MobileRead August 2013 *Category* Poll

WT Sharpe · 02-11-2013, 05:46 PM

This poll contains your nominations for the August 2013 category. This visible poll is multiple choice and will be open for 4 days.

The story thus far:

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The 2013 MobileRead Book Club Monthly Categories

January: Second Chance No nominations this month. The polls will be comprised of selections that either came in second place or tied for second place during the previous 11 months.
February Romance
March Travel/Adventure
April Classics
May Mystery/Thriller
June Award Winners
July Non-Fiction

For reference and comparison purposes only, here are the 2012 Categories:

Spoiler:

sun surfer · 02-12-2013, 01:42 PM

Go Young Adult!

Speculative Fiction would be a fine winner, but since it includes Horror I think it'd be better for October.

JSWolf · 02-12-2013, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sun surfer

Go Young Adult!

Speculative Fiction would be a fine winner, but since it includes Horror I think it'd be better for October.

So help Science Fiction to win and Speculative can have October.

Young Adult does include R L Stein who writes horror. So I guess you really don't want that either.

Dazrin · 02-15-2013, 07:20 PM

Wow, science fiction came from behind with several last day votes!

JSWolf · 02-15-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

Wow, science fiction came from behind with several last day votes!

Way to go Science Fiction

caleb72 · 02-15-2013, 09:46 PM

Well I can't say I'm disappointed having a month for Science Fiction. It just wouldn't seem right not to have it represented somewhere.

WT Sharpe · 02-16-2013, 06:46 AM

Sci-Fi edged out Speculative Fiction for the win. I'm glad to see that Sci-Fi made the cut, but I think a month for Speculative Fiction would also be nice, as well as months for Short Stories, Humor, and Free-For-All.

Hey—that's four perfect categories for the remaining four months!

Asawi · 02-16-2013, 07:22 AM

I'm happy SciFi won even though it's certainly not my favourite category. But that's kind of the point with a book club IMHO, to encourage people to explore different categories.
I'm already looking forward to maybe reading a good scifi book! (I say "maybe", because if I do or not depends on availability for me.)

caleb72 · 02-16-2013, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Sci-Fi edged out Speculative Fiction for the win. I'm glad to see that Sci-Fi made the cut, but I think a month for Speculative Fiction would also be nice, as well as months for Short Stories, Humor, and Free-For-All.

Hey—that's four perfect categories for the remaining four months!

I agree with you about Speculative Fiction. It's a good category to contain Fantasy, Horror, Alternative History, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic - and to sneak in another Sci-Fi if we must.

I could live without Humor and Short Stories. But I'm sure I'll survive if they make it in there.

Still hoping to get some kind of indie in there. I've been recently favouring the MobileRead Authors nomination as I think it gives everything a nice "homey" feeling. We could even invite the author to participate which could add value to the discussion.

Asawi · 02-16-2013, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by caleb72

I've been recently favouring the MobileRead Authors nomination as I think it gives everything a nice "homey" feeling. We could even invite the author to participate which could add value to the discussion.

+1 to this

Billi · 02-16-2013, 08:39 AM

I've already started to wonder if it is a failure of the new multi-vote system that Science Fiction hadn't won until now. Something along the line if many second or third choices had beaten up the first choice.

Hamlet53 · 02-16-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Sci-Fi edged out Speculative Fiction for the win. I'm glad to see that Sci-Fi made the cut, but I think a month for Speculative Fiction would also be nice, as well as months for Short Stories, Humor, and Free-For-All.

Hey—that's four perfect categories for the remaining four months!

I would have preferred Speculative Fiction to win, that would include Science Fiction, it's "kissing cousin" Fantasy, and the whole horror/mystery/thriller/ ... (not real nor could be books) genre. But I don't mind if popular opinion dictates multiple months that leave me cold. I'm still hoping that Banned Books makes it for one month.

Synamon · 02-16-2013, 01:50 PM

I like Banned Books as a category, perfect for Banned Book Week September 22-28.

caleb72 · 02-16-2013, 05:46 PM

I like banned books conceptually but didn't nominate it because I was too lazy to define the specifics. Eg. I was interested in also including books that are challenged but not necessarily banned. It was at that point that I have up on the idea.

Dazrin · 02-16-2013, 09:18 PM

I was considering a "first book in a series" category in the hopes that I could dredge up something that sounds interesting and could keep me going for a while, I will probably nominate that for September.

View Poll Results: What shall our August category be?
Science Fiction	13	48.15%
Fantasy	11	40.74%
Young Adult	10	37.04%
Lottery (3 winners are chosen. Each choose 3 selections, then all 9 are voted on.)	4	14.81%
Modern Lit	5	18.52%
Historical Fiction	9	33.33%
Short Stories	9	33.33%
MobileRead Authors	6	22.22%
Humor	10	37.04%
Speculative Fiction	12	44.44%
Books by Native Japanese Authors	8	29.63%
Urban Fantasy	8	29.63%
Classics	8	29.63%
Sci-Fi/Fantasy	5	18.52%
Free For All	10	37.04%
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02-12-2013, 01:42 PM	#2
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Go Young Adult! Speculative Fiction would be a fine winner, but since it includes Horror I think it'd be better for October.

02-15-2013, 07:20 PM	#4
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,720 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	Wow, science fiction came from behind with several last day votes!

02-15-2013, 09:46 PM	#6
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Well I can't say I'm disappointed having a month for Science Fiction. It just wouldn't seem right not to have it represented somewhere.

02-16-2013, 06:46 AM	#7
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Sci-Fi edged out Speculative Fiction for the win. I'm glad to see that Sci-Fi made the cut, but I think a month for Speculative Fiction would also be nice, as well as months for Short Stories, Humor, and Free-For-All. Hey—that's four perfect categories for the remaining four months!

02-16-2013, 07:22 AM	#8
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I'm happy SciFi won even though it's certainly not my favourite category. But that's kind of the point with a book club IMHO, to encourage people to explore different categories. I'm already looking forward to maybe reading a good scifi book! (I say "maybe", because if I do or not depends on availability for me.)

02-16-2013, 08:39 AM	#11
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I've already started to wonder if it is a failure of the new multi-vote system that Science Fiction hadn't won until now. Something along the line if many second or third choices had beaten up the first choice.

02-16-2013, 01:50 PM	#13
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I like Banned Books as a category, perfect for Banned Book Week September 22-28.

02-16-2013, 05:46 PM	#14
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I like banned books conceptually but didn't nominate it because I was too lazy to define the specifics. Eg. I was interested in also including books that are challenged but not necessarily banned. It was at that point that I have up on the idea.

02-16-2013, 09:18 PM	#15
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,720 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I was considering a "first book in a series" category in the hopes that I could dredge up something that sounds interesting and could keep me going for a while, I will probably nominate that for September.

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