MobileRead May 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 11

straygator · 04-27-2011, 08:52 AM

OK,
The newbie'll throw in his $.02 with a vote for Anna. Maybe I'll get all the way through it this time (though I could say the same thing for Don Q).

kennyc · 04-27-2011, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by straygator

OK,
The newbie'll throw in his $.02 with a vote for Anna. Maybe I'll get all the way through it this time (though I could say the same thing for Don Q).

Whoop! Whoop! Go Anna!

Pablo · 04-27-2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Whoop! Whoop! Go Anna!

The result of this poll does not matter. We can re-write it in the Ministry of Truth.

AprilHare · 04-27-2011, 10:12 AM

Okay, 1984 isn't PD in the US.
The questions in my mind are:
Who is flogging this really old book and profiting from it in the US?
How do they have the right to the book? George Orwell hasn't been with us for some 61 years now, and his wives are gone now too. His surviving widow hasn't been with us for 30 years now.
Is there some sort of trade in old book rights in the US?

siraks · 04-27-2011, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Okay, 1984 isn't PD in the US.
The questions in my mind are:
Who is flogging this really old book and profiting from it in the US?
How do they have the right to the book? George Orwell hasn't been with us for some 61 years now, and his wives are gone now too. His surviving widow hasn't been with us for 30 years now.
Is there some sort of trade in old book rights in the US?

life + 70 in the u.s. of a.
life + 50 in canada, hence the pd designation.

my guess is the publishers that owned it are milking it for whatever they can until it finally hits pd.
they're the ones benefiting from any sales, plus any school purchases (i'm not sure if it's still read in schools but it was when i was in highschool )

Pablo · 04-27-2011, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Okay, 1984 isn't PD in the US.
The questions in my mind are:
Who is flogging this really old book and profiting from it in the US?

Have a look at this

AnemicOak · 04-27-2011, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Okay, 1984 isn't PD in the US.
The questions in my mind are:
Who is flogging this really old book and profiting from it in the US?
How do they have the right to the book? George Orwell hasn't been with us for some 61 years now, and his wives are gone now too. His surviving widow hasn't been with us for 30 years now.
Is there some sort of trade in old book rights in the US?

Rosenblum Productions Inc. bought the rights from the Orwell Estate and Sonia Orwell in 1981.

sun surfer · 04-27-2011, 03:03 PM

I'm only playing devil's advocate because the vote is so close this time and led me to wonder but.....

It'd be interesting to see what would happen if there were two quicker votes - a first to narrow the field down to a few choices, and then a second final run-off between the top vote-getters.

instead of a minority plurality winning with possibly as little as 11% of the vote, we would have a majority or much closer to a majority choosing the selection.

GA Russell · 04-27-2011, 03:07 PM

sunsurfer, I remember that sort of vote happening, maybe last summer. The winner actually had very little support, and not many people read it.

Still, you have to admit that this horse race is sort of fun!

siraks · 04-27-2011, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

Have a look at this

i had a look at it and looked too long.
now my white screen looks purple because my eyes have yet to readjust.

kennyc · 04-27-2011, 03:20 PM

What? the silly big brother thing has taken the lead? How could it be? That is so last century! Talk about bored to tears and done and used by everyone and his Big Brother!

Anna has heart! Excitement! Russians!!

Come on! VOTE for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy

kennyc · 04-27-2011, 03:22 PM

What? the silly big brother thing has taken the lead? How could it be? That is so last century! Talk about bored to tears and done and used by everyone and his Big Brother!

Anna has heart! Excitement! Russians!!

Come on! VOTE for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy

Oh, Wait, did I already say that???

Nyssa · 04-27-2011, 03:27 PM

Is that how you got to over 22 thousand posts!?!

I've just realized that I haven't read anything, other than MobileRead posts, in about 2 or 3 days...*sigh*

sun surfer · 04-27-2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GA Russell

sunsurfer, I remember that sort of vote happening, maybe last summer. The winner actually had very little support, and not many people read it.

Still, you have to admit that this horse race is sort of fun!

This horse race is fun, but it just made me wonder.

I think this part of the voting would still be fun either way. It also seems like more people would be invested in the winner that way, so I'm surprised you would say the winner would have little support? That would be as if we had a run-off between 1984 and AK...I don't see how the winner would have little support either way. Only more votes from the people who used their first vote on a book with less support and would now have the opportunity to have a say in which of the top two (or so) books they'd rather read...

Anyway, I'm not necessarily lobbying for a change. It was just an idea I had that interested me that I decided to throw out there and see what others thought.

GA Russell · 04-27-2011, 03:50 PM

sunsurfer, I'm not saying that this month's winner would have little support. I'm saying that it did that one time last year, because there was such a close vote among a number of nominations.

Actually, now that the weather is turning nice, I'm skeptical that either 1984 or Anna Karenina will be read by many because they both have the reputation of being on the serious side. That's why I think it wouldn't be a bad thing if Purple Sage were to win.

View Poll Results: May 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
1984 by George Orwell	22	24.72%
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde	4	4.49%
Call of the Wild by Jack London	6	6.74%
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy	23	25.84%
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain	4	4.49%
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells	7	7.87%
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra	4	4.49%
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey	8	8.99%
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton	7	7.87%
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith	4	4.49%
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04-27-2011, 08:52 AM	#151
straygator Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 33904 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cayman Islands Device: Kindle	OK, The newbie'll throw in his $.02 with a vote for Anna. Maybe I'll get all the way through it this time (though I could say the same thing for Don Q).

04-27-2011, 10:12 AM	#154
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Okay, 1984 isn't PD in the US. The questions in my mind are: Who is flogging this really old book and profiting from it in the US? How do they have the right to the book? George Orwell hasn't been with us for some 61 years now, and his wives are gone now too. His surviving widow hasn't been with us for 30 years now. Is there some sort of trade in old book rights in the US?

04-27-2011, 03:03 PM	#158
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	I'm only playing devil's advocate because the vote is so close this time and led me to wonder but..... It'd be interesting to see what would happen if there were two quicker votes - a first to narrow the field down to a few choices, and then a second final run-off between the top vote-getters. instead of a minority plurality winning with possibly as little as 11% of the vote, we would have a majority or much closer to a majority choosing the selection.

04-27-2011, 03:07 PM	#159
GA Russell Ticats win 6th straight. Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	sunsurfer, I remember that sort of vote happening, maybe last summer. The winner actually had very little support, and not many people read it. Still, you have to admit that this horse race is sort of fun!

04-27-2011, 03:20 PM	#161
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	What? the silly big brother thing has taken the lead? How could it be? That is so last century! Talk about bored to tears and done and used by everyone and his Big Brother! Anna has heart! Excitement! Russians!! Come on! VOTE for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy

04-27-2011, 03:22 PM	#162
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	What? the silly big brother thing has taken the lead? How could it be? That is so last century! Talk about bored to tears and done and used by everyone and his Big Brother! Anna has heart! Excitement! Russians!! Come on! VOTE for ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy Oh, Wait, did I already say that???

04-27-2011, 03:27 PM	#163
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Is that how you got to over 22 thousand posts!?! I've just realized that I haven't read anything, other than MobileRead posts, in about 2 or 3 days...sigh

04-27-2011, 03:50 PM	#165
GA Russell Ticats win 6th straight. Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	sunsurfer, I'm not saying that this month's winner would have little support. I'm saying that it did that one time last year, because there was such a close vote among a number of nominations. Actually, now that the weather is turning nice, I'm skeptical that either 1984 or Anna Karenina will be read by many because they both have the reputation of being on the serious side. That's why I think it wouldn't be a bad thing if Purple Sage were to win.