joined, did survey!!

thanks for setting this up Chi, great idea!!

Thanks again, Chi! Followed your instructions and got it changed.

Rusty

Okay, couldn't do the survey from the iOS app. Had to go through a browser.

Same name as here.

I just received the request a few minutes ago. Strange! But I see you there now. Do you see yourself?

Yup! Appreciate your patience!

I keep track of books I read on a spreadsheet and only to help avoid rereading a title unintentionally. I write a few reviews on Goodreads only in exceptional circumstances, books either much better or much worse than I expected.

Sounds great...I am always excited about new books to read!

I went to your link and also Good Reads. I don't see me on the member list.

Also where are the books that you chose?

Eld, after signing up and getting logged in, then revisiting the website a couple of times I was finally able to see the books that she selected. Here's the direct link june-2018-book-of-the-month-selection

Completed the survey. Thanks for the great idea.

You should be able to see now. It's set to private for now so I have to approve everyone. That's why there's a bit of a delay.

I love the Goodreads site. Have been on it for a few years now and haven't received a ton of emails. I may also observe for now or at least until a book peaks my interest. I usually prefer non-fiction and memoir/autobiography type books. :)

Request to join group sent.

I like the idea of giving us 3 weeks to read the book and 1 week to run a discussion.

Note that if you go to your goodreads profile and go to settings, you can decide which emails you wish to receive or other notifications to cut down significantly on the 'spam' aspect.

Thanks to everyone who has completed the survey, registered and voted!

53 people have done the survey, which is great. We have 27 people registered now. If you did the survey and haven't registered, please let me know if there is a reason or if there's anything I can do to help.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/615019-kt-book-club

Of the 27 people, only 12 have voted in the poll. Please do so when you can so that we can pick the book out for the month. Most people are using the library so I want to give them enough time. The poll is at the bottom of the page and you just have to click the book that you want.

So far the front-runner with 4 votes is "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie, followed closely by "A Man Called Ove" and "The Naturalist" with 3 votes each.

Here's a Google doc with a list of the options for the month if you'd like to check it out first:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjx3CMcZBk_kpEujWdKTfkKd884OHsIXX2J3gsKJ_08/edit?usp=sharing

I thought I voted but there was nothing after making the selection to show if i actually did.

You did. I changed it so that you can see the votes on the right side.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/173590-please-vote-for-june-2018-book-of-the-month-once-you-have-reviewed-all-o

I think we or I would need more than a week unless its a very good book there is no way I would get it done. The book club at our library gives a month to read a book.

I agree with JoAnn, we need more time. Sometimes I have to wait to get a book at the library or buy it online. Takes sometimes a week or more just to get the book.

We can stretch the reading time, no problem.

Going forward, the books will be voted in the month prior, so you'll have 3 weeks to get the book before we start reading it. This first month is a bit rushed to start since it's almost June and I don't want to lose the momentum.

We're up to 29 members! If you're still out there and you'd like to join us, you're most welcome. Participation each month is not mandatory and there's no minimum requirement if you'd like to just observe for a bit.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/615019-kt-book-club

We still have about 11 people who joined and haven't voted yet, so if you'd like to vote, please do so tonight or tomorrow morning if you can. I'm going to close the poll at 12 noon PST tomorrow, 5/30, to enable everyone to start tracking the book down.

Chi, I am an interested non-voter as I was just told that my client caseload will escalate--June will be a vicarious experience for me:(

I thought I signed up but don't see my name there. I don't want to have to do it thru Facebook.

You shouldn't need to use Facebook. Did you join and get the "KT" question?

I only see 14 members and when I hit more members, it doesn't show me all of them, so I am still not sure if I did everything right. I joined Good Reads.

Hi Eld (and lily if you still need it!), I took a few screenshots of the sign up process, so hopefully that might help. It sounds like you went to the page but didn't join, which is why you couldn't see the full member list.

Once you make an account, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/615019-kt-book-club

1. You should see this screen. Click on the "Join Group" (red box and arrow in picture)

2. When you hit that, this screen will come up. Fill in the answer and hit "ask to join"

4. Once I have approved it (I'm not sure if you get notification or not), it should look like this. If you can see the discussion threads (red box) then you're fully signed up.

When I hit join group ,it says continue with Facebook, continue with Amazon.

Okay, mine just said it would go to the administrators. Thanks.

eld, I approved you. You're all set!

Lily, do you see this? You can just put a name, email and password and sign up that way. No reason to use Amazon or Facebook.

I just joined and need to be approved.

I just tried to join and got a red banner feedback that I must be a member of this group to join. What does that mean? At first the banner just said I was pending approval. I get that you must grant approval since it is a private group.

Did you go to the page where you sign up and have to answer a question? If so, then it may just take time to be approved for the group.

Yes. The banner first said I was pending, then switched to the other message. Weird. And I was already a Goodreads member.

Just took the survey and am interested. Will go back and read the remainder of the thread.

Just joined. Looking forward to it.

I was sleeping, but the 3 who applied have been approved :)

OutsidePlaying, let me know if you still have problems.

So I have to give my email address and real name?

Lily316, you can set up a no-name email to use for free at Yahoo. Just pick a name like JaneAusten4357@yahoo.com or something. Then, use that email to join Goodreads.

Thanks, Chi. It worked.

You can put whatever name you want. Many are using their KT screen name.

Chi, I just got your email re: the Goodreads KT group and I am one of those who cannot read anything, in fact, I've never gotten any notifications despite Goodreads confirmation that I'm a member? My FOMO is full blast!

Hi nannygoat, that's strange as I see you listed as a member from the first day! You can't see any of the discussions when you go here? Could you take a screen shot to show me what you see when you click the below link?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/list_group/615019-kt-book-club

Did you verify your email address? You can tell by going to the top right and clicking "profile" and then "edit profile." It should say "settings" and click "account" and it will list your email address and say if it's verified or not.

Don't worry, you haven't missed out yet :)

If we can't figure it out, I might turn the group public for a little bit so everyone can participate.

Chi, thanks for the speedy response. When I clicked on your link, I got the discussions but if I open a window, I get a different page which shows members and that I have no KT "friends" from the group (sorry, don't know how to take a screenshot on Mac book Pro). Although my email was verified, I haven't received any notifications.

Hmm that sounds like the screen you get when you aren't logged in. I wonder if your browser keeps logging you out?

I would also check your email preferences. There should be an "email" tab under your account settings. You might have notifications turned off.

Appropriate notifications turned on.

The 'friends' option for the group isn't automatic either. I just sent you a friend request that you should get a notification of. Either by email or when you go back to the book club look in the upper right area for your message. When you go to the members link of the main page you can click on any member name and choose to add friend or follow (there's that follow word again) :-) . You certainly don't have to accept my friend request, I'm just trying to show you how it works.

If you can see the discussions, can you try posting in a thread?

Thanks for the explanation pkp! I have been fiddling there so much that I thought I hit the wrong prompt! Maybe this is the key to the inner circle......

Posted successfully Chi!

I saw that, so glad you could join us!