Q: I have a Kindle, Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch. How can I download the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and access Oprah's notes and the reading guide?
A: Make sure you download the e-book The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition. When you get to underlined quotes, click or touch the highlighted text or the O at the end of the quote to view a note on Oprah's thoughts about the passage. Then click or touch the link to get back to your place in the text. There is a reading group guide at the back of the book, as well as a collection of all of Oprah's notes in the order they appear.
Q: I have a Nook. How can I download the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and access Oprah's notes and the reading guide?
A: Make sure you download the e-book The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition. When you get to highlighted quotes, touch the highlighted text or the O at the end of the quote to view a note on Oprah's thoughts about the passage. Then touch the link to get back to your place in the text. There is a reading group guide at the back of the book, as well as a collection of all of Oprah's notes in the order they appear.
Q: I have an iPad. How can I download the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and access Oprah's notes and the reading guide?
A: Make sure you download the e-book The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition in the iBookstore. When you get to yellow highlighted quotes, touch the highlighted text or the O at the end of the quote to view a note on Oprah's thoughts about the passage. There is a reading group guide at the back of the book, as well as a collection of all of Oprah's notes in the order they appear. Use the Table of Contents to jump to different places within the text.
Q: I have an Android. Can I download the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie on Google Play?
A: Yes. The Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of the e-book with Oprah's notes and the reading guide can be purchased on Google Play at play.google.com.
Q: I don't have an e-reader. Can I still access extras including Oprah's notes and the reading group guide questions?
Q: Where can I find The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition?
A: You can find the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 special digital edition of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie everywhere ebooks are available—whether you download from Amazon or Sony, your neighborhood bookseller, BN.com, the iBookstore, Kobo or even your local library.
Q: Is the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 version of the ebook available outside of the U.S.?
A: Currently, it's only available in the U.S. and Canada. In January 2013, it will also be available in the UK.
Q: How do I sign up for Oprah's Book Club 2.0? What do I get?
A: You can sign up to receive the Oprah's Book Club newsletter here: Oprah.com/joinobc. You'll receive the latest updates from Oprah's new book club, exclusive content and interviews, opportunities to interact with our experts—and each other, plus much more. Q: How do I participate in the conversation via Twitter?
A: Tweet your thoughts about The Twelve Tribes of Hattie using the hashtag #oprahsbookclub. Search the #oprahsbookclub stream on Twitter to see what everyone else is saying.
Q: What is GroupMe and what does it have to do with reading groups?
A: GroupMe is the best way to chat with everyone you know. It allows you to group-text message anyone, regardless of what kind of phones you're all using. If you have a smartphone, use the GroupMe app for iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone. If you don't, no problem; it works over regular SMS too!
GroupMe groups are a great way to start conversations on The Twelve Tribes of Hattie or Oprah's Book Club 2.0 with your friends & reading groups. Visit GroupMe.com/oprahsbookclub to get started. Just enter your name and phone number, and GroupMe will walk you through the rest!
Q: Should I create my own group?
Yes! Once you've found Oprah's Book Club 2.0 group in GroupMe (see above), you can start your own group. You can invite specific friends via their mobile phone number or email address. Or, you can toggle the group to be “Open,” giving you a unique URL to invite people to your group over GroupMe, Facebook, or email.
Q: Is GroupMe free to use?
GroupMe charges you nothing—it's a free service if you're using the mobile app or GroupMe.com. However, please be aware that if you're using the text messaging feature outside of the mobile app, standard text messaging rates (as per your agreement with your cell phone carrier) may apply. Each text you send to a GroupMe number counts as one text to a mobile phone number—you are NOT sending five messages if your group has five members.
Q: I have questions that you haven't answered.
A: If you have other questions about the GroupMe service, visit Help.GroupMe.com/home.
A: At BookClubViewer.Oprah.com, you'll see a live feed featuring thoughts, photos, status messages and tweets from readers and Oprah's Book Club 2.0 members around the world. If you're using Twitter or using a mobile photo app like Instagram, make sure you're tweeting with the hashtag #oprahsbookclub.
Q: Why don't I see my comment in the feed?
A: It usually takes less than a minute for your comment to appear in the feed. If you don't see it and you're using Twitter, make sure you're adding the correct hashtag to your tweets: #oprahsbookclub. If you're using Facebook, make sure you have your posts set to "public."
Q: How can my picture appear in the feed with everyone else's?
A: You can use Instagram or any other Picture enabled app that sends your photo to Twitter if you use the hashtag #oprahsbookclub. If you are using Instagram, make sure your photo is sent to Twitter and has the hashtag: #oprahsbookclub. Using that, your photo will automatically appear on Oprah.com
Q: When will Oprah's interview with Ayana Mathis air on TV?
A: It will air on OWN's Super Soul Sunday on February 3, 2013 at 11am ET. To find OWN on TV, visit Oprah.com/own.
How does an author get his or her book reviewed for the Oprah's Book Club?
Oprah's Book Club 2.0 is unlike any other in the way that Oprah Winfrey picks the books on her own. That being the case, we don't accept submissions from authors—but we deeply appreciate all the authors who are interested in being a part of our book club and all the hard work they dedicate to their art.
