The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Please post your general questions about the Winter 2015 Challenge here. Specific questions about individual tasks should be posted in the Help Threads for those tasks.

Can a short story collection be used if it fulfills the requirement? E.g. A short story collection that matches a 'cover picture' challenge or title word match.

Yes - if it meets task requirements and SRC length requirements you can use

Dee wrote: "Yes - if it meets task requirements and SRC length requirements you can use"

Great!

Could not find the thread labeled "eBook verification-no print edition" so please move if needed-I have an ebook that has 0 pages listed on GR, but has 143 pages on Amazon. Am I able to use this book for the challenge? Where would I post, to get the book ok'd? Thanks!

Sara - here is the link:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

You can normally use unless the task has a page requirement

Post the GR book record, as well as any supporting info (link to Amazon etc)

Dee wrote: "Sara - here is the link:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

You can normally use unless the task has a page requirement

Post the GR book record, as well as any supporting info (link to ..."

Thanks, still finding my way around :)

Will we be having a 30.4 task this winter?

Daphne wrote: "Will we be having a 30.4 task this winter?"

Possibly. I'm playing catch up after a 4 day camping trip with no computer. Eventually, I'll get around to re-contacting the 30.4 task creator.... ;-)

poor Kristie! (well, yay fun camping trip, boo on having to get caught up)

Dee wrote: "poor Kristie! (well, yay fun camping trip, boo on having to get caught up)"

LOL. It was totally worth it. ;-)

Hi...I'm new to SRC, not even sure if I'm posting my question in the right discussion!

For the Group Read, are re-reads okay? I read The Professor and the Madman... when it first came out, so it has been fifteen years or so.

Thanks!

Yup they are as long as you read the entire thing

Another newbie here-I was looking through Fall's challenge section, and noticed that people post differently in the completed tasks thread. Some post after they complete each task, and others will have several completed tasks listed in one post. Is there a mod preference for how we post our completed tasks (one at a time/numerous in one post etc). Thanks!

Sara2, I am sure the mods will weigh in on your question, but as it is a busy end of challenge time, I will too.

You may post several completed tasks at the same time, but they have to be in numerical order. If not, the mods will ask you to re-post.

At the end of a challenge, they encourage us to post as we read in case we run out of time to make any required repostings.

Sara2 {The Library Nerd} wrote: "Another newbie here-I was looking through Fall's challenge section, and noticed that people post differently in the completed tasks thread. Some post after they complete each task, and others will ..."

You can do it one at a time, or in a group - up to you, but, as Bea said, if there's more than one, put them in numerical order, low numbers to high.

The MOST important thing is to be clear and to read the task and make sure that you have included all of the posting requirements. Also, personally, I really hate the posts with lots and lots of tasks in them - it makes it very easy to miss one. FWIW, I do my posts in groups of 3 tasks at a time.

Sandy wrote: "Sara2 {The Library Nerd} wrote: "Another newbie here-I was looking through Fall's challenge section, and noticed that people post differently in the completed tasks thread. Some post after they com..."

Thanks! I like the idea of submitting 3 at a time, I may do that :)

I tend to post once a week-so sometimes that is one task, sometimes more

I post as I finish each task ... otherwise I may forget to include one. Occasionally I'll post two at once, but that's really rare for me.

I tend to post about once a month. However, I divide my posts into groupings by points (i.e., all 5 point tasks in one post, all 10 point tasks in another, etc.). That way there are only 1-3 tasks per post.

I just go whenever I have the time to post them which lately hasn't been often! Before that I was posting every weekend with whatever I'd finished during the week, but if I find myself with extra time during the week I post as finished too.

Another question from a newbie:

If a task requirements states "Read a book..." without any other qualifiers like "fiction only" or "non-fiction only" can I assume that either fiction or non-fiction books are valid?

Lljones wrote: "Another question from a newbie:

If a task requirements states "Read a book..." without any other qualifiers like "fiction only" or "non-fiction only" can I assume that either fiction or non-fictio..."

yes, unless there's a specific limiter both fiction and non-fiction work

I was looking through the 'Rewards of the Challenge: Effective Fall 2015' thread, and reading about how the reward tasks are handed out-do the mods keep track of these or are the players supposed to be tracking them somehow? Meaning, will a mod let someone know/post it somewhere when they get a reward task spot?

I'm eyeballing that Rookie at the Top reward spot lol :)

Sara2 {The Library Nerd} wrote: "I was looking through the 'Rewards of the Challenge: Effective Fall 2015' thread, and reading about how the reward tasks are handed out-do the mods keep track of these or are the players supposed t..."

We have all the records (lots of them!). We have lots of number crunching to do today.
If you are selected/qualify for a 20 point task you will be contacted through GR mail. Your settings must be set to allow messages. It's a good idea to check them. If we can't contact you we move to the next player on the list.

Dlmrose wrote: "Sara2 {The Library Nerd} wrote: "I was looking through the 'Rewards of the Challenge: Effective Fall 2015' thread, and reading about how the reward tasks are handed out-do the mods keep track of th..."

I can't imagine what kinds of spreadsheets you have set up, lol! This group is amazing, thanks for putting in all the work for the challenges!

I need a couple of clarifications on omnibuses and books in multiple parts...

First, if I have an omnibus edition of a series, clocking in at around 1,5K pages, I had read 54% of it at the start of the challenge, yet only a couple of chapters into the third book of the omnibus, which is around 600 pages in paperback, can I still claim that and any subsequent books in the omnibus for this challenge?

Okay, that's probably unclear. To be exact, the omnibus in question is The Inheritance Trilogy, 1442 pages long. The first two books, going by paperback, are 427 and 384 pages, while the third is 613 pages. The omnibus also contains a fourth book, allegedly 250 pages. To complicate things a bit, I read the Kindle version.

Second, does the new rules adjustment regarding books in multiple parts mean that two halves of a novel can be claimed separately? I have the second half of a book waiting here that's nearly 700 pages all by itself.

Thank you.

Jukka wrote: "I need a couple of clarifications on omnibuses and books in multiple parts...

First, if I have an omnibus edition of a series, clocking in at around 1,5K pages, I had read 54% of it at the start o..."

You couldn't use the omnibus, but you could use The Kingdom of Gods independently. Follow regular page number rules (#7) if reading the kindle edition. I'm not sure what the 4th book is, it might work, but I can't say without details.

The rule change only pertains to books published separately in parts like A Storm of Swords : A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow part 1 and A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold part 2. In past seasons both parts needed to be read, now you may use them independently if those are the editions you read. You can't break a book into parts if you read a complete edition.

Dlmrose wrote: "Jukka wrote: "I need a couple of clarifications on omnibuses and books in multiple parts...

First, if I have an omnibus edition of a series, clocking in at around 1,5K pages, I had read 54% of it ..."

The fourth book in the omnibus edition is The Awakened Kingdom, a novella. Amazon.co.uk says the paperback is 250 pages, which feels awfully high for what I read, but eh.

Thanks.

On a similar theme...
My copy of A Christmas Carol is in The Christmas Books, Volume 1: A Christmas Carol/The Chimes and takes up just 92 pages. Can I read this version for the group reads or will I have to find another copy with more pages?

Coralie wrote: "On a similar theme...
My copy of A Christmas Carol is in The Christmas Books, Volume 1: A Christmas Carol/The Chimes and takes up just 92 pages. Can I read this version fo..."

Since it is a 20.10 Group Read you may read any edition as long as it is not an abridged edition or graphic novel.

Thanks, Coralie, for asking this question. I was off on a hunt for a longer version but had found all copies checked out of the library. Dlmrose, thank you for the answer. Now I can read from a book I own - Christmas Books.

Bea wrote: "Thanks, Coralie, for asking this question."

Yes, thanks for clarifying. The page count thing has stopped me reading A Christmas Carol for the challenge before, as I refused to spend time/money looking for another copy when I already have a perfectly good version that is just a bit too economical on paper.

Another group challenge I take part in uses the Most Popular Edition to establish page count, regardless of which edition you actually read.

I'm having issues with page counts for audiobooks for tasks that have special page number requirements. Since the most popular MMP (or paper or hardback) can possibly change between now and when a completed task is posted, can we lock in page numbers in the help threads like we lock in main page genres?

It's been a couple years since I participated in the SRC, but I seem to remember that there was a thread where you could post a book you wanted to read but wasn't sure where it might fit, and other people would suggest tasks it might work for. Am I not just not seeing that thread for this round, or have those threads been discontinued?

Paige wrote: "It's been a couple years since I participated in the SRC, but I seem to remember that there was a thread where you could post a book you wanted to read but wasn't sure where it might fit, and other..."

It was under Task Help as of Fall 2015 "0.0 - Fit This Book", but I am not seeing it for Winter. I haven't seen anything saying that it would be discontinued though so maybe just has yet to be added. (Also someone else will likely have a more helpful answer soon! haha.) :)

OK, it's been added.

Oh, wow, awesome! Thank you :)

It has been a couple challenges since we posted GRA's? Has that been discontinued?

Cindie wrote: "It has been a couple challenges since we posted GRA's? Has that been discontinued?"

GRA Author tickets were discontinued as of the Fall 2015 challenge.

See the August 2015 Moderators Announcement. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I think there used to be a place to ask Goodreads librarians for help correcting/adding information on books? Does this thread still exist? I can't find it. Thanks.

LouLouReads wrote: "I think there used to be a place to ask Goodreads librarians for help correcting/adding information on books? Does this thread still exist? I can't find it. Thanks."

It's located in the General Help section of group discussion. You can find it here.

I'm using an ebook for a task requiring a page count. When I sort the editions by mass market paperbacks (num ratings), the top one is a translated version of my book. I assume that's okay, and that I should use the page count for that translated version?

yep that's fine - as long as there is a print version

I asked a question on 1/24/16 on the Task 25.12 help thread but no answer yet. Can a moderator please follow up? (The issue is whether a book with multiple authors is ok if only one of the authors meets the criteria.)

Julia wrote: "I asked a question on 1/24/16 on the Task 25.12 help thread but no answer yet. Can a moderator please follow up? (The issue is whether a book with multiple authors is ok if only one of the authors ..."

Thanks for letting us know, Julia! I've sent Pamela a message to let her know there are questions in her help thread.

Hi!
Also for task 25.1, I posted a question on January 24, but no answer yet.

Thanks

Pia wrote: "Hi!
Also for task 25.1, I posted a question on January 24, but no answer yet.

Thanks"

Thanks, Pia. I messaged Beth, as well. If you guys don't get answers in a day or two, I'll step in and answer for you.

Kristina Simon wrote: "Pia wrote: "Hi!
Also for task 25.1, I posted a question on January 24, but no answer yet.

Thanks"

Thanks, Pia. I messaged Beth, as well. If you guys don't get answers in a day or two, I'll step i..."

Thanks Kristina!

When checking the AR BookFinder, are we to check both the US and UK versions of the site? I have a book I can use for a 5 pointer that is not in the AR/US (which is where I am) but IS in the AR/UK. Thanks!