MobileRead Online book club?

PsyDocJoanne · 10-09-2008, 10:59 AM

Hi everyone,

So last night I was updating my husband on the latest at MobileRead (I'm his never ending source for all ebook news, despite the fact that he's only marginally interested in ebooks...it's just his lot in life

).

Anyway, I mentioned that Bob and I might try reading a book at the same time, and told my husband that I had posted a thread inviting others to do so as well.

He said to me, "Oh, like an online book club?". I hadn't thought of it that way, but it got me thinking. My sister in law has been in a book club for ages--they read one agreed-upon book per month, and then meet once a month to discuss it (and they also eat all kinds of delicious foodstuffs while they discuss, which is irrelevant, since we're on a message board

).

I started wondering if there's ever been anything similar tried here on MobileRead, and if not, whether there would be any interest in starting one. I would love to do it...and it could be as simple as a couple of threads...one for choosing the book each month, and one for discussing the book after we're done reading it.

If there's enough interest, I'd be more than happy to kind of organize it and get the ball rolling. Let me know!

rixte · 10-09-2008, 05:35 PM

I'd definitely be interested, even if I couldn't always participate!

pilotbob · 10-09-2008, 05:43 PM

Sounds like fun.

Elsi · 10-09-2008, 06:54 PM

I haven't been a member of MobileRead long enough to know whether or not this has been tried here. But, we certainly do this on my book swapping forum. There are a couple of "read-alongs" going on over there right now.

I like the idea and find that including a book club book is a great way to motivate myself to read something that is not my usual genre. If it becomes popular, I'd suggest running one with a classic downloadable from MobileRead and maybe another with a contemporary novel -- and I hope it would be one available for a reasonable price in the major formats.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-09-2008, 07:05 PM

I'd be interested

rab46 · 10-09-2008, 07:15 PM

You could count me in.

astrodad · 10-09-2008, 08:16 PM

Lemme know if something gets organized. I'm in.

Kokomo Lee · 10-10-2008, 12:43 AM

I would be interested!

izmi · 10-10-2008, 10:23 AM

Sounds like a cool idea to me. Might get me reading outside my comfort zone, which I like to do, but rarely actually do.

pshrynk · 10-10-2008, 10:31 AM

I'd be interested.

jerryleejr · 10-10-2008, 11:18 AM

Count me in, Just make sure the choices are available for all devices. I am not gonna read on my laptop when i have a perfectly good Sony! Unless the duck will lend me her Kindle.

JJ

daffy4u · 10-10-2008, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Count me in, Just make sure the choices are available for all devices. I am not gonna read on my laptop when i have a perfectly good Sony! Unless the duck will lend me her Kindle.

JJ

PsyDocJoanne · 10-10-2008, 11:45 AM

Excellent! I think we'll have enough interested folks to get the ball rolling!

I'd like to propose starting each new book on the 1st of each month, and then opening a discussion thread at the start of the 4th week of the month. This will give folks three weeks to read, and we can then have one week of open discussion.

Also in the 4th week of the month, I propose opening a discussion thread for the upcoming month's book, so that we can choose together and discuss potential choices.

As far as book choices...as jerryleejr mentioned, I think we should select books that are available in most, if not all, formats; and I also think it might be wise to choose books that are reasonably affordable (maybe we could consider capping it at no more than $10 per book?), so that more folks can participate.

I'll start a new, official MobileRead book club thread for November's book, and I'll also PM a moderator to see if we can get each month's Book Club threads posted as "sticky" for that month.

Please let me know if you all have suggestions or constructive criticisms...I'd really like this to be great experience for everyone!

Joanne

pilotbob · 10-10-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

I am not gonna read on my laptop when i have a perfectly good Sony!
JJ

On your profile it says you device is "THE KINNY". Does that mean Kindle? If so perhaps you should correct your profile.

BOb

pshrynk · 10-10-2008, 02:17 PM

One option would be to use books uploaded here. There are a lot of really good works in the pile. At least for some of the months, anyway.

10-09-2008, 10:59 AM	#1
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Online book club? Hi everyone, So last night I was updating my husband on the latest at MobileRead (I'm his never ending source for all ebook news, despite the fact that he's only marginally interested in ebooks...it's just his lot in life ). Anyway, I mentioned that Bob and I might try reading a book at the same time, and told my husband that I had posted a thread inviting others to do so as well. He said to me, "Oh, like an online book club?". I hadn't thought of it that way, but it got me thinking. My sister in law has been in a book club for ages--they read one agreed-upon book per month, and then meet once a month to discuss it (and they also eat all kinds of delicious foodstuffs while they discuss, which is irrelevant, since we're on a message board ). I started wondering if there's ever been anything similar tried here on MobileRead, and if not, whether there would be any interest in starting one. I would love to do it...and it could be as simple as a couple of threads...one for choosing the book each month, and one for discussing the book after we're done reading it. If there's enough interest, I'd be more than happy to kind of organize it and get the ball rolling. Let me know! __________________ "Style is engineering that gives you freedom."--Chris Bangle, chief of design for BMW Group "Bangle is arguably the most influential auto designer of his generation."--Phil Patton, New York Times, February 20, 2006 Oh, and I love ebooks, too

10-09-2008, 05:43 PM	#3
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 18,754 Karma: 4233896 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Sounds like fun. __________________ Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. --Napoleon Bonaparte

10-09-2008, 06:54 PM	#4
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,374 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I haven't been a member of MobileRead long enough to know whether or not this has been tried here. But, we certainly do this on my book swapping forum. There are a couple of "read-alongs" going on over there right now. I like the idea and find that including a book club book is a great way to motivate myself to read something that is not my usual genre. If it becomes popular, I'd suggest running one with a classic downloadable from MobileRead and maybe another with a contemporary novel -- and I hope it would be one available for a reasonable price in the major formats. __________________ Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. -- Henry David Thoreau Currently reading: *Kiln People* by David Brin (MM Paperback) ... *A Play of Isaac* by Margaret Frazer (Kindle) ... *Birthright* by Nora Roberts (Audio CD) Books read in 2009: 117

10-10-2008, 12:43 AM	#8
Kokomo Lee Keeps on Ticking... Posts: 58 Karma: 1056 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Device: 2 Sonys, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, and a partridge	Re: Online Book Club I would be interested!

10-10-2008, 10:31 AM	#10
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,721 Karma: 5533402 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I'd be interested. __________________ Embrace your inner weird.

10-09-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
rixte Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 685 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: treo, cybook, kindle, ipaq	I'd definitely be interested, even if I couldn't always participate!

10-09-2008, 07:05 PM	#5
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,882 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I'd be interested

10-09-2008, 07:15 PM	#6
rab46 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: ebookwise e1150	You could count me in.

10-09-2008, 08:16 PM	#7
astrodad Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 567366 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad, iPhone 4, Kindle Fire	Lemme know if something gets organized. I'm in.

10-10-2008, 10:23 AM	#9
izmi A little bit crazy. Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Timaru, New Zealand. Device: Asus F80S.	Sounds like a cool idea to me. Might get me reading outside my comfort zone, which I like to do, but rarely actually do.

10-10-2008, 11:18 AM	#11
jerryleejr Sony-rific Posts: 808 Karma: 4886 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	Count me in, Just make sure the choices are available for all devices. I am not gonna read on my laptop when i have a perfectly good Sony! Unless the duck will lend me her Kindle. JJ __________________ Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.

10-10-2008, 11:45 AM	#13
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Excellent! I think we'll have enough interested folks to get the ball rolling! I'd like to propose starting each new book on the 1st of each month, and then opening a discussion thread at the start of the 4th week of the month. This will give folks three weeks to read, and we can then have one week of open discussion. Also in the 4th week of the month, I propose opening a discussion thread for the upcoming month's book, so that we can choose together and discuss potential choices. As far as book choices...as jerryleejr mentioned, I think we should select books that are available in most, if not all, formats; and I also think it might be wise to choose books that are reasonably affordable (maybe we could consider capping it at no more than $10 per book?), so that more folks can participate. I'll start a new, official MobileRead book club thread for November's book, and I'll also PM a moderator to see if we can get each month's Book Club threads posted as "sticky" for that month. Please let me know if you all have suggestions or constructive criticisms...I'd really like this to be great experience for everyone! Joanne __________________ "Style is engineering that gives you freedom."--Chris Bangle, chief of design for BMW Group "Bangle is arguably the most influential auto designer of his generation."--Phil Patton, New York Times, February 20, 2006 Oh, and I love ebooks, too

10-10-2008, 02:17 PM	#15
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,721 Karma: 5533402 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	One option would be to use books uploaded here. There are a lot of really good works in the pile. At least for some of the months, anyway. __________________ Embrace your inner weird.

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