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I have a book that has no page #s on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, and no page #s listed on the Amazon listing. I've read it, and it has over 3000 locations on the Kindle. Is there a way to use it? I could ask the author about it in her Facebook group, but it's a secret group and you wouldn't be able to access the link/answer without being in the group. :)
Book:
Amazon listing:

ETA: A librarian friend of mine found a page count on the Amazon UK site, so we're good. :)

Question... Since the countdown stage was extended to Wednesday, when is the Safezones week deadline? Are we back to Mondays or now Wednesdays?

I know our countdown clock for round 2 ended, but when is it over for the safe zones for round 2?

Monday 9pm Australian.
A countdown will be put up at some point over the weekend

Each round is two weeks long, Monday - Monday.
Countdown for the first 10 tasks may vary over the rounds, but overall round duration won't

Thank you, Cat. :)

Thanks Cat! I need to get my read on then...

Will we be getting the round 3 tasks soon?

i was also wondering that, hoping it's today or early tomorrow so we have a few days to plan

Ditto question from me, because I leave my house first thing tomorrow, and won't be back until after the start of round 3! Would love to bring a book to read on the train back Monday eve!

Round three starts 9 September, 9pm, Sydney Australia (AEST) !


To see the countdown,






IMPORTANT
Safezone Group 1 : Complete in round 3 and receive 60 bonus points!

For "Read a book with a skull or other poison logo on the cover and that contains the word POISON in the text" Does the skull have to be the poison logo one or will any human skull do?

Lexi wrote: "For "Read a book with a skull or other poison logo on the cover and that contains the word POISON in the text" Does the skull have to be the poison logo one or will any human skull do?"

Human skull will do as well.

Thank you mods, you're awesome!

for the task tagged MPG Crime can the book be tagged im MPG for Mystery > Crime or does it have tobe just Crime?

Lau Maia wrote: "for the task tagged MPG Crime can the book be tagged im MPG for Mystery > Crime or does it have tobe just Crime?"

That’s fine :)

For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, Once More for Love: Blithe Images / Search for Love by Nora Roberts was published in 2016 but it is made up of two of her works that were published in 1982. Would I be able to use this for that task?

For the task that requires a skull on the cover and poison in the text, would ‘poisoned� work or does it have to be ‘poison�?

Hi I noticed a formula error related to Safe Zone 1 in the round 3 sheet. It looks like it just missed getting updated from a 4 letter word to a 6 letter word.

The group points formula states =if(sum(G20:G23)=120, 120, "") when it should be =if(sum(G20:G25)=180, 180, "").

The group bonus points also has an error. The formula states =if(J10=160, 60, "") when it should be =if(J10=180, 60, "").

Are two teammates allowed to read the same book? Like if teammate A read a book for a task in Round 2, teammate B can read the same book for a different task in Round 3?

For task 7: if a detective has a name like Peter Popper so a double initial, can we use that even if the letter only occurs once in the word?

are the bonus points for group 1 still 50 even though the word is longer?

Devann wrote: "are the bonus points for group 1 still 50 even though the word is longer?"

Message 310 above - IMPORTANT
Safezone Group 1 : Complete in round 3 and receive 60 bonus points!

ah thank you! clearly i need to learn to read whole messages before running off to check new tasks ;)

Laila Jane wrote: "For the task that requires a skull on the cover and poison in the text, would ‘poisoned� work or does it have to be ‘poison�?"

It should be the exact same word.

Melanie wrote: "Hi I noticed a formula error related to Safe Zone 1 in the round 3 sheet. It looks like it just missed getting updated from a 4 letter word to a 6 letter word.

The group points formula states =if(..."

Oops...
Thanks, we'll check that!

Kaley wrote: "Are two teammates allowed to read the same book? Like if teammate A read a book for a task in Round 2, teammate B can read the same book for a different task in Round 3?"

Yes.

Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "For task 7: if a detective has a name like Peter Popper so a double initial, can we use that even if the letter only occurs once in the word?"

No, you can only use the letters as often as they appear in the word. So once for P, as in your example.

Another question about task 7 - are amateur detectives acceptable? I hope they are, or the whole cosy genre is pretty much out.

Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?

Katie wrote: "Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?"

I would like to add to Katie's question to make it more general. For multiple authors, must the qualification apply to all authors or at least one?

Melanie wrote: "For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, [book:Once More for Love: Bli..."

I'm going to say no because the task isn't "first published" and the edition you are reading is published in 2016

Sarah wrote: "Another question about task 7 - are amateur detectives acceptable? I hope they are, or the whole cosy genre is pretty much out."

Let's say that those that are actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)

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Lexi wrote: "Katie wrote: "Would you accept Ilona Andrews as an author not born in the US, Canada or UK?"

I would like to add to Katie's question to make it more general. For multiple authors, m..."

I think where there are multiple authors / a pseudonym of two authors then you can only really use it for the task if all the authors fit into this category (i.e. all not born in the US, Canada or UK)

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Let's say that those that are actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)"

OK, I think I understand this except that you give Miss Marple as an example of doing it for a living.

Does this mean that you don't read much Miss Marple or that the fact that she doesn't do anything for a living makes her count? Because she definitely doesn't generate income from solving mysteries and I don't think she considers herself to be working at it. I guess sometimes people will ask her for help -- is that enough to qualify? That they are known in the story more for their detecting than for anything else?

So I knew that answer would generate more questions...

I’ve been struggling with a migraine and so I’ll admit that the answer was copied from Tea in our mods group (who does read a lot of Marple) as I couldn’t think too much.
How about I remove her as an example and say it needs to be your actual job. Otherwise I think there will be a zillion questions to come 😉

Does a police inspector count as a detective?

Google says sometimes yes and sometimes no.
I think it depends on if the inspector in the book fits the definition of detective - i.e someone who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime

i don't think this has been asked yet but apologies if i missed it

if i have a middle grade book that is not on arbookfind but does have an audio version that is over 3 hours can i verify the length that way or do i need the definitive word count?

I apologize if this has come up in related questions but...in the question about a-r-s-e-n-i-c in the title, can you use the subtitle as part of the title (such as The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative ?

Jen wrote: "I apologize if this has come up in related questions but...in the question about a-r-s-e-n-i-c in the title, can you use the subtitle as part of the title (such as [book:The Nature Fix: Why Nature ..."

It has. This is Message 57.

Sophie wrote: "For the group 2 task about finding letters in the title, can we use the subtitle as well?"

No, just the title (Karen's reply)

DO private investigators count for task 7?

so no plural allowed for poison in the text?

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Melanie wrote: "For task 8 "that was published in the 1980s", can this include a book that is a bindup of two stories from the 1980's but the bindup was published later?

For example, [book:Once Mo..."

Thanks. I think I got it in my head that it was first published not the pub date of the specific edition. Thankfully I found a different book of hers that I have with a pub date in the 80's, so all good.

Devann wrote: "i don't think this has been asked yet but apologies if i missed it

if i have a middle grade book that is not on arbookfind but does have an audio version that is over 3 hours can i verify the leng..."

You'll find the answer in the rules under Book requirements :)
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Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bookstore or catering. :)

Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "so no plural allowed for poison in the text?"

Plurals are ok (unless a specific task says they aren't), but not modified forms of the word (such as -ed ; -ing)

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Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing some other work like owning bo..."

But many PIs do solve crimes for a living.
Some of their cases may be cheating spouses, sure, but they can also be hired -- for a living -- to solve crimes that police haven't been able to solve or can't spend enough time on. Sometimes they even work alongside, or concurrently with, the police.

ETA: I have even seen "Private Investigator" as synonymous with "Private Detective". Like "Private Eye" v "Private Dick".
So I guess what I'm saying is, so long as the character is a professional PI/PD with that as their main or only source of income, why would that not count?

Alysa wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "DO private investigators count for task 7?"

see above. Needs to be someone actually 'solving crimes for living' aka not doing som..."

My comment wasn't saying that PIs don't count, just to use the definition. It depends on the character so I don't want to make a blanket yes/no based on a job title when really it is down to is the character and if they are 'solving crimes for living'

In the team points for round 2 - will regeneration points be added on?

Linda C wrote: "In the team points for round 2 - will regeneration points be added on?"

which team are you? / link me your spreadsheet so I can check - I thought all the formulae were present and correct...