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Four Methods:From the Goodreads WebsiteFor a New Discussion within a Group from Goodreads (PC only)For a Discussion within a Group that You Didn't Start (PC only)From the Goodreads for iPhone App

Have you just joined a group on Goodreads and want to catch all the latest discussions and discussion posts to the group on your iPhone device? With a simple push notification on your device, you can now be notified anytime theres a new discussion posted to the group. This article will explain how to get these notifications.

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Method 1 of 4: From the Goodreads Website

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    Visit the Goodreads website and login with your login credentials.
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    Click the "Groups" link at the top of the screen to open the Goodreads Groups page.
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    Join a group.
    • Click on a group you'd like to join.
    • Click the "Join Group" button.
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    Click on the "Notification only" for this group. If you clicked the wrong choice, you can adjust this later from another one of your settings pages.
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    Click the "Join Group" button.
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    Download and install (and later login to) the Goodreads app on your iPhone.
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    Login to the Goodreads app on your iPhone.
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    Back out of the Goodreads app and wait for the next Goodreads notification for the group to occur. It should come up with the next notification you receive from the group.

Method 2 of 4: For a New Discussion within a Group from Goodreads (PC only)

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    Create the new discussion in the Goodreads Group folder. (if starting a separate new discussion).
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    Click the drop-down button next to your profile's icon at the top right of the screen.
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    Click Groups.
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    Click the name of the group.
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    Click the "Edit" button from about the center of the page.
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    Scroll down to the very bottom of the page and click "edit group discussion updates".
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    Find the "notification only" choice for the discussion you'd like to subscribe to/for. and edit your choice.

Method 3 of 4: For a Discussion within a Group that You Didn't Start (PC only)

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    Open the Discussion within the Group that you'd like to subscribe for notifications to.
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    Scroll down to just below the last message in the group and above the new text entry box for a new message, and look for the link titled "Email me when people comment".
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    Click this link labeled "Email me when people comment".
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    Click the "Edit" button next to the "You are following this discussion label".
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    Click the "Notification Only" radio checkbox. The box will fly-away and the option will be saved.

Method 4 of 4: From the Goodreads for iPhone App

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    Download and install the Goodreads app on your iPhone.
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    Open and login to your Goodreads account.
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    Tap the "Groups" icon from the Home tab of the app.
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    Find and join a group.
    • Click the magnifying glass in the top right corner, and search for the group you'd like to join.
    • Tap's the group name you'd like to join.
    • Tap the "Join" button from the top right corner of the screen.
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    Scroll down and tap the "Group Notification Settings" button.
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    Slide the slider bar next to "Notify me when any topic in the group "Group name" is updated."
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    Decide on whether or not you'd like to sign up for email updates as well from the dialog box that pops up. Tap the appropriate choice.
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    Close the app and wait for the next Goodreads notification to that group occurs.
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  • If you haven't started any discussions within the group, you will only be able to subscribe for push notifications for the top-leveled group (labeled "all topics within group"), but this will change as new discussions are posted.

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