often works out. Not all books that make it big are from big publishers. You just have to have a good one and you need to have a good book.
Working at a library in some capacity, perhaps as a page or a shelver, might be a job that you would like. You could also try to get a position at a chain bookstore, though they might want to start you off as a barista in the café if you don't have any experience.Opinions about AuthorHouse seem to be mixed. I looked into the company last year on behalf of someone I know, and it seems to me that there were too many bad experiences being spoken of online to chalk it up just to a vocal disgruntled minority. I heard the word "scam" thrown around an awful lot, though I should emphasize that I haven't had any dealings with the company myself, so I can't speak from personal experience.
Thanks (:I was thinking of working in publishing... I would love it if during college I could work at a bookstore!
That's good to know.
You can also consider being a book editor. I guess that would fall under the book publishing world.
So are we reading Divergent or do you guys want to get another read?
I can't read Divergent until 2012. I never read the Newbery candidates for any year until after the awards for that year have been given. For this current crop of contenders, that will happen in January of 2012.
When I read a Newbery book, I like to know that it has won the award while I'm actually reading it, so I wait to tackle each year's class until after the ALA awards have officially been announced in January.
In that case I still end up reading it, just sometime during the next year. I don't read everything new that hits the market, but I've heard so much good about Divergent that I'm planning on definitely making a point of reading it at some point in 2012.
I've never heard of someone doing that. You are really disciplined.
It pays off nicely in January when suddenly I have a windfall of the previous year's very best books to read. I guess that I always view the previous year as a time when I can mentally size up the field of Newbery contenders and figure out who has the best shot at winning, or determine if a completely new talent might emerge and take home the awards. I'm never without an abundance of excellent reading material to tide me over until January, though; after all, I have the entire crop of Newbery contenders from the year before to read through, all of which are new to me. :-)
It looks like a good strategy but.. I guess I'm just not as patient as you. (;
