Frequently Asked Questions

General Site Information

Very easy. Click on "Become a Member" on our homepage (hint: Its under the Member Login panel, on the upper left.)

You will need to create a username -- this is how you will be identified on BookMovement -- and a password. We ask for contact info and include some optional questions.

Theres also an option to subscribe to our bimonthly Giveaways newsletter, where you can enter to win free books (for your whole club, even!). Right up at the top of every newsletter is a link to unsubscribe, if you decide that youd like to opt out.

Privacy

Your information is safe with us; member addresses are viewable only by members of your book club. This is why we request that you create a login and password when you register: to protect the information of you and your club.

What is your privacy policy -- do you sell your member e-mail addresses?

Absolutely not! Weve all had enough spam to last a lifetime (or two!). BookMovement isnt about to make your life more difficult by selling your name and contact info to companies.

We do, however, collect general information about book clubs and their preferences to share with the publishing industry. We also share the selections of our Book Club Planner users with you (the Book Club Bestseller List is calculated from these selections.)

Lost password or login name

On the login page, click on the Forgot Your Password link and enter either your login or your e-mail address. We will send you your password via e-mail.

Site Features

The Bestseller List is created using data on the number of book clubs and members reading a book, member ratings (number of stars) and amount of member ratings for that title.

My Book List

My Book List is a way for you -- as an individual -- to keep track of titles that interest you.

You can do lots of things with your Book List once a title is in there, including prioritizing, moving a book to your Have Read list, moving a book to the top of your list, and removing a book from your list.

To add books to My Book List at any time -- as long as you are signed in to your account -- just see the directions below.

How do I add a book to My Book List?

Basically, anywhere you see a book listing, you can add a title to My Book List.

Just click on the Add to Book List button at the lower right hand corner of the listing.

Giveaways

You must be a BookMovement member to be eligible. (If you do not have a free BookMovement account, sign up here.) We will be giving away either advance reading copies, printed six months before publication and usually only given to publishing insiders (these "galleys" are highly collectible), or hardcover or paperback books (sometimes signed copies).

An average of 10-20 copies of each title will be available. Select which book you would like to read and review either with your group or other members of BookMovement. Winners will be selected at random.

You may enter to win as an individual BookMovement member, or as an entire Book Club (each member in your club will receive a copy of the book if you win.)

If you have any questions about BookMovements Book Giveaways, please email us at previews@bookmovement.com.

E-mailing a reading guide

You can e-mail a reading guide from any book listing on our site.

Click on either the "E-mail to Friends" or "E-mail to Book Club" buttons. Fill out the form following the simple instructions; you can add a friendly note to your friend or your book club if you like!

Book reviews

You can e-mail a reading guide from any book listing on our site.

It's interesting to see what other people think about books youve read, so why not let them know what you think?
Heres how to submit a book review; its easy:

• Sign in to your account. You can review a book from any book listing on our site if you are signed in to your account.
• Basically, anywhere you see a book listing, you can enter a review. For example, from any book listing in "Reading Guides", click on "How would you rate this book?" From your club page, clicking on any "Possible Club Pick" will also allow you to review a book. You can also review books from the "Preview and Review Library" (Book Giveaways?) section, and from "Member Recommendations" and the "Book Club Bestseller List".

Using the Book Club Planner

Once you register to become a member and create a login and password, click on "Create a Book Club" from your member homepage.

Tell us some info about your book club (for our records), and fill in the number of members you would like to add to your book clubs contact list. Dont worry: you can add members to your club at any time, so you dont have to enter everyone right away.

Begin building your member list by following the instructions in the next section.

Member List

From your book clubs homepage, click on the number of people you would like to add to your member list, and click "Go". Enter the names and e-mail addresses of people you would like to invite, and click the "Send Invitations" button.

What are administration privileges?

Each time you add a new person to your member list, you will see a box. This box can be checked if you would like to give this member administration privileges.

Administration privileges mean that a member has the ability to send out and edit invites, and to add or remove members.

This feature is for clubs that rotate leaders/hosts, as well as for clubs that have only one administrator (such as library book clubs). Members with administration privileges will have an "A" next to their names in the member list.

What happens if I enter the wrong e-mail address?

If you enter the wrong e-mail address, you will receive a bounced e-mail notification. Simply click the red "X" next to the persons name, and re-invite them.

What happens if a member does not RSVP?

If a member doesnt RSVP, they will continue to receive invitations to join (with updated meeting info) for three months.

After three months, the system will remove them from your clubs member list.

How do I remove a person from the member list?

You can remove a member or the member can remove themselves -- by clicking on the red X next to that name in the member list.

Events

Click on the "Add New Event" button and enter a title for your event ("Gina and Jennifers Book Club Meeting", etc.), a date, time, location, and the title or author of your book selection. The Planner will search the Books-in-Print database for your book selection, and a list of books will appear.

Select which book and format (hardcover, paperback) you would like to appear in your invite, and whether you would like a second reminder e-mail to be sent a day before the event.

The event invite will then be sent immediately to your book club members.

Lets say that we change our meeting date, or the book were reading. How do I edit my event?

Click on the "Edit Event" button on your book clubs homepage and enter the new date, book selection, or other info.

In the "Notes" section, we suggest that you say "new date" or "new book", so that when the new event invite goes out to your members, they will be sure to see the change.

How do I RSVP to an event?

There is an RSVP link in each meeting reminder e-mail. Click on that button and your name will appear on the RSVP list for that event on your book clubs homepage.

How do I cancel an RSVP if I cannot make the meeting?

Simply click on the "Cancel RSVP" link next to you name in that meeting event, and your name will be removed from the RSVP list.

Editing club name and personal info

Click on the "customize this text" button on the top left of your book clubs homepage. From there, you can change both your book clubs name and the welcome text.

Say that I want to change my password or update my e-mail address, how do I edit or update my personal or account info?

After you login, click on "My Account" in the "My BookMovement" control panel. Click on "Edit Account Settings".

From there, you can edit or update your e-mail address, password, address, and any other account information.

Responding to a book club invite

The Possible Club Picks list is pretty literalit allows members to add books as possible picks. All club members will see the list when signed in to their accounts. Think of it (and My Book List), as laundry lists of books you might want to read in the future.

My Book List, on the other hand, is your own, personal list of picks. Only you will see these books when you are signed it to your account.

How do I add or remove a book from my Possible Club Picks?

When signed in to your account, choose your book club from the member control panel. Your Possible Club Picks are on the upper right.

To delete a book from your Possible Club Picks, click on the X to the right of the book selection you would like to remove.

How do I make a "Possible Club Pick" a book club selection?

To make a "Possible Club Pick" an "Actual Club Pick", so to speak, you need to schedule an event for it (a book club meeting).

When signed in to your account, choose your book club from the member control panel. Your Possible Club Picks are on the upper right.

Click on "Schedule an Event" for this Book, and the book youve chosen will appear as your selection for this club meeting. You just need to fill in all other event info, as usual.

Book Information

BookMovement reading guides are interactive guides assembled by BookMovement staff. We assemble all of the material related to your book and put it at your fingertips.

If the book has a publishers reading guide, we show their discussion questions. But we also include links to excerpts, interviews with the author, book reviews, and the authors web site. Instead of having to go to several different web sites to find this information, we bring the information to you.

How do you select the books for the BookMovement guides?

We create guides for books that are popular book selections, award winners, subjects of our newsletters, national book club choices, or books that our members have selected.

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