Books Never Received?

I noticed that other people have received their copies of "Triskellion" by Will Peterson over a month ago but mine never arrived.

Has anyone else had problems with early reviewer books never appearing?

I have never had any problems until the June Batch when I was supposed to receive Feather Man by Rhyll McMaster, really disappointing because I was looking forward to this one quite a bit.

I haven't received my copy of Feather Man either. I'm looking forward to reading it.

No Smugglers here. :/ I'm still hopeful, though.

Still no Infoquake here. I noticed in the July book watch thread that one person in the UK posted they got their copy August 1, but I haven't seen anyone in the U.S. post about receiving it.

I note the the company is in the U.K. and I'm starting to wonder if I goofed and requested a book available only to those in the U.K. I try to pay attention, but maybe I missed it.

I still haven't received Schooled from June...

I'm so sad. :(

GwenH, I believe Abby runs eligibility as part of the formula when requesting a book. I don't think you can win a book that you're not eligible for.

Killing Circle from the July batch is still AWOL. First time this has happened for me. Everything else has come in quickly.

#7 JoleneConnelly,
Thanks for that eligibility info. The flags disappear, so I wasn't able to go back and check.

> 5
Infoquake was available to US and UK - but since they're based in the UK, it'll take a little longer for the books to get to the US. And message 7 is right - it's impossible to win a book you're not eligible for.

> 6
I know a lot of people are still waiting for Schooled - I'm talking to the publisher today. I know the books were sent out but maybe something went wrong somewhere along the line.

And generally, don't worry about July books yet. They really can take up to 2 months to show up.

#10 ablachy
And generally, don't worry about July books yet. They really can take up to 2 months to show up.

Thanks for the additional info. I've received two prior books and they arrived fairly quickly so I got spoiled!

I got the Killing Circle really quickly. Doesn't make sense.

#8--that's odd, you might want to follow up on it. I got my copy a couple of weeks ago. Especially if you're in the US. I usually am one of the last to receive books, they seem to arrive starting at the East coast first, and I'm in the so. Cal area.

ABBY told me on March 18 that I would be receiving The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem but it never arrived. Would she want to be notified that it never arrived? ( I have no complaints, I've received others since and am delighted.) And does she want to be notified when we have put up our reviews of the ARC we got from her?
Anyone know? I don't want to bother her with questions, she must be so busy.Thanks in advance.

Loose Girl is still MIA as we know. I just felt like writing it in this thread. hehe. I can't wait to hear what happened there, a bunch of people got it a long long time ago. The rest of us are crying in the corner wondering why we got left out ;)

Edit: Apparently Loose Girl got lost with Schooled I'm so glad we hopefully will still be getting copies! Thanks Abby!

#14 -- Yes, I think Abby does like to know when books aren't received. She often follows up on books MIA, based on other posts I've seen.

And no, I don't think she needs to be notified when you write a review. I think as long as it shows up here on LT under your catalogued book, you're good.

I never received Spirit of the Placeeither. Nor have I received Love Marriage. Since then I haven't been selected for anything - hopefully that has nothing to do with my missing reviews.

Still waiting on 'The Stories of Devil-Girl' by Anya Anchtenberg... which I think was June.

Also on 'Loose Girl', but that's another post all-together. =)

I haven't received my copy either....of Infoquake, but cool on the taken longer than normal info! Abby rocks!

I did not receive Spirit of the Place either. Very disappointing!

About a month ago I got a comment saying I would get a copy of: King of the Road. From Bergen-Belsen to the Olympic Games by Shaul Ladany. 30 days later and its still a no-show.

It was my first time getting an early-review title too!

I am still waiting on March book This Gaming Life and May book Bullet with your name on it. I too haven't been selected for any books since, and hope it isn't related.

I didn't receive my May book Traveler's Tool Kit: Mexico & Central America. Since there are no reviews posted for it, I'm assuming no one else received it either.

I received "Gutter" by (remind me how to spell this name) K'wan (?), but I probably won't get to it for about a month. What can I say, i got used to not receiving books and have one or two ahead of it on my list. I do intend to read it and review it, I'm still thrilled to receive a free book, even more so because it appears to be outside of what i'd go and pick for myself to read. so ... soon. i promise.

I never received my copy of Schooled either. I was confused because other people did receive their copy. Wonder if they'll ever sort that one out! :-) Oh well.

Anyone who's still waiting for Schooled or Loose Girl - email me with your user name and mailing address?
abby@librarything.com

I am generally surprised with how fast the ER books arrive -- and here I am still working my way through the third one I received, hee. But I still haven't received Inglorious and am pretty disappointed, because it's one I had been wanting to read since before I saw it in the ER batch!

I was hoping to see others with the same problem (I mean, bad for them, but comforting evidence of a slow publisher for me :P) but I guess it's just a fluke!

JGoto and lyncos

I think there's still a big group of us who haven't recieved Spirit Of The Place. At this point five months later, I think we should all just forget about ever getting it.

Yes, I've pretty much given up. But I feel like that book (plus the one from the following month I never got either) counts against me as reviews never written. Of course, there are lots of people applying for books, so it's not strange that I never got anything since then, but I can't help thinking that the missing reviews may be a factor.

How about Schooled, Loose Girl, and Sleeping Arrangements? The last one is my July book....June and May...

Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents

From February. No arrival. Others seem to have gotten theirs, although very few - only an 18 book total. I don't know haw many Early Review copies that includes. Any word on why they've taken so long or forgotten to send?

At this point I'm beginning to wonder if it's even a real book.

Don't give up hope! Abby keeps track of unreceived books -- especially if you email her after a reasonable amount of time (6 weeks or so).

I have gotten ALL my ER books pretty quickly, except for the first one (and the only one I really, really wanted!) -- Monique and the Mango Rains. I was awarded that one in June, and had totally given up on it. Then today, one day before my half-century mark, I got it in the mail, with a line apologizing for the delay. Hooray!

I am still waiting for Monique and the Mango Rains from June.

I'm also still waiting for Monique and the Mango Rains. I had given up hope, but if Rachel just got hers then maybe there's a chance!

#8, 10, 12, 13 ~ I haven't received Killing Circle yet either. I'm out in California, too, which is where a couple of you are located. Should I be concerned?

Edited to correct error.

#29:

Abby keeps track of problem books, and not reviewing something because you never received it doesn't count against you.

(There are a LOT more people requesting books than there used to be, too; I've been lucky enough to have received every book I snagged, and of course reviewed all of them, but haven't snagged anything for months. The odds just aren't as good as they once were.)

#35--I checked and my copy of the Killing Circle showed up on august 2. I'm in the Santa Clarita Valley, just 40 miles north of LA, so if you're in my area, I'd definitely drop Abby a line.

#37 Thanks, klmnca, I will. I live in downtown Los Angeles, so I should have received it by now.

Has anyone received Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain from the July batch yet? I haven't and was wondering if there was some delay. Maybe I'm too impatient. Haha

I also haven't received Bullet with your name on it - I see several people with the same issue.

#38 Abby suggested I be patient for another week or two but that, if it doesn't arrive at all, it won't be held against me (for not writing a review, I guess). I hope it does arrive, though; I'll be very disappointed if it doesn't. Still, I'll get over it, and there's always the library (after it's published).

This is the second ER book I haven't received within a reasonable time period. I'm beginning to wonder if there's some sort of hex thing going on against me. Or maybe it's bad karma.

I still haven't received Smugglers yet. Has anyone?

I haven't received Sleeping Arrangements yet... which is too bad, because I saw it in the airport bookstore the other day and thought 'I'd really like to be reading this on my flight'... ah well. Hopefully it'll make it here eventually...? o_O

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem has not arrived yet from July. I don't want to bombard Abby with emails so hopefully she is watching this thread :)

It took about three or four months for Vanished to find me. At first I thought it was because I moved, but the package didn't have any change of address indicators on it. On Good Reads, of the other two people who have the book, one is reading it now (as an LT early review) and one has it as a to-be-read, so I 'm thinking it got released to us a little late.

I was notified on July 24 that I would receive White Nights: A Thriller, but it hasn't arrived. I have checked with my local post office twice.

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem didn't arrive here either. Since July 24.

no Smugglers here, either :(

I am still waiting on this book as well.

As of today: (Sept 5th) I am waiting on
Junes Book: Schooled by Anisha Lakhani
Julys Book: Sleeping Arrangements by Madeline Wickham
August Book: (not bonus batch) Forgotten Fashion by Kate Hahn

Edited September 15th, Forgotten Fashion just arrived, this morning.

I'm still waiting for White Nights too.

Still waiting on Extraordinary Engines from the August batch.

Waiting on Massacre of Lithuania's Jews from July.

Still haven't seen hide nor hair of The Killing Circle or of Miami and the Siege of Chicago, which was, I think, from the April or May batch. I'm not even wondering yet about the August book not having come.

I've heard others say they got their ER books as long as 3-4 months after they won it.

If I never see them, I'll either buy them or get them from the library, and then I plan to write a review of them on my blog if not on LT (if I don't own it & it's therefore not in my library). I just don't want to be penalized for not writing an LT review if I never got the book, and I think Abby is pretty much on top of that.

LiteraryFeline, I haven't received by copy of Sweetheart either. I'm way impatient too. I was looking for it in the mail a week after it said I won. :)

Still waiting for Protect and defend from July. Anyone else recieved this yet?

I haven't received Bitter Sweets or A Map of Home yet, but I am trying to be patient since it hasn't been too long yet. But I moved recently and am paranoid that they might have come very quickly and be in the hands of the current residents of my old apartment.

Did anybody get Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain?

Not as far as I can tell. I'm still waiting for mine.

Why is it always the ones I'm really excited about that take forever?

21= me too. I haven't yet received the same book.

"About a month ago I got a comment saying I would get a copy of: King of the Road. From Bergen-Belsen to the Olympic Games by Shaul Ladany. 30 days later and its still a no-show."

>55 reading_fox:

No I've still not received my copy of Protect and Defend either.

I'm still waiting for Dirty Girls on top (March)... The Wishing Year (April).. and Sleeping Arrangements (June)... oh well...

#59 = I just got my copy of "King of the Road: From Bergen-Belsen to the Olympic Games" by Shaul Ladany, yesterday, 9/9. It came from Israel, so no wonder it took awhile.

Okay, this is just too cool! I won a copy of Miami and the Siege of Chicago in May. Abby told me it wouldn't arrive until mid-July due to some sort of glitch on the publisher's end. July ended and then August, and now it's into September. So, a week ago, I wrote a brief but nice email to the publisher telling them my story and asking if the book would ever be forthcoming and, if not, to please let me know so I could obtain it another way. Well, today it arrived via FedEx! I'm not sure if it would have gotten here had I not written, but it seems a bit too coincidental for that to be the case.

Well, now I've got two ER books to read and review! Better get moving! Just thought it might make everyone take heart.

#57 You are not alone. I am still waiting myself for Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain to arrive

It's seven weeks now since the July books were announced, and nobody's reported receiving it or cataloged it recently, so I guess it's time to put Smoke Gets in Your Eyes LP on here. Still not giving up on it, though!

I'm waiting on Smoke Gets in Your Eyes as well.

Another July book not yet received - The Ten Thousand

Still (hopefully) awaiting my July book, Massacre of Lithuania's Jews: Lithuanian Collaboration in the Final Solution.

I never got Effigy ... did anyone else?

Still waiting for Politics and Paranoia from July and also A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man (but that's from August I think so could be a bit soon...)

I'm another who was waiting for "Spirit of the Place" and have pretty much given up on it. Received everything else I've snagged though, and still love ER!

I'm Still waiting for my July Book "Sleeping Arrangements", anyone else?

I'm still waiting for Necropath by Eric Brown , but I did recieve The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry which I didn't request.

Still waiting for July book White Nights

I'm still waiting on a July book and an August book, it's been eight weeks since I won Dedication by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin and less worryingly at the moment it's four weeks since I won Tangled Roots by Sue Guiney. Any other UK LTer's had their copies yet?

I'm still waiting for my July copy of Protect and Defend, as well as the August copy of Doggone. Good to see that I'm not alone with regard to "Protect and Defend"

No Smugglers for me, either.

Yes, I'm still waiting for SCHOOLED by Anisha Lakhani and Sleeping Arrangements by Madeline Wickham

I have sent in my email to Abby, but still not received.

Jodyreadseverything - I'm still waiting for Dedication as well. It's my first ER book so I wasn't sure how long it usually took to receive them, but I did think this is an inordinately long time to wait!

Any others not got Dedication yet (or in fact actually got it)? I wonder if any have been sent out at all?

#79 Fluffyblue, I have waited longer for a book but I have also had one arrive almost instantly. I'm not too worried yet though but fingers crossed we both (all) get it soon.

I'm still waiting for "Smoke gets in your eyes." I was excited to get the message that I would be getting the ER copy as I like the other Grace and Favor books, but my excitement is beginning to wane. If it takes too much longer, it'll go from being an "early review" to just a review.

I received my August book Hell Bent and already posted my review but still waiting on my July book Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

Still waiting for the ARC of SCHOOLED and also SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS (The touchstone is wrong)

What should I do Abby?

still no Killing Circle. Will email Abby when I get a mo.

Star - hold on tight a little longer. A whole bunch of people are still waiting for Schooled and Sleeping Arrangements...

how about "Smoke gets in your eyes?" - nobody seems to have that yet (although it's a July book so maybe it is still to early to really complain).

I've noticed that Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is another missing one - but I'm going to give it a little longer before I start harassing the publisher.

Thanks Abby, it's good to know you are - or will be - taking care of it.

Another waiting for Protect and Defend from July and August book but not worrying about that yet!

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes isn't scheduled to be released until March 2009. I don't know if that's the hold up but . . .

I never received Effigy either!

I've been holding off on posting here, but at 2 months (July book) I think it qualifies. The Lemur has not yet made its way to me in Canada.

I'm waiting for protect and defend too.

Anyone got Doggone from August yet? I know there's an e version available but I was still rather hoping for a hard copy - there's no way I can read a whole book on screen.

Has anyone else received a copy of Paul Kearney's The Ten Thousand?

#94 Seems like the problems at BlueChrome Publishing continue. I have yet to receive "Tangled Roots".

Also still waiting for Dedication from July's lot.

And haven't recieved my August book either, but it's too soon to worry about that one :-)

91> No Effigy here either. I've already reviewed my August book (Nobody's Home), so it feels strange to be still waiting on the July book!

Still no Dedication from July, now just over nine weeks since I won it and no Tangled Roots from August but only just over five weeks for that one.

No Dedication for me either - nor my August book A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man! These are the only two books I've managed to snag, and I've not got either of them.

Protect and Defend has still not turned up here.

Politics and Paranoia a.w.o.l. still....

~100 - Fluffyblue
You're awaiting exactly the same titles as I am. It makes me feel a little better that I'm not the only one!

Still no Killing Circle. It's been released now, so the publishers missed their window of opportunity. Oh well. Maybe I'll pick it up anyway.

#100 - I'm sure they will come fluffyblue. It hasn't really been all that long compared to some books, it just feels like it.

#104 ~ Me neither. :( And it was one I was looking forward to reviewing, too. Oh, well. I've got so many TBRs awaiting me that I won't miss the one I didn't get.

Ten weeks waiting for Dedication now and six weeks for Tangled Roots. I just know they will arrive on the same day.

Thanks Abby - Schooled finally came...it's now just Sleeping Arrangements! Thank you for everything! You've helped me so much since I've started and are always there when I need you! : ) I really appreciate all you do!

Star

Anyone get Smugglers: A novel in three parts yet?

Never recieved the Ten Thousand

Also still waiting on the Ten Thousand. Must be coming surface mail from the publisher.

I'm disappointed I haven't received Gutter yet. I saw there were a few critiques on it. Am I the only one? I got a really weird mailing a couple of weeks ago from a publisher and I'm wondering if there wasn't a mix up.
First time this has happened, so I shouldn't complain...

It is now going on two months for me for Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain.

July batch: Shade by John B. Olson. :-(

Cherylk - Sweetheart was lousy, consider it a favor!

I haven't received Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

Still waiting for July Book White Nights

I am still waiting on both Hell Bent by William G. Tapply and Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain.

July book never arrived here - Massacre of Lithuania's Jews.

I never received "Love and the Incredibly Old Man" by Lee Siegel. Anyone else missing this book? It's from the June or July batch, I believe.

Yet another still waiting for "The Ten Thousand".

So, after reading #63's comment I thought, hey, what a good idea! I found an email address for the publisher and explained how I won a book in July, but still had not received it. Well, I just got an email back saying that they will ship my book today!! Woo-hoo!
I just wanted to let everyone know about this option. I had pretty much given up on getting my ER book. What's even better is now I am getting tthe actual book instead of an ARC.

IM kinda new here so Idont know what Im doing

#120 phylactery - I got my copy of Love and the Incredibly Old Man almost immediately after the July books were announced. You might want to check with the publisher.

I posted this message verbatim a month ago, on September 5 (#47). It is still true:

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem didn't arrive here either. Since July 24.

#109 -- No Smugglers: A Novel in Three Parts here either. There aren't any reviews, so perhaps no one has received a copy. Hmm . . .

#122--What a great idea! I just sent a (very friendly) note to the publicity department at the publisher of Effigy. I basically said there are 17 of us waiting with much excitement and anticipation to read and review the book (which was released last month). I'll post an update if I get a response.

#127
Great!! Taking care of 17 books at once would be a nice thing to do for Abby! Good luck.

I just received my copy of Hell Bent by William F. Tapply

i never got my copy of copy of The Winds of Tara by Katherine Pinotti. I wonder if I'll never get another book if I don't review it

#63 & 122 Aren't we all helpless until someone else comes up with the idea? Poor Abby could do with the help, I bet. I'm off to chase up Doggone too - thanks for the wake-up call!

I got this response from the publisher of Effigy:

Gwen,
May we have your address in order to send you a book?
Thanks.

While this fixes my problem, it certainly doesn't give me any confidence that the other 16 copies are on the way to those who snagged Effigy. I wonder if the publisher changed its mind about participating in the program. If so, I hope the other ER members aren't penalized for not reviewing the book. I know Abby keeps track of these things, so I'm sure nobody will be unfairly penalized.

Gwen

Is there anyone else that hasn't received the Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex yet?

Gwen, (#132)
I was wondering if that would be a problem. I had to supply my address as well. My advice is to post the email address for the publisher in this thread and let the other 16 book winners contact the publisher on their own so they can supply their addresses.

Whoops haven't checked this in a while!

@133 -- I'm still waiting on my dangerous joy of dr. sex as well... i know it was only August, by the other two ER books I received came literally days after notification. So I suppose I'm feeling a bit antsy.

@#18: the stories of devil-girl was one of those quick arrivals for me. I think I got it the same day notifications were sent out.

I am still waiting for the Massacre of Lithuania's Jews too.

Hell Bent came today, thankfully. So, I'm just waiting on my July book now (Sweetheart).

I haven't received the past two books I bagged - one in July and one in August I think, one there was a message to say would be late, but nothing since and the other has just been a no-show.

Eleven weeks waiting since I won Dedication and seven weeks since winning Tangled Roots now and still no sign of either.

I'm still waiting for Smoke Gets in your Eyes. Has anyone heard anything?

My copy of Dedication also is yet to appear, whereas Quiver turned up pretty quickly even though it was in the next months batch.

I've still not received Dedication from July or Portrait of an Arsonist as a Young Man from August. I've emailed the publishers today (Simon and Schuster for Dedication and bluechrome for Arsonist) but I really don't hold out much hope! I mentioned that there were a bunch of us in the UK who had not received these books yet.

I'll see what happens...

135: Lucky-duck... I see that a lot of people received 'Devil Girl' right away. I guess I should stop hoping for that one to show up. Oh well...

#140: Looks like no one has received Smoke Gets in Your Eyes LP yet. I'm waiting for it too and I was really looking forward to a new mystery... It was the second ER I snagged, the first one came really fast.

I see that back in August a few people mentioned they hadn't rec'd Feather Man yet. I got a notice on July 1st that I was supposed to get this book too, and it's now mid-October. This is the only Early Reviewer book I've had any experience with (and so far it's really no experience). What am I supposed to do now? Is it normal for books to take over three and a half months to arrive? Should I just write this one off as a failed experiment?

Twelve weeks since winning Dedication and eight weeks since winning Tangled Roots but still neither has arrived yet. Anyone else had them yet?

I'm also waiting for Tangled Roots.

I'd be interested in hearing from Ablachy as to whether LT are contacting non-delivering publishers. Judging from this thread there seem to be a goodly number of publishers abusing the ER program.

Killing Circle still AWOL. Oh well.

I'm kind of curious as to what has happened with Feather Man, too. I still have not received my copy. I'm also still waiting for Any Given Doomsday from the August batch.

#148 What Bookmarque said.

147: Abby does contact publishers but she waits a while because the time it takes them to mail things is variable. See message 87.

I requested feather man through literaryventuresfund.com and it came right away.

I'm still waiting for Sleeping Arrangements (which I posted about here on Sept. 3) but also Any Given Doomsday, which I find slightly odd as it seems a good number of other people have already received their copies and reviewed them...!

>153 dk_phoenix:, are you in Canada? I know there are a lot of Canadians who have yet to get Any Given Doomsday.

I'm still waiting for Sleeping Arrangements...and that was a little while ago. Good news is Schooled and Loose did come in. I already got my September book as well. So just Sleeping Arrangements

Thanks so much for listening.
Star*

After almost eight months, I've given up all hope of ever getting the Spirit Of The Place. I've added it to my "To buy" list. When I'll actually get around to buying/reading/reviewing it will depend on my mood and how crazy things get at work as we go into one of our "busy" seasons.

I emailed the publisher a couple of weeks ago about my missing book (Doggone) and haven't even received the courtesy of an acknowledgement. I think the chances of me ever getting the book are fairly slim. Did anyone else ever get this one?

Still waiting for Protect and Defend I hope Abby's reading this and that it doesn't count aginst our October allocations.

I'm also waiting for Tangled Roots. Have to say that I am relieved that I am not alone!

#157 Booksloth ~ If I remember correctly, my book (Chicago and the Siege of Miami) came about a week after I contacted the publisher about it. (see #63 above) There was no response other than just one day the book showed up.

I think it fairly uncommon for publishers to go to the extra trouble of responding in writing.

One other thing, be sure you sent your email to the correct department. I know that the website was a bit confusing as to where the request should be sent. I think I actually sent it to the wrong department at first, but in my email I asked to be advised if it should have gone to a different dept. and, amazingly, I got a reply giving me the correct department's email address.

I'm still waiting for Sleeping Arrangements... (July 24th)

#160 Thanks very much for that info Storeetllr! Knowing me, it's quite possible my email is still whizzing around in the ether out there. I guess I'll just sit and wait - it's not as if I haven't got Mount TBR to wade through in the meantime. It's still a bit annoying though, because nobody forces these publishers to join the scheme and they do, presumably, benefit from the reviews. I'll certainly think twice before asking for another book from those particular publishers in future. All I'm really worried about is that Abby doesn't assume that I just didn't bother to do the review and penalisies me in future. Are we supposed to let her know about these non-appearances or does she have some kind of ESP about these things? (Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised.)

I should have received a copy of Protect and Defend from July listing but it hasn't turned up yet.

Yes, it's a good idea to let Abby know when a book is a couple of months overdue. She would prefer we email her as opposed to leaving a message on her profile page. I think she has posted her email address on her profile page.

Good luck!

Thanks again. Off to do that now!

Well it's been at least 2 months since I 'won' Doggone.

Seeing as no-one else appears to have received it, i'm not holding high hopes.

I'll just drop Abby an e-mail, but I am sceptical of ever receiving it.

#167 I just wrote Abby too. Helpful answer from her as always but I'm not sure I'll ever get the book. Still, she's promised not to hold it against me in future and that's what worried me the most.

I'd just like to add my 'tuppence worth' and say that I have not received a copy of Tangled Roots yet. It doesn't look like I'm alone.

Okay, Abby & PTB, today marks two months since you told me I'd be receiving The Wonder Singer. I'm calling it officially unreceived. :-(

Susan

#156...

I'm in your same boat, and have also given up on ever getting The Spirit of the Place. Bummer. It still looks like a book I'd enjoy. Maybe I'll find it at my library.

It was the one and only book I've ever been picked for -- hopefully I'll get another some time in the future...

Those of you waiting for bluechrome, the owner is still dealing with family illness, and has also had distributor problems.. he's sorting it out, and intending to get on here soon.

(And in case anyone is wondering, I don't work for him.. I sometimes get some review copies from him myself, and we keep in touch. :))

It's good of you to let us know that michelle_bcf. It does get quite annoying when there's no explanation but obviously people have problems so now we can all sit and wait patiently. Thanks for that.

I was getting worried about Any Given Doomsday too (and I'm in Canada), but I finally got it, and finally wrote a review. I wonder if the Canadian thing really was part of the problem.

I'm glad to hear you got Any Given Doomsday finally! I have hope my copy will show up in the next few days now too! I'm at the other end of the country...Alberta.

To those of you still waiting on The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex: I contacted the publisher and they said they sent out copies long, long ago. The program director was very nice and said he'd send me another copy.

If you're still waiting on yours, you can contact the publisher here: http://www.sfwp.com/

Still waiting on The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney from July.

I've been in touch with Sue Guiney, the author of Tangled Roots via her blog and she says that she will get in touch with the publisher about getting the books sent out.

http://sueguineyblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/books-for-free.html

Glad to hear Any Given Doomsday has crossed the border. I'm in ON and still waiting but now I have hope again.

Still never got White Nights from July though. Given that one up as lost.

I left a message on another thread, but am here in the states (Nevada) and still haven't received Any Given Doomsday.

But I just got Museum of Human Beings, which was offered the following month I believe.

Oh well. 2 out of 3 isn't too bad considering.

Maybe I am on the same list as my good neighbors to the north, I hope...LOL

It's now just over thirteen weeks since winning Dedication and nine weeks since winning Tangled Roots. I'm not sure who the publishers are for either but think that Tangled Roots might be the publisher who is having family problems, mentioned somewhere in this thread.

For those of you who haven't received Any Given Doomsday, I'm sad to say that you're not missing much. The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex, on the other hand, is great and I suggest you contact the publisher, because that's well worth the read.

still waiting on Sleeping Arrangements (July)

from the July books thread

Doesn't appear that anyone's received Massacre of Lithuania's Jews. Out of the six people who have cataloged it two are wish list accounts, one is the ER account, and another is the publisher.

The other two I assume are also wish lists, people who add ER books immediately after snagging them, or are extremely slow reviewers since there are still 0 reviews for the book.

I also never received my Gefen book from July. I got Gefen books two times before, and they were also very late. Maybe not *this* late, but pretty late.

If the book has already been released , but your ARC never arrived , you could check if your local library has a copy ! This would give you a chance to read & review without spending money on a book you were expecting in the mail . Granted you can't keep a library copy , but at least you'd be able to fulfill your ER duties .

#186 I don't really see it as a duty if the book never reached me.

I just had a nice email from Abby apologising for the delay in my books. She has said that she will write off Dedication as never received and will contact the publishers of Tangled Roots, so I am happier now.

I, too, had Monique and the Mango Rains missing in action. Mine arrived in September sometime. I just finished it and it was well worth the wait. If interested, please read my review.

#186 - Well, the problem is the publisher hasn't held up their end of the deal. A review for a book. If they haven't sent out the book, then we shouldn't be forced to write a review. Things out of the publisher's control, like a book getting lost in the mail, is a trickier issue, but if it's been months for multiple people, I don't think they necessarily deserve the publicity.

Of course, if you wanted to read the book anyway, then obviously the library is a terrific idea, but both ends should hold up their side of the deal.

Any word on Smugglers: A Novel in Three Parts??? It would appear that no one else has received it yet, either.

#187 & #190 - Just because the publisher screwed up doesn't mean the author shouldn't get reviewed . Remember we're here for the authors , not the publishers ! You could even mention in your review the bad handling of ARCs and advise the author to either talk to their publisher or get a new one for their next book !

Is it too early to start whining about Museum of Human Beings.

Yeeesss, I know it's only been a month AND that I can no longer see my nightstand for the TBR books that are flowing off its shelf, and out of its drawer. And that I need to stand up to get a tissue from the tissue box that's sitting on top of yet more books that are stacked on top of the nightstand. But where's the book? Huh? Where is it? Where's it at?

One person has gotten it. Has anyone else?

Haven't seen hide nor hair of The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney. Do you think writing to the publisher or author would help?

Dear ThePam,

It means a lot to me that you're looking forward to reading Museum of Human Beings. I just received my own copies a couple of days ago, so you should be getting yours any time now. I'll be doing an author chat on Library Thing in mid-December. If you have any other questions, I'll be glad to answer them via this blog. You can also visit www.museumofhumanbeings.com.

Sincerely,

Colin Sargent, author, Museum of Human Beings

Dear Mr. Sargent!

How surprising to have you pop-up. I am indeed looking forward to your book. And on behalf of all of us hanging around the mailboxes, frothing in anticipation, I thank you for the status update.

I'm still waiting for Sleeping Arrangements and it's now November 1st...almost the 2nd actually. I think I'm going to have to email Abby.

Thanks Everyone! Star*

I have yet to receive the book I won in July, Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain. I've been looking forward to it since I first heard a sequel was in the works, and the book was released over two months ago! I guess I should go ahead and reserve it at my local library. *sigh*

Still waiting for Dewey. I expected to get it within days of receiving notice since so many others did. I can't wait to read it. I will try to be patient!

#197: Let us know the results of your email! I'm still waiting for that one too. :(

I posted this message verbatim two months ago, on September 5 (#47) and a month ago, on October 8 (#125). It is still true:

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem didn't arrive here either. Since July 24.

I emailed Bluechrome publishing yesterday to ask about Tangled Roots and the other books and will let you know if I get a reply. It's been eleven weeks waiting now.

Abby wrote off Dedication for me so if it arrives now it is a bonus book but I don't expect that it will.

Since I only won it yesterday it is probably too soon to worry about Sorbonne Confidential :-) but I am looking forward to it.

Abby wrote off Dedication for me too and I also won a copy of Sorbonne Confidential. I'm hoping it's third time lucky for me.

I'm another one who's still waiting on Any Given Doomsday. It's been about two months now, so I guess I'll send Abby an e-mail if it doesn't arrive today or tomorrow.

I am still waiting for Any Given Doomsday as well.

To #204 and #205.

I'm no longer waiting as I really don't think it's going to come. But Abby was great about handling my concerns and so I am not worried about being dinged for not reviewing it.

I figure that I have reviewed every other book I have received, so I am probably OK, too.
L.

i still havent recevied schooled either and its now nov!!!!

cigani have you recived yours yet?

I wouldn't worry about not reviewing an unreceived book. I didn't get and thus didn't review July, but received a book in the October batch.

Never received Smugglers. A Novel in Three Parts or Stories of Devil Girl

I never received "Bullet with your Name on it". It has been so long now, that I can't remember what month it was from.

I'm another Abby write off for Dedication, and still waiting for Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man.... Ho hum....

LadyN, also still waiting for Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man, along with Politics and Paranoia from the month before that and the one I snagged the month before last .... I was beginning to think it was personal ;)

Any Given Doomsday was waiting for me when I came home. Go figure.

I recieved my copy of Any Given Doomsday today also.... Looks like they have begun to arrive in Canada.

My copy of Any Given Doomsday arrived today with my mail!

Still waiting on Sleeping Arrangements from the July batch.

#200 - I did write with Abby about Sleeping Arrangements and she said she would contact the publisher. She is so wonderful with this stuff and always on top of it. I am so thankful for all you do Abby.

Hope you all have a great weekend!
Star*

haven't received mine in State College, PA.....I'm renaming the book Any Given Deliveryday. Not that upset, as I consider the ER books I get as unexpected gifts, sort of like finding a fiver at teh bottom of the laundry bag.

I have just received a copy of Tangled Roots by Sue Guiney ... but not from the publisher, from the author herself.

I got in contact with her via her blog and she decided to send me a copy since the publisher doesn't appear to be sending them out

I think that she would be prepared to send a copy to any other early reviewers who haven't received their copy (although maybe only UK-based people?).

Her blog is here: http://sueguineyblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/books-for-free.html and she's also active on facebook.

Richard

#221 - you did well then and thank you for that link.

It's been two weeks since I emailed Bluechrome and I haven't had a reply from them, thirteen weeks of waiting for the book.

I'm sorry that the author is having to take on the responsibility for this but I think I am just going to ask Abby to write my copy off now, I'm going to be just too busy over the next few weeks to commit to a book that has taken so long and with no further explanation or apology from the publisher.

I may do the same. I just hope authors take on board their publishers's lack of commitment when they come to look at their next contract.

huh. I never received "Spirit of the Place."

bummer.

I have received Sorbonne Confidential today and am really pleased about it, think it was an October book, and it has brought home the fact that the publishers can act quickly when they want to.

I just got Phraseology too. After all my moaning about the one that never showed up I just want to say thanks to the publishers (Sourcebooks, Inc) for helping to makes this ER thing so worthwhile. We really DO appreciate the ones that arrive!

--224

I think over half of us who were chosen for Spirit Of The Place never got it. I finally went out and bought it and it's on the TBR pile. If I should ever see my ER copy I'll pass it onto someone.

I also got Phraseology probably a week ago now. (My review is posted here.) But I never did get my July book from Gefen, Maimonides. I even sent them an email asking about it but they ignored it.

Did anybody get The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney?

A package was waiting at the post office today and the only thing I was expecting was Tangled Roots so I had a few moments of hope and guilt in the queue to pick it up. It turned out to be a replacement carbon monoxide dectector so I'm back to giving up on the book completely :-)

I never received Massacre of Lithuania's Jews. Lithuanian Collaboration in the Final Solution, 1941-1944 by Karen Sutton never arrived from JULY.

>231 skf:
Same here.

I've received my Early Reviewer books from October and September, but conversely my books from July and August have yet to arrive, Protect and Defend and Doggone respectively. Sorry about the tombstones - they don't seem to want to load for me.

Still have yet to receive my ER book from September, Dewey, or October, Mistress of Mellyn. I'm not too concerned about the October book yet, but I've noticed that others received Dewey within days of snagging it. I really want to read it and am considering just giving up and buying it.

I still haven't gotten Mistress of Mellyn as well, usually I get my books pretty quickly after the deadline is finished.

I have not received Mistress of Mellyn yet. Has anyone received their copy yet?

I have not received Estate Planning for People with a Chronic Condition or Disability, has anyone else received theirs?

(And of course I also managed to delete the e-mail telling me I was in line to get it. When will I learn?)

I'm still waiting on Freeman Walker from the September batch. I know at least one other person who got it through ER has received it (from the September Book Watch thread).

Ahh got beat to it.. Still waiting for Freeman Walker as well =(

No Museum of Human Beings here.

A few people have gotten theirs and reviewed it already. It's also now available at B&N and Amazon. In fact there is only one copy left on Amazon. (Yeah for author!)

Abby or Abby-substitute (as she's probably both extremely happy and exhausted with new baby!), I've got it on order from the Library, so really no need to bother the publishers. Could you take it off my list.

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edited for typu

I posted this message verbatim a few times:
September 5 (#47)
October 8 (#125)
November 5 (#201).

It is still true:

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem didn't arrive here either. Since July 24.

Just to keep track following a conversation yesterday I emailed Bluechrome again today, fifteen weeks from winning Tangled Roots and four weeks after first emailing them but receiving no reply. I've given up hope of the book arriving, I don't want it now, just hate to be ignored when I contact someone so am being a bit pushy about that more than anything else now.

I know exactly how you feel Jody! I'm in the same position re unanswered emails to Bluechrome. I've completely given up on Doggone and I won't be requesting any more Bluechrome books in the future (would rather concentrate my efforts on asking for something I might actually get). I do feel sorry for their authors but I hope they also realise how little effort their publishers are making on their behalf.

I realise it's only a month and I am in the UK, but I know USians have received Rocket Man. Are there any other Brits (or other nationalities) who haven't had it yet?

#242/243 I'm missing A Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Man which was bluechrome. I reported it AWOL to Abby.

I found this on the bluechrome blog (don't know if this is why some of their books are not arriving?):

"One thing we did do, that in the greater scheme of things would no doubt be seen as dumb, was offer any delayed authors the chance to leave these humble shores, and a few have chosen to do so. It is a pity, but we thought it was fair to ask, and you can't argue if people take you up on the offer. No hard feelings and we wish them well. So if you were waiting for any of their books, I'm sure you will be able to find them 'Coming Soon' from other places in the very near future. I won't list them here, as that is a little unfair methinks."

I never did receive Dewey from the September batch, so I went and bought it for myself today. So much for an "early" review; I think everyone had it before I did! Oh well, it's a little disappointing, but it's not like I had nothing else to read (and I did receive the October book I snagged). I'm looking forward to finally reading it.

Edited for touchstones, but they're not working for some reason.

--> 244
I am in Canada and have not received Rocket Man yet. also got bad news today that my November book won't be coming, the publisher isn't doing it anymore :( Hopefully Rocket Man comes soon to lift my spirits.

No Museum of Human Beings here in Maryland, either. I'd like to read and review it. But if it doesn't come I mostly just don't want the lack of a review to count against future ER requests. I don't think I should have to buy it or find it from the library in order to fulfill my end of a deal when the publisher didn't fulfill their end.

Don't worry, it won't count against you as long as you let Abby know the score. I don't know when that particular book was due but I think about 3 months is long enough to have to wait. It does seem unfair to the authors but I think you should bear in mind that it is their publishers who are letting them down, not you. I reported Doggone unreceived lately but still managed to snag one this month so I know you are safe. If I ever see that one on the shelves and like the look of it I won't be put off buying it because of problems I'v had with the publisher but I certainly don't feel I should dash off and pay for a copy just because the publisher failed to deliver.

>248 WildMaggie:
You definitely don't need to go out and get the book yourself if your LTER copy failed to show up. And I just canceled yours out, so it won't count against you at all.

Abby - any word on Smoke gets in your eyes LP? That was from July and as far as I know, nobody has received it. Thanks and hope you and the kid are fine.

And I guess that last message means there is now an Abby junior? Congratulations and good luck with the next 30 years or so!

Another USian here who still has not received Rocket Man, and at this point has given up hope. Congratulations, Abby, and if enough time has passed, please cancel this out for me.

Thanks!

Should I assume all hope is lost for Sleeping Arrangements (Madeline Wickham)? I think that was a July book. Still not here, and I haven't heard of anyone else who's received it either... :(

I have no knowledge that the kid has made an official appearance - it was a general good wish for mother and child.

No sign of Rocket Man here in MA either :(

I never got Museum of Human Beings either.

No sign of Rocket Man for me as well... hope this will not hurt my chances of getting an early reviewers copy for December?

Hey Abby, you probably caught it, but if not, please add me to the no Museum of Human Beings list.

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and I wonder how the author chat will go since apparently only 3 people have received the book.

Abby - I am also still waiting for Smoke gets in your eyes LP. It was a July book, and at this point I don't know if it is ever coming.

I think the whole run of Smoke Gets in your Eyes LP never made it out. I haven't seen anyone say they've received it, and there are only two copies on LT (and one of those is the ER copy).

259. I joined the author chat even though I didn't get the book. Just asked general questions. It would have been more interesting if I had read the book, I'm sure.

Hi WildMaggie...

I stayed away from the author chat because I was afraid I might read something that might ruin the experience. What did you think?

Still no Smugglers. Has anyone else gotten it? That was a few months ago...

OK. Someone else in the US received Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel three weeks ago, and it's about 7 weeks since I was told I was getting one, with nothing in sight. Is it fair to consider that a washout?

There's something this month that's right up my alley (I collect on this subject, I do scholarly work on it) and I'm hoping my chances at that aren't blown by not reviewing this one. (It's something I'll buy anyway so not a vast tragedy, but frustrating anyway.)

I haven't received the Jane Eyre either. Actually, I haven't seen my November book yet. Weird because in the past it took only a few days to get anything (probably because they were sent from publishers mere blocks away from me). I think there's a few months grace period for reviewing, but I'm still a bit concerned myself.

Still no Dewey from the September batch. I doubt it's coming at this point.

Jane Eyre people...I wouldn't worry yet. I just received the book I won from that batch and some publishers are much slower than others to send out. (I'm still waiting for a book from months ago and it hasn't worked against me when it comes to winning books, if that makes you feel any better.)

I had posted a message with Gefen asking if they could say if their books from July were ever coming. I got a message back saying "the boat had sailed from Israel in September" so I should have gotten it, but I never did. I don't know if anyone else ever got their Gefen July books? Mine was Maimonides: The Exceptional Mind.

>269 nbmars:
I never my July Gefen book either.

Hi all! I just got word from Gefen that their books from the July batch have just arrived (finally).

Andy says "Anyone who did not get a book they were promised can message our librarything profile Gefen and I will personally follow up to make sure they get the book."

Sorry there was a hiccup, but hopefully the books get out to you all! I've made sure no one's been penalized for not reviewing the Gefen books.

In case you don't remember which books I'm referring to:
Dalet Amot: Halachic Perspectives
Torah Through a Zionist Vision: Two Volume Set
Maimonides
The First Tithe
The Jewish Revolution: Jewish Statehood
Can I Play Chess on Shabbas
From Fasting to Feasting: A Unique Journey Through the Jewish Holidays
Massacre of Lithuania's Jews. Lithuanian Collaboration in the Final Solution, 1941-1944
Smugglers. A Novel in Three Parts
Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem
King of the Road. From Bergen-Belsen to the Olympic Games

>271 sonyagreen:
Are we expected to review the Gefen books if we receive them?

Interesting that some of July's books might still show up. Infoquake wasn't from Gefen, but it was from July and I'd given up on ever expecting it some time ago. Maybe I should wait until January for a full six months before crossing it off the list!

I'm still waiting for December's book, The Hidden. 'Tis strange - Faber are usually on the ball.

274>

I'm pretty sure you don't mean "December" there, since the batch just closed a couple days ago.

I still have Great Expectations that my Graphic Novel will arrive someday. Or as Mr Micawber said: " I am every day expecting something to turn up." My Graphic Novel of Great Expectations preferably! :)

- TT

275>

You're right. In 274 I meant November .....

#277 I'm waiting for that one too. Must admit I hadn't really thought of it as being late yet, esp with Xmas in the way, but you're right - they are usually very quick. I'll put it down to the Xmas chaos for the time being.

Still waiting for Jane Eyre graphic novel, and also my November ER book. Getting slightly nervous.

I am also still waiting for the Jane Eyre graphic novel.

I finally got my copy of Effigy by Alissa York a couple weeks ago. I snagged the book in July, and I had to pester the publisher to get my copy. It turns out it was well work the wait. It was a GREAT book.

I still haven't received Rocket Man from, I think, October. I'm in Texas.

I have not received Museum of Human Beings by Colin Sargent ... I believe it was a September ER book. I'm in Illinois.

Anyone else waiting on this one?

Carolyn

I never received The Amish Cook at Home, an October book, that lots of people found in their mailboxes in November.

Augh.

>272 DaynaRT:

Yeah. If you get it, you have to review it, eventually.

Still no Dewey from the September batch. I gave up and bought it and reviewed it.

My Jane Eyre The Graphic Novel from the October batch finally arrived today. I'm in Florida.

Freeman Walker never arrived from the September batch. I shot them an email, and they promptly sent out another copy. I'd suggest looking for the publicity or customer service email address, explain you were a ER winner. Worked for me.

I've totally given up on ever receiving Feather Man. It's been several months now.

I never got Feather Man, either.

I received Rocket Man fairly quickly. I'm also in Texas.

Still awaiting Joker One, but since that one isn't set for publishing until March, I naturally assume that wait to be long.

I still have not received Rocket Man in Canada.

^287 - So you're saying there's a chance?

Hi, I don't know if anyone else encountered this problem, but Abby said I should post here that I never received The Quest for Kaitiakitanga: The Ancient Maori Secret from New Zealand that Could Save the Earth by Richard Bangs. It was a book from May 2008's batch of ER books. I know that in August she contacted the publishers about it to see where it was, but...it never surfaced.

I noticed that Joker One has been reviewed by a number of people already, but I have yet to receive my ER copy.

291, 295> I got my copy of Joker One almost the same day I got Abby's note that I won it. I'm outside Boston, and I gather things get here quicker than they sometimes get to other places, but they definitely at least started sending them out a bit ago.

296> thanks. Bummer. Mine may have disappeared then: I'm only out in Arlington, after all.

Did anyone ever receive 'Tangled Roots'? It's been months and months now but my copy never did show up.

I was really looking forward to it too!

I'm still waiting for How to Profit From the Coming Rapture, from the November batch. Anyone else receive a copy yet?

Yup -- I never received my copy of Any Given Doomsday ... which I think was Sept or Oct batch?! But some very kind Early Reviewers member is sending me hers.

It's frustrating though.. you worry about the algorithm and you not having reviewed a book quickly enough!

(Abby said that my situation wouldn't affect my future chances.. :)

Yay! Now I got the Jane Eyre Graphic Novel!!!

#299 - Still waiting for my copy too.

I never received Freeman Walker by David Allan Cates from the September batch. I mentioned it to Abby and she also suggested I post it here.

>303 TheTrueBookAddict:

Email caitlin(at)unbridledbooks.com, she's quite nice. Explain you snagged the book from ER, and never received it. She should be able to help you out.

I notice that a book I never received from July (from Gefen Books) is up again for January. Do I request it again or consider it still in queue somewhere?

I'm still waiting for The Hidden from Faber in the UK. I've seen it in the shops now. :-(

I still haven't recieved my copy of Rocket Man by William Elliott Hazelgrove from the October early review batch.

Sandpiper,

I'm still waiting for my copy of The Hidden too and also in the UK :(

Still waiting for the Dec book I snagged too but I guess that's a long way away

I just heard from Random House that they're sending out the rest of the copies of Joker One later this week.

Haven't received To Buy or Not to Buy, but it's just over a month so I still have hope.

No Rocket Man in Atlanta :(

But my December book came - A Gentle Rain

I haven't received Rocket Man in Houston yet, either.

Still haven't received a copy of Tangled Roots or a reply from Bluechrome despite several emails. Not sure if this has been written off or not.

Am waiting for The Flying Troutmans but it's only been about six weeks so am not too worried yet.

And just found out about winning the Obama book from December and am really hoping that this one arrives safely.

But since Dedication also failed to arrive I was worried enough to check my address to make sure it was right. Two books in a row not arriving and two outstanding is enough to make me check.

>309 sonyagreen: hey, thanks for posting that info!

I never received my copy of Protect and Defend either and am still waiting for Rocket Man and The Hidden.

I even wrote to the publisher about Protect and Defend and never even got a reply !

I posted this message verbatim a few times:
September 5 (#47)
October 8 (#125)
November 5 (#201).
December 4 (#241)

It is still true:

Teddy: The Man, His Life and His Jerusalem didn't arrive here either. Since July 24.

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I see that in the ER current, January batch, Gefen, the publisher of the book offers books again. As far as I can tell nobody received a single book from their previous batch in July.

>305 nbmars:, 316

You folks might want to check out message 271 (in this thread) regarding Gefen.

I never received Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham. I wish I had, I like that author.

Oh so it looks like I am not the only one here wondering about my copy of The Rocket Man by William Elliott Hazelgrove. I am in Australia and this is from the October batch also.

Still no sign of The Note by Kay Bognar from October's batch.

I'm still waiting for The Flying Troutmans from November - I see that others are too. Trying not to worry too much but this is the longest an ER book has taken yet for me.

I haven't received Pinocchio from the November 2008 batch, but other members have said they received it before New Year's and there are a bunch of new reviews...

#321 - I'm waiting for that one as well but am not too worried about the timescale. I had a book take longer than this and still arrive (won in early February but not arriving until late May I think), what is worrying me is that if it doesn't arrive it will be the third time in a row I haven't received a book I won. Hopefully we will both receive it soon.

#310 - ladyagata - I'm hoping with you for both of us. To Buy or Not to Buy hasn't arrived in Oregon as of January 14th. I actually am a bit of an impulsive, maybe sometimes even compulsive shopper, so I want to read this book and see if April Lane Benson offers me any good advice.

I snagged a copy of Drood for November (and was so excited to do so). Sadly, it hasn't arrived yet, but I noticed other people had it on their shelves, so I'm assuming it was just an oversight that I didn't get mine. That's okay...I had pre-ordered it in case I didn't get an ARC, so I won't really lose out. I just emailed Abby to let her know.

#325 bcquinnsmom, I'm not sure you should be too worried about Drood just yet. Most of the people who have it listed on here are book bloggers and got it from the publisher, not from ER, and it's not out until Feb, so you still have time to receive it!

325: Ditto on 326's response. I requested my copy directly from the publisher when I didn't snag it through ER, and I finished and reviewed it in only a couple of days. I don't think you have anything to worry about yet. But it's very, very good!

Just to restate what I have seen in a few other places, if you have not received Rocket Man you can leave a message on William Elliot Hazelgrove's page and he will get you a copy. I know there are still a few people who have not received it like myself. Hopefully one is in transit for me now.

Anyone get Bestseller! (no touchstone that I can find) yet? I think it was a November book.

>328 jaclynl:

I haven't received Rocket Man either but I don't really want to trouble the author to ship it to me in Australia, but I'm concerned that I might earn myself a black mark if I don't submit a review - is there anything I should do to avoid this happening?

I never received Any Given Doomsday from the October 2008 batch.

I have yet to receive "Canvey Island," by James Runcie, from the November 2008 selection.

No Canvey Island here, either. I've scored two books and haven't received either of them, so I don't believe this actually works. :-)

"I received Rocket Man fairly quickly. I'm also in Texas.

Still awaiting Joker One, but since that one isn't set for publishing until March, I naturally assume that wait to be long."

And I received it.

>324 Pandababy:

It could still come- mine arrived the 15th (New York).

#333 It does work, Nickelini - honest! I've had a couple of hiccups but I've also had several that did arrive and very quickly too - and it's a real treat when they do. Keep trying and good luck!

Has anyone contacted Faber with regard to the missing copies of "The Hidden" which were snagged in November?

#337 I haven't yet - I consider this very slow for faber, who are usually so quick off the mark, but not particularly so when compared to some other publishers, so thought I'd give it a bit longer yet.

I've just emailed my contact in Faber. Let's see what happens next.

I have never received Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham from the July batch. I've pretty much given up hope that it will ever turn up.

Same as my previous posts
# 49
# 78
#161
#218

My December book, President Obama Election 2008: A collection of newspaper front pages selected by the Poynter Institute, has arrived! Yay!

Still outstanding Tangled Roots from July and The Flying Troutmans from November.

But the Obama book was one I wanted more than the others and I am really pleased it has arrived. It's very glossy and is a great piece of memorabilia to receive today of all days.

Amazon has Smoke Gets in Your Eyes LP being released on Mar. 17. The release must have been delayed from last summer--let's hope our copies will show up sometime between now and then.

Here's a response from Faber in relation to the missing copies of The Hidden

"Apologies for the delay in getting these copies out to you and other members of librarything. There has been some confusion at our end, but I will send out proof copies as soon as possible (over the next couple of days)."

Keep your eye on the postbox!

#343 Thanks for chasing that - will be holding breath!

#343 You must have a lot of influence! The Hidden just dropped through the door - Sparti, here I come!

Still no Drood from the November batch.

>334 rmoonyose:: LizzySiddal, any chance your contact knows anything about The Flying Troutmans? I notice these are Faber too.

It's July in January here in Tucson! My book from July finally arrived Maimonides: The Exceptional Mind! (Gefen Publishers)

I just got my Gefen July book too.

Glad to see you guys are getting your book...

I am still awaiting Rocket Man but have received Joker One and Blown Coverage in the meantime so I feel lucky to have been picked for them.

334 and 347 I'm also still waiting for The Flying Troutmans too so LizzySiddal if you're around and able to email your friend at Faber on our behalf about that I would be very grateful. Thank you.

I never received Honeymoon in Tehran from the November batch.

I'm still waiting for November's Drood as well, and have emailed Abby about it.

re 317

Thank you sqdancer, I missed that post. And I can confirm that the book arrived yesterday. A mere 5 months later. :-)

I received Maimonides: The Exceptional Mind! (Gefen Publishers) yesterday, too! I'd given up hope of seeing it. Perhaps I'll see The Faith of Barack Obama yet. Who knows?

>353 dara85:, You should probably contact someone (Sonya, probably) about that, because my copy made it to Chicago the day after the notifications went out, it shouldn't have taken another 6 weeks to get to Iowa.

Word from Faber received today:

"Copies of The Flying Troutmans will be with those snaggers very soon!"

You're a star, Lizzy - thank you very much indeed. Have been anxiously awaiting this!

Lizzy - any chance you could have a word with the bin-men about blocking my drive every week? You've definitely got a 'certain something'.

358 Thank you LizzySiddal as FlossieT says you are a star.

I just received my copy of Massacre of Lithuania's Jews. Lithuanian Collaboration in the Final Solution, 1941-1944 by Karen Sutton from the July batch of Early Reviewers books! Looking forward to reading it...finally!

I neverrecieved my December book

I haven't receive mine either. It is still early, at least I think it is. I am getting The Addict: One Patient, One Doctor, One Year by Michael Stein

klmnca, I am still awaiting Bestseller! (no touchstone). I realise that about 10 persons have received it so far, but no luck here.

sangreal--of course, after reading the single review, I'm sort of thinking....ehh...would it be so bad to NOT have to read it after all? Unless it would count against me in the great ER algorithm. That would be BAD...(I've been extraordinarily blessed by the great ER algorithm and I wouldn't want to annoy it!)

#299, jlshall: I'm still waiting for How to Profit From the Coming Rapture, too.

@364: crazy4reading, it's still verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry early. Since that was part of december's batch, I wouldn't even begin to worry about it until the beginning of March or very end of February.

I'm waiting on that book too... and it seems to be taking forever because I really, really want to read the book!

#368, I know it is still early. I was just letting # 363 know that I haven't received mine either and that I wasn't worried about it. I only worry when I see other members getting theirs and mine hasn't arrived.

I just got Maimonides (wrong touchstone) that I requested in July? August?

The Hidden arrived this morning. Thank you Lizzie for chasing Faber! :-)

The Flying Troutmans arrived this morning. Thanks to LizzySiddal for chasing Faber from me too.

To all Faber snaggers - you're very welcome.

To #360 a very, very broad :)

I also received The Flying Troutmans this morning. Was really surprised that it is a hardcover. Thank you to Faber and to Lizzy.

>372 riverwillow:-374: mine too :) I guess maybe they went astray in the Big Move. And what a treat to get a hardback!

ETA that I forgot to add my thanks to LizzySiddal to the general chorus of gratitude - THANK YOU.

>309 sonyagreen:, 334, 351
Sadly, I still await Joker One over here in MA. :/
*sigh*

#330, I am also in Australia and never received Winds of Tara from July ER Batch last year. I sent an email to Abby in October to follow it up, and she promptly replied: "Sorry about that - we'll chalk it up to lost in the mail. And don't worry, your lack of a review won't count against you for getting future books." So I suggest sending her an email to follow up.

Am now eagerly awaiting The Sonnets from the December Batch. I hope I receive it this time!

Post 75:

I should have got both Dedication by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin and Tangled Roots by Sue Guiney too, but neither ever arrived.

:(

Is anyone else still waiting for The Flying Troutmans? I see a few people received theirs a week ago.

Margo72, I did recieve Joker One in the mail a while ago. It is strange how some books show up and others don't for some people.

I have only had one book not show up that I was supposed to get.

> 299, 367

Here it is February already (hard to believe!), and I, too, am still waiting for the Coming Rapture. Maybe it's because I'm a heathen?

> 381

Yes. Still waiting. The Rapture doesn't seem to be coming after all.

381, 382 - Still no Rapture for me either. Maybe it happened and we were all "Left Behind!"

Still no Rocket Man (from Octover I think). I have given up and hope I will not be penalized......

This is the only ER book ( out of several that I have been lucky enough to snag ) that did not arrive....

I never got "Any Given Doomsday" from Sept. 08. I checked my address and it is correct. I asked my local post office (small town where everyone knows everyone) and they didn't see anything like it come through.

still no Any Given Doomsday for me either. Although, after reading the reviews, can't say that I'm missing it.

No Rapture book for me, either.

I find it very curious that neither Doomsday nor the Rapture have arrived.

Signs and portents?

I haven't yet received Judges for Our Time: Contemporary Lessons from the Book of Shoftim by Steven Pruzansky. It's from the January batch.

The touchstone for this book doesn't seem to working correctly...

Hi

I've not yet received a copy of Vilnius Poker (Ricardas Gavelis) from the December batch, but I'm not 100% I should be getting it - I initially received a message saying I hadn't snagged anything, followed by a message to say, actually, I had and to ignore the previous message...

Thanks!

I haven''t received Vilnius Poker yet either, so maybe they just haven't gone out yet...

Ah, if someone else hasn't received it yet, that sounds probable.

I never received Great Expectations the Graphic Novel from the November batch. Anyone else have problems with this title?

I am still waiting for Firmin which I won in November.

I still have not received a November book.... Estate Planning for People with a Chronic Condition or Disability. Did anyone get it?

Haven't received Maimonides and the Biblical Prophets by Israel Drazin from the Jan. 09 batch. Anyone else?

>Luxx, I'm still waiting for Great Expectations the Graphic Novel as well. I did notice on their website however that the book was not being published until March, so this has given me some hope that it may still be on it's way.

Did anyone ever get Infoquake? Anyone in the US? Are any of the reviews posted from ER copies?

Still never got my copy of "The Ten Thousand" by Paul Kearney

I did finally get "Canvey Island" in late January. However, I haven't gotten "Soft Spots" by Clint Van Winkle, for January.

Oooh, Canvey Island is great! Hope you love it.

Too bad for me then. Canvey Island never did show up. I guess I should write that one off, huh.

That really is too bad. Probably worth paying for though.

I figure the 1-year anniversary is the final time to mention that I never did get The Spirit of the Place from March 2008.

There's never been official word that it won't be coming ... and I'm posting now because I just noticed in a review that copies are still dribbling in??? :(

Still waiting on:

Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland (August 2008 bonus batch)
Bestseller! by Jane Daniel (November 2008 batch)
Everyone Is Beautiful by Katherine Center (February 2009 batch - still way early for this one)

I *have* received:

You Can Prevent Global Warming (And Save Money!): 51 Easy Ways by Jeffrey Langholz (February 2008 batch)
Time Bandit by Andy Hillstrand and Johnathan Hillstrand. (March 2008 batch)
Silence by Christopher Brookhouse (December 2008 batch)

It seems to be about 50/50 for me.

caseylondon, I never got estate planning for people with chronic conditions or disabilities (october), either. And I didn't receive museum of human beings by colin sargent (september). But I was, until today, very tardy on another ER review so I didn't feel like I could complain ...

I have still not received Judges for Our Time: Contemporary Lessons from the Book of Shoftim by Steven Pruzansky from the January batch. The touchstone doesn't seem to work on this work.

Have yet to receive Cancer is a Bitch (Feb. 2009), but it might still be early...my fingers are crossed that it's slowly making its way to me.

Vilinus Poker arrived for me yesterday! So anyone else who's expecting it might spy it soon...

Still have not seen Never Tell A Lie from the December batch.

Still never recieved my copy of the ten thousand by Kearney.

#404 muse

I never got my copy either. I went out and bought it, but have yet to read it.

Still waiting for Bleeding Heart Square, from the February batch. Anyone receive a copy yet?

Also never received my last ER book, How to Profit from the Coming Rapture, but I guess that one's a lost cause. Such a shame because I could really use some profits right now.

Has anyone received An Elegy for Easterly from February's batch yet? Or is it time to give Faber another nudge?

Bestseller! by Jane Daniels is MIA for me as well. (Read a review here on LT though and not sure I care all that much!)

I still have not received Museum for Human Beings from September ... I am current on all my reviews, just kind of assume something went wrong and I won't be getting this one.

I still haven't received Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: A Grace & Favor Mystery by Jill Churchill from July

I'm still waiting for the Rapture, too. Hope March's book gets here in a more timely fashion, though it's Utagawa Kuniyoshi: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido, so I suppose if it's making all those stops, it would have an excuse if it takes a while

417> I'm still waiting for my Smoke gets in your eyes too. So is Northernstar.

So is dulcibelle. I'm wondering if the delay has anything to do with the fact that the release seems to have been pushed back to August 2009. (It was scheduled for a March release).

I still haven't gotten Baby Jesus Pawn Shop from February. I see that there were only 20 copies offered and 24 people already have it in their libraries. (Then again, so do I - I put it in when I was notified I would get it - lol.) I wonder how many people from LTER actually got it.

My first anniversary of not getting The Spirit of the Place has come and gone. I do keep looking for it at the local book stores and I'll pick it up should I see it. No hurt feelings, and I've gotten a couple more ER books without having posted a review of Shem's work, so I guess I'll just quit bugging the mailman now.

jlshall (#413), I'm still waiting for Bleeding Heart Square also. :(

I never received Bullet With Your Name On It, from the May 2008 batch.
I guess I should probably forget about it. ;)

Not sure if I actually won this or not...but I'll post it anyway, in case it was an authentic message...

Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor from the February batch never received.

I'm still waiting on Unlocking the Torah Text...it hasn't been TOO long, so I dunno.

Never give up! I just received Estate Planning For People With A Chronic Condition or Disability yesterday. It was an ER book I won -- in October.

Has anyone else received their copy of Madam Prosecutor? Mine still hasn't shown up.

I never got Almost Single from January...

I've never recieved my January book either. I am OK if it never comes or comes very late - what I am wondering though is whether the fact that I won't (can't, obviously) review it will go against me in the formula for getting future books? Do they have a way of knowing which books were never sent out?

Have still not received 'The Ten Thousand' by Paul Kearney from July of last year. And I have yet to get another early review book, perhaps because I never reviewed that one?

#430-431 - If you let Abby know that they never arrived, she'll make sure it doesn't count against you. She's done so for me twice now.

I haven't received Sleeping Arrangements or Everyone Is Beautiful I need to check my list because there are a couple of others as well. I just wanted to check and see what everyone else was missing : (

*Star*

I've never received March's The Rough Guide to Happiness or February's Bozo and the Storyteller. Also wondering how this goes against me as I review everything I get through Library Thing!

(edited for touchstones)

Still haven't received February's "The Rough Guide to Evolution" --- noticed

Looks like other folks haven't gotten other "Rough Guides" to various subjects either.

That publisher must be having problems.

never got Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings was supposed to be a february review but never got it.

Still waiting for Bleeding Heart Square also.

>435 msilverman:

I'm also still waiting for the Rough Guide to Evolution. The author's been complaining on his blog about the lack of reviews, so Rough Guides may be failing to deliver review copies with more people than just us.

Also still waiting for Bleeding Heart Square.

I had already given up on Great Expectations: The Graphic Novel from December, but it arrived in the mail late last week.

So.... Has anyone else received their copy of "The Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life" from the February batch??

>438 gmcgath: You can't even get the book directly from Amazon or B&N, so there is definatly something up with the publisher. Sigh.

I'm still waiting for The Sanctuary of Outcasts from February.

>443 lahochstetler: Oh, good! I mean, it's not good that you haven't gotten the book, but I haven't gotten The Sanctuary of Outcasts either, so at least now I know it's not just me.

I did receive my March selection, The Cellist of Sarajevo, though. So it's not like I'm just sitting on the couch twiddling my thumbs.

I still have not received Bleeding Heart Square.

> 441 universehall - I'm supposed to be getting "The Ten Golden Rules" as well, and am still waiting. I know it can take a long time, and I'm trying to be patient, but making a point to check my porch as well as my mailbox every day, for weeks, gets frustrating.

I haven't received Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life from February either.

Me neither QofC, but since I didn't get the notice until March 3 I haven't given up hope yet.

I've definitely given up on sleeping arrangements from the July batch!

445: I have not yet gotten my ER copy of Bleeding Heart Square, either. From the looks of it, we are not the only ones.

^Also haven't received Bleeding Heart Square.

No Bleeding Heart Square for me either

No Bleeding Heart Square for me either...

Is it too soon to ask about Eve of Darkness?

Me, too - no Bleeding Heart Square yet.

Add me to the list of folks who haven't gotten Bleeding Heart Square. Luckily, this didn't prevent me from winning books in March - already received, but going very slowly :-( - and in April.

also no Bleeding Heart Square here :-(

No Bleeding Heart Square here either. I'm guessing they were really low on inventory.

Hi all,

Late last week, I went to the Hyperion website, and sent a email to them about having won Bleeding Heart Square via Library Thing but that I hadn't yet received it.

Hyperion replied that the books didn't leave the warehouse until the middle of March. (They also offered to re-send the book if I still haven't received it.)

mystery of the crying ghost - haven't received it

i still haven't gotten my March Book, Everything Asian. Maybe they're sending it media mail - that takes 5 weeks...

Good Morning, all the people who won a free copy of Mystery of the Crying Ghost will be getting their copy within the next few weeks. Very sorry for the delay...the owner had emergency surgery and we've had to put some things on hold.

Please understand you will be getting your copy as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience. BRONWEN PUBLISHING

Never received Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore. (December 2008 batch.)

I don't think any of us got them. :(

No Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life for me yet either.

From the March batch I still have not received Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione.

I never received Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

>466 nellebabe:

Me neither...I'm not sure if anyone got theirs yet.

#466 467 , I'm
still waiting for that book too . But I think its only been one month since we were notified , so maybe we can wait another few weeks before deluging Abby with emails about it .

I haven't received Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione from the March Batch, either!

466, 467 and 468 No Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie for me either...

Thank you Bronwen Books for letting me know about Mystery Of The Crying Ghost!

I'm waiting for a few others from the member giveaways as well. : ( I need to look them up. There were a few that have been LONG GONE and I've totally loost hope on so I won't even bother with those. Like Sleeping Arrangements...

Star*

Oh and I'd also like to thank Bronwen Publishing and Rita Hsu Syers because when I contacted them to let them know I didn't receive my copy of PureHeart, they made sure that I got one sent to me immediately.

Also, I'd like to thank Katherine Center for sending me my copy of Everyone Is Beautiful! I contacted her to let her know that I never received my copy through her web site and she got right back to me!

Library Thing is Wonderful and so are the authors that they work with! Thanks again!

Ok, I contacted Hatchette Books about not having received Passion Unleashed and they are sending me a copy.

471: Once you get PureHeart you probably won't be so thankful.

About Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie:

I contacted Random House about it and they said they would send out a copy today.

I don't know if anyone actually got one, but if you just send them an email they'll probably do the same.

474: contacting Random House: surely we shouldn't have to do this individually? It rather negates the point of the whole program.

Any new status updates on Bleeding Heart Square?

459: Did you ever get a copy directly from Hyperion after contacting them?

No Bleeding Heart Square yet here either, but I did just get my book from the April ER list!

gwernin:

I don't know. I simply explained who I was and made in an inquiry as to the status of the book; I then got an email from someone at Random House asking for my address so they could send me a copy.

I didn't know if anyone actually got their copy, but it seems a bunch of people did not.

478: lisally: Thanks. Haven't heard of anyone getting it yet. Pity - sounded interesting.

Lisally ~ Thank you for letting me know. I would like to know who you contacted if you could leave me a post on my profile, I'd really appreciate it. I'd love to get my copy of Sweetness at the Bottom Of the Pie.

StormRaven ~ Thanks for letting me know...but I just thought it was very kind of them to send me out a copy especially after this period of time. I was in the hospital with cancer and I didn't receive mine. Again, I just thought it was nice of them and I did want to say thanks.

Blessings,
Star*

I'm still waiting for Kuan Yin : Myths and Revelations of the Goddess of Compassion from the February batch.

I'm a little worried that it's my fault for trying to have it sent to my office, but there is only one review up for it and that's only a link, so presumably not ER. Hmmm...

More news re:Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

I got this email today from Random House:

"Hello,
We have just learned that the original bulk mailing of books to all winners
was delayed and didn't go out until this past Monday, May 04. We ask that you
allow up to 2 weeks from now to receive your copy. Thank you for your
patience and your understanding. We regret any inconvenience caused you by
the delay."

It seems my original book came today as well as the re-send...which means they should be arriving soon for everyone!

I just got Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie!

Still waiting on the Rough Guide to Evolution from February. I see a few others mentioning it up above, so I'm guessing I'm not the only one. I'm reading my March book still, but I was really excited for the Pallen book! I hope it turns up eventually, because it's the sort of book I'd devour.

I haven't gotten Mommy Grace from the March batch. From the look of it, no one has.

I still have not received it either. How did you contact Hatchette Books?

Just wanted to add that I haven't received The Rough Guide to Men's Health from the March batch. Looks like other titles from this publisher take a while to come in, though.

I haven't received How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am by Charles Grodin from the March batch. Has anyone gotten theirs?

Another for no Bleeding Heart Square yet...

Still waiting on Passion Unleashed as well. It's good to know I'm not the only one! :-)

I just checked on Amazon and this is the first time that The Rough Guide to Evolution has shown up in stock, so I'm starting to cross my fingers.

Can I officially give up on Jailbait Zombie from December? If no one's received it, do we all have to let Abby know, so it doesn't count against us?

Still waiting on Bleeding Heart Square as well.

The Rough Guide books - I know, and the publisher knows that they're not sent out yet. There was an issue with the warehouse supply.

I'm checking on Jailbait Zombie and Bleeding Heart Square. If you haven't gotten yours, don't worry about it counting against you for future batches.

March books - I'd give them some more time. It's barely May!

No sign of Bleeding Heart Square here either...

Is anyone still waiting for Never Tell A Lie or am I the only one?

I definitely am still waiting on Never Tell A Lie.

Still haven't received A Sanctuary of Outcasts from February. Has anyone received this one?

I have not received my copy of Bleeding Heart Square either :( I was kinda excited since it was the first time I got picked to receive an ER book! :( Maybe next time

Waiting for Content Rich by Jon Wuebben... the first ER/MG book I've been chosen to receive. I was notified 4/21.

Maybe I should unstick the karmic PO box by offering a giveaway from my library.

I never did get my book from December, The Survivors Club by Ben Sherwood.

I am also still waiting for the Charles Grodin book from the March batch -- How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am.

RE: 488 -- I haven't gotten mine yet, either!!

488, 502, 503 - No Charles Grodin yet for me either!

Still haven't received Mystery of the Crying Ghost. I've read that others have receive their's.

No Bleeding Heart Square for me yet either. . .

I have not received Mystery of the Crying ghost yet either

505 & 507 I received mine a while ago...

I did not receive Kuan Yin : Myths and Revelations of the Goddess of Compassion from the February batch either. I was reviewing what I was supposed to be getting this time around and realized that this one never made it to me. I'd still love to read/review it.

Still waiting for:

Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa ( Won on April 30)
and
Everything Twitter from Novice to Expert by Monica Jones (Won on May 7)

>510 littleflwers:.

Try contacting the author of Dirty Little Angels; he'll most likely e-mail it to you. He's an LT user, so it shouldn't be that hard finding him.

>510 littleflwers:, those were both ebooks. I received Everything Twitter right away as a PDF (although I admit that I haven't gotten around to reading it yet). You might contact Monica at twibluebook@gmail.com and ask for your copy.

I contacted the author of Dirty Little Angels and didn't get an answer.
Thanks for the information on the Twitter ebook. I will contact that person right away. Thanks!

Still waiting on Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life.

Still waiting for Smoke Gets In Your Eyes LP from JULY 2008. Abby, any word on what happened to that one? I was really looking forward to it!

Not sure if this is the place to post about Member Giveaways not received, but I still don't have Content Rich: Writing your Way to Wealth on the Web by Jon Wuebben. I was notified about getting it in April, 2009.

I, too, am wondering about Member Giveaways. i was informed in May that i would be receiving two: Preparation : H(ead)/May 16 and Fragment/May 22....so far nothing...

Touchstone not working for the one title....i'll try to fix it. still no luck....was the Preparation : H(ead) an eBook or what..i don't think anyone has received a copy...

I haven't received Fragment yet either. It's the same people (Random House/Dell) who gave out Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, which took about a month to finally arrive. I say wait until the end of next week before contacting anyone.

As for Preparation H(ead), the author got annoyed by the "Prohibit eBooks?" thread and gave up on the site.

hey lisally...thank you very much for the info...i'll scratch Preparation: H(ead) off of my list...oh god, that reads funny!...and give Fragment some more time....

;-p

Triskellion? that's the book that that we're reading in the book club I'm in. Though I never got to read it

I must me very unlucky. The book I was supposed to review months ago never arrived. How can I get my name off a list of 'non-reviewers' or whatever might be messing up my chances for another Early Reviewer award?

>521 akrissy:
Send Abby a private message. She supposedly has a magic tweak available to her, so people don't get penalized for not recieving a book.

I've given up on Ten Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living the Good Life from February.

> 523 brandonw - Me, too. I know that some books take longer to arrive than others, but with the heat index over 100 this week, our book from February is LONG overdue. So much for "living the good life"! ;-)

I still haven't gotten my copy of Fragment either. :) I total shame! It sounds good.

Crap. Glad I looked for this I was starting to get really PO'd that I hadn't received it yet!

I'm glad it's not just me, I haven't seen this one either.
no Preparation : H(ead) this end

>527 Tcubed:.

I think that we won't be receiving Preparation Head, as the author/giver-away left LT before the drawing, and left in a huff, or at least deleted his LT profile (illegalpadpublishing).

If you're hell-bent on reading the book still, I'd recommend reading it freely on Scribd, where Wadaska et al. has published it electronically.

I never rec'd The King and Mrs. Simpson: The True Story of the Commoner Who Captured the Heart of a King from the October 2008 batch and just noticed it! What a slacker I am :)

Blood Bayou by Karen Young, won in April of 09 and still have yet to see it...

What bothers me most about Christianity is still MIA; it was from the May batch.

Ditto #531.

 

Argh. Just got one of those automated reminder notices that I haven't yet reviewed Fool: A Novel from the December 2008 batch. I never received it. I emailed Abby and she chalked it up to "lost in mail" but the reminder notice still came. :(

I never received Fool: A Novel either. I'm not sure any of us did.

I've since found it in a used book store, purchased, read and reviewed.

Once a publisher backs out on a promise such as an ER edition, I am much less likely to buy a book at all. Only because I so enjoy Christopher Moore's writing, did I bother buying it second-hand.

>533 scribble_weeble:, 534

Sorry about this - we're keeping track of the data in an entirely new system, so we have to redo some of the ones I did by hand once upon a time :)

Just click the "whoops I didn't receive it" link, and you'll be set.

I'm still waiting for What bothers me most about Christianity too.

Well, I have an oddity. Earlier today I decided to make the ER books I received accurate. I never received Infoquake, but I eventually partially reviewed it based on a copy I checked out of the library. Today I deleted the book since I really don't have it.

However, I can't go back a click the "didn't receive it" because it still says I reviewed it. It also suggest I need to add it to my library.

Should I do anything or just wait it out and hope the ER books page catches up with reality at some point?

I also have not yet received What Bothers Me Most About Christianity. The same goes for Crowley's Four Freedoms.

Ditto on What Bothers Me Most About Christianity. I've pretty much given up on seeing that.

 

I still haven't received A Tender Distance from July's batch. Has anyone received their copy? How much longer should I wait until I mark it as not received?

Has anyone received High Chicago from the July group of books? I haven't.

541>I'm still waiting for High Chicago too.

also for my July 2008 book, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes LP. I think that one's a lost cause...

I, too, am waiting for A Tender Distance from the July 09 batch as well as The Spirit of the Place from March 08.

I'm waiting for A Tender Distance, also. After sixty days, we should be able to mark our books as 'not received.' We got the notice on Aug 4 that we received them (at least that's when I got my notice), so we have a couple more weeks to wait.

I had to wait almost two months for another book, and I did eventually receive it, so there is still hope.

Yup, I am still waiting for High Chicago as well. It sucks because it looks good and I can't wait to read it.

I never received East of the Sun from the May batch.

I still haven't received What Bothers Me Most about Christianity either and it's now October.

Ditto #547 ... I guess this is getting to be "What bothers me most about the publishers of What Bothers Me Most about Christianity"!

 

I've posted this before, but just for good measure, I never received Feather Man. I gave up on it a long time ago.

Still waiting for The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny from the August batch. I know it's still a little early but I was just wondering if anyone has received their copy from August yet.

I won Norma Jean's Sun through Member Giveaway in July and have not recieved it yet.

>551 susiesharp:.

You'd want to contact the author of that book. normajeansun

Any sign of High Chicago from July yet? I saw it in a bookstore yesterday but my ER copy hasn't arrived.

Still waiting (not really expecting anymore I guess) Stones of Time -book 2 of the Damewood Trilogy by Erin Durante from the July batch.

Anyone out there receive theirs?

Mendoza--
Nope, so far I've not seen my copy yet either! It's making me a bit mad-- my first ER book that has failed to arrive! I guess my good luck was bound to run out some time... *SIGH* Oh well, maybe one day it will find it's way here... No holding my breath though!

Enjoy,
TBQ

#553 - Mine arrived two days ago so hopefully yours did too.

Has anyone received their copy of The Cost of Living by Mavis Gallant from the August batch yet? Also, in general, do the NYRB books tend to take awhile? I have another one coming from the September batch, and am wondering if this publisher just takes awhile.

i never got dreaming in french from the june batch.

I'm still waiting for my July 2009 ER My Friend the Fanatic. I gather no one else has received an ER copy.

Is anyone on LT, That Can Do Something About It, reading this thread?

I haven't received Brutal Telling...did anyone else win it and not receive it or win it and you did receive it?

It was from September's Batch.

THANKS.

There are two levels of Doing Something About It.

Something You Can Do:
You can mark it as not received, so it won't count against you, here:
http://www.librarything.com/er_winnings.php?program=earlyreview

You can always click the "Books you've won" link on the main Early Reviewers page to see the status of your books.

By reporting unreceived books, it also lets me know that you didn't get it.

Something I Can Do:
If it seems no one has received their copy of an ARC (which I know from your having reported it unreceived), I will contact the publisher and see what's up. As I'm just starting to work on Early Reviewers, it might take a bit before I assess which publishers we may need to bug.

I'm missing:

"How I Got to be Whoever it is I am" (March)

"Working Stiff" (August)

"In the Grip of Bereavement" (September)

"Lost Child" (Oct., although it is still early on this one)

still missing Smoke gets in your eyes LP from July 2008. Is there ANY hope of ever getting that one?

At what point is it appropriate to stop updating the 'haven't received' button? I have one that's over a year old so I'm sure it's not coming. I'm willing to just leave it sit. Does that cause any problems?

Oh, as long as you noted it as unreceived, that's what we need to know. You don't need to update the date.

Yep. I was supposed to get Bad To The Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger from the October 2009 batch and never did. Ticks me off because if I don't review a book I was supposed to have received it greatly reduces my chances of ever getting another early reviewer book.

Furdog--
If the book you're missing is only from October (2009)'s batch, you still have to be patient---yes, some publishers are good, and get the book sents out ASAP, while others truly can take up to two months to get all shipped out, and it's not yet 2 months after we received notifications from October's batch.

Also, if you do not recieve a book, and you click "did not receive" AFTER the 60 days, it does NOT affect your chances negatively! If you book does not arrive by the first/middle part of December, then the button should show up on your "What did I Win" list and you can set it as never received, and from there it won't count against you.

But I'm sure it will arrive- just be patient and keep your eyes open on the forum here to see if other winners have received that same book.

Enjoy!
TBQ

I'm still waiting on one from the May group--"What Bothers Me Most About Christianity". I still haven't got "Plum Pudding Murder" yet, but that was from the September batch. I'm hoping it still might make it. From the looks of all the previous messages, I have a feeling the publishers of, "What Bothers Me Most..." skunked everybody.

Actually, Bad to the Bone by Bo Hoefinger was a September book. I'm waiting for that one as well, and as far as I can tell no one has received it yet. What's a little irritating is Kensington Publishing (Citidel is one of their imprints) is a pretty big publishing house. Seems like they could get things out a little quicker.

I'm also one of those who never received Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. I suspect the issue there may be the author instead of the publisher though. It's now listed as being available July 2010. Wonder if those of us who "won" it will still be on the list then.

571> JULY 2010!!?? yikes. Last time I checked it was August 2009. Has to be an author problem. If we ever do get it, I really wonder if it will be worth the wait?

572> Anyone named "tardis" can just go check.

I noticed that No Time to Wave Goodbye has been reviewed by several people but I still have not recieved my copy. This is strange because I have never had problems getting my books. =(

good point Larxol - I'm another non-receiver of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes waiting to hear back from tardis :)

I am still waiting for Bleeding Heart Square from February - I think it is a given I will not be getting it at this point - and Plum Pudding Murder from September, for which I am still holding out hope.

I'm still waiting for The Critters of Mossy Creek from September.

What Bothers me Most About Christianity still MIA from the May batch. Can we get a cut-off where if the book isn't received by, say, 6 months after the fact, it just disappears from our "received" list? I'd like to be able to stop hitting the, "I still have not received this book" link; it's just getting silly at this point. (wanders off looking for the site suggestions thread)

Also MIA is Plum Pudding Murder from the September batch. So far, I've won 4 books--1 has arrived, 2 missing in action and number 4 is still recent.

You don't have to keep updating the link to say you don't have it. Clicking it once does the trick. :)

I still have not received Huckleberry Finished from the September batch. Has anyone else received this one yet?

I was wondering if anybody that won a copy of Jailbait Zombie from the Dec 08 batch ever got their copy. I checked it out from the library and read it, but I still want my copy.

I'll join the queue of folks still waiting for "Bleeding Heart Square"....

Still waiting for Matchless. *sad*

#583 Ditto. Considering the subject of the book, I'm finding it rather ironic.

#583 and #584 -

I've yet to receive Matchless, too. But, considering it is from Harper Collins William Morrow Imprint, the same publisher of Fool (which I never received), I'm no longer chalking it up to lost mail, and instead becoming a bit peeved at that publisher. To promise a book and not deliver, when the readers are then promising reviews (which I post on here, my blog, amazon, and facebook), is bad business.

#578: I still have not gotten my copy of Plum Pudding Murder from the September batch.

Or my copy of Bleeding Heart Square from the February batch, so that one is a lost cause.

@586 - Look down a couple of threads at the one titled, ATTN: Members who won books from Kensington and Citadel Presses. Our Plum Pudding Murder is on its way. Sadly, it doesn't look like Bleeding Heart Square came from either Kensington or Citadel.

Waiting for Servant of a Dark God, which I won back on November 30. I suppose it's only been 3 weeks, though. (Feels like a lot longer!)

edit - Of course, the day after I post this, the book comes. Go fig. :)

583-585 Me either... I doubt anyone ever got Matchless. I'm sorry to hear that you had the same issue with another book by them. I'm a big Gregory Maguire fan and would have bought this one (in spite of not being thrilled with his last book). Now, I'm thinking it'll take a long time before I bother, since I'm so annoyed with this process. I've received and read (and I'm about to review) my November book already.

I've checked with the Matchless contact, who said the books went out. I'm following up to find out when that was.

>581 amanda4242:

I never got my copy.

Matchless update: the publisher said they books were mailed the second week of November.

He's resending them. I'm not sure if they'll go out before the new year or after.

I don't seem to have received the book The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova which I won in November. Am I a lone ranger here?

I never received my September ER book A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster.

No. I haven't got my copy of The Swan Thieves either.

I was on the Matchless list, too.

I've not had a very good run of luck here. I keep "winning" but not getting the books.

I'm still waiting for The New How: Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy, from the November batch

I never did get Bleeding Heart Square, but ended up buying one because I really wanted to read it! I totally gave up on that one. So now I'll just wait patiently for the Kostova book. Hopefully it's not a repeat of BHS.

Just for curiosity, do winners of ER books and MG books ever send a note to acknowledge receipt of the books they receive? As one who has participated by giving books to the MG program for review, I must admit that only one recipient ever acknowledged receipt of my book, which was sent in September. (No reviews, so far.)

Books gotten through the ER program should be marked as received on the " Books won" page.
Member giveaways is a different program.

599, Yes, I am fully aware of this. My question is still pertinent.

KJ, it's up to the individual member. There's currently no requirement to say that you've received a book.

#592: Thanks, Sonya. Your contact with the publisher is appreciated. Though, I do have to admit, I'm still not holding my breath. I was told that Fool would be resent, too... and that one never came, either.

I am curious what other books have come from this publisher, and if there have been major delays and absences in those books, too.

Just wondering....has anybody gotten Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah from the November 2009 batch? I have not gotten mine yet...

I have not gotten my copy of Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah from the November 2009 batch either. I keep looking for it but nothing so far.

601> Thank you for responding and I guess I would wonder if it might not be a generous thing to do, so that the author/publisher knows that books are being received.

Haven't gotten Swan Thieves either! Glad it's NOT just me...

nope, not just you, it's me, too! am i'm so excited about this one. hope it arrives soon!

havent rec'd "it" as in Swan Thieves...title would be helpful, wouldn't it?!

I haven't gotten my October 2009 book The Three Stooges Scrapbook.

I still have not received my September book A Change Had to Come. I am wondering if anyone received it, as there are no reviews posted on this site.

I still have not received The Green Devotional. This wouldn't be too surprising since it's a November book, but I've already received Why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows from the December batch and they are from the same publisher.

still no Swan Thieves here, but it is nice to know I'm not alone!

I still have not received The Alphabet Challenge which I was sent notice of on 11/19. Humph.

>613 laurscartelli:.

I received that one through an e-mail from ENC Press. Try letting ENC Press know by leaving a comment on their LT page: http://www.librarything.com/profile/ENCPress

I finally got Critters of Mossy Creek. Look for my review soon. :)

I have managed to 'snag' two different books - one in November and one in December. Unfortunately, I have not had either arrive. What does one do if this is the case? My address is listed correctly.....

be patient- it really is not time to worry yet.

That's right , always give it about 6-8 weeks to arrive . If you don't receive your book after 8 weeks then let Sonya or Abby know .

Swan Thieves (commercial copy) just arrived in Southern New Jersey!

>618 AquariusNat:
Actually, we don't have to email anymore, just click on the handy-dandy "Not Received" link on this page http://www.librarything.com/er/winnings

FYI, Sonya is the Early Reviewer person now. Abby has switched to other responsibilities.

Please, don't let me know. :) I'm trying to find ways to cut down on the number of messages and emails I get, and this is a big one.

Messaging me or emailing me doesn't do anything. What you need to do is mark it as unreceived on your Books You've Won page. That's what I'll tell you if you contact me.

Thus I'll have more time to work on making Early Reviewers better!

I just have to laugh! Today, I received Bleeding Heart Square. I think I won it from ER in late 2008 or early 2009! Way to go Hyperion.

I still haven't received my ER book from the November 2009 batch All the things we didn't say but what's weird is I've seen nobody else around this group who've won that book so I don't know if anybody else has got it yet.

received my copy Swan Thieves in Richmond, VA on Monday!

622> hmmm...I wonder if I'll get my Bleeding Heart Square today. I was one of the winners of that book as well way back when.

625> mine arrived in DC yesterday, a mere 11 months after it was listed in the LTER program!

it does look good though- the perfect read for my upcoming long weekend...

For those who won Bleeding Heart Square, I announced it in another thread (http://www.librarything.com/topic/81169) that the publisher has re-sent the books, since it appears they didn't make it to anyone the first time around.

thanks, Sonya...I got mine yesterday!