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UnclePete
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| Posted 10/19/2007 4:22 PM (GMT -5) |   | Somebody said...
Dave, as you want reviews from the people visiting and posting here, maybe you could make it easier for me and others. Somebody said...
So I checked out the list. How can I tell which books have already been reviewed? I noticed 3000 years is on that list, but it's already on SFReader.
Hey all,
First off -- those links again -- can never have them in too many places:
The Library thing catalog -- overall: www.librarything.com/catalog/sfreader.com
Books available -- click on the "received" tag, or: www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=received&view=sfreader.com
Instructions and FAQ: forum.sfreader.com/default~f~38~m~46872.html (A sticky topic post at the top of this forum)
Review guidelines: www.sfreader.com/review_guide.asp
A word about ebooks -- the books that are tagged as ebooks are books that are ebooks ONLY. If an author offers to send me a pdf copy in lieu of a print copy -- i.e. not an ebook per se, I accept that, but let them know that reviewers often pass on e-versions. 9 times out of 10, the author will then say that they will send a print copy, later. Often, they get the pdf before a print proof, etc. In this case, and I imagine a few of you can vouch for this, I offer to list the book, and if I get a request for the book, I can then get them to send a print copy if available yet, or ask if the reviewer is ok with just a pdf. In my world, this is not an ebook -- and so not tagged.
If there are people who are interested in reviewing pdf versions, I will happily add a new tag of some sort ('pdf' or something) to differentiate. But so far I have very few takers on this - speak now if you're interested.
Please look at those links The info is all here -- I have tried to make it all available and set up the FAQ for exactly these reasons. The tags and the library thing list are pretty clearly explained, but if there's anything there that needs any clarification, I'll gladly do so.
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UnclePete
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| Posted 10/19/2007 4:46 PM (GMT -5) | | Jordan Lapp said...
Thanks, that worked. I read the guidelines though, and it looks like we have to buy these books until we've hit "Established Reviewer" status?
Nope. If you're referring to this part:
guidelines said...
If you don't fall into the above category, we'll need some reviews on spec. This means you read a book, write a review, and send it to us. If we think it fits, we'll post it. Once you've done a few of these, you get on the Established Reviewer list and will qualify for free books.
All "on spec" means is that you send me a couple reviews so that I know how you write, and if you fit -- this was originally intended for people who would come across the site, think, "Yay free books" and vanish into the night. I'm not worried about forum regulars doing that so much...so feel free to send me a spec review of a book you've read already, or a review you've previously written, whatever.
I'm not sure how many of you realize how much this forum has grown in the last couple years...  When those guidelines were originally written, most of the action was on the review site, with comments and whatnot, and the forum was more-or-less an afterthought.
If you're interested, just send me a review or two so I can see your style, and point out what's important in the reviews we provide.
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David Boultbee
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| Posted 10/19/2007 7:43 PM (GMT -5) | |
UnclePete said...
A word about ebooks -- the books that are tagged as ebooks are books that are ebooks ONLY. If an author offers to send me a pdf copy in lieu of a print copy -- i.e. not an ebook per se, I accept that, but let them know that reviewers often pass on e-versions. 9 times out of 10, the author will then say that they will send a print copy, later. Often, they get the pdf before a print proof, etc. In this case, and I imagine a few of you can vouch for this, I offer to list the book, and if I get a request for the book, I can then get them to send a print copy if available yet, or ask if the reviewer is ok with just a pdf. In my world, this is not an ebook -- and so not tagged.
If there are people who are interested in reviewing pdf versions, I will happily add a new tag of some sort ('pdf' or something) to differentiate. But so far I have very few takers on this - speak now if you're interested.
Please look at those links The info is all here -- I have tried to make it all available and set up the FAQ for exactly these reasons. The tags and the library thing list are pretty clearly explained, but if there's anything there that needs any clarification, I'll gladly do so.
Well that would certainly explain why mine isn't listed under eBooks. LOL.
I think that it might not be a bad idea to add that PDF tag or perhaps a multiformat tag. That way people who want an eBook can select eBooks as well as books available in PDF, but people who prefer paperbacks can still see them.
Just a thought. Personally I think Library Thing is a great way to keep track of them, as well as a great thing in its own right and I really admire the great job that both you and Dave are doing here.
Thanks
David Boultbee
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crystalwizard
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UnclePete
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Date Joined Dec 2004
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| Posted 1/4/2008 7:09 PM (GMT -5) | | Oops -- forgot to let everyone know. Updated the site a couple days back with some new reviews. Go see!
Also, thanks Charles, you can email me any reviews you'd like me to, um, review.
And finally -- those of you who use livejournal, I just made a new community for SFReader, to post news, events, review snippets, books received, etc. Again, go see!
community.livejournal.com/sfreader/
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UnclePete
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