MobileRead 2016 Book Club CATEGORY Vote

WT Sharpe · 08-06-2015, 08:55 AM

Please help us pick the categories that the MobileRead Book Club will use in 2016.

The poll will be open for 7 days. In which case of a tie for the the final slot there will be a run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is

You may cast a vote for each category that appeals to you.

Here are your choices in alphabetical order:

• Award Winners (fiction)
• Biography and Memoirs
• Classics
• Contemporary
• Fanfiction
• Fantasy
• Food (food theme, not cookbooks)
• Gay/Lesbian
• Historical Fiction
• History
• Horror
• Humor
• Inspirational Stories
• Music
• Mystery
• Non-Fiction
• Originally Non-English
• Our Favo(u)rite Books
• Patricia Clarke Memorial Library
• Romance
• Science
• Science Fiction
• Sequential Art (graphic novels, etc.)
• Short Stories (same author)
• Short Story Anthologies (various authors)
• Sports (Non-Fiction & Fiction)
• Thriller, Suspense & Crime
• Travel & Adventure
• War
• Young Adult & Children's

treadlightly · 08-06-2015, 09:14 AM

Thanks for doing this! Do we have a limit on votes?

WT Sharpe · 08-06-2015, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treadlightly

Thanks for doing this! Do we have a limit on votes?

There is no limit on the number of selections you may choose.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-06-2015, 09:39 AM

This might take me a while to figure out. I know some obvious ones I'm voting for and obvious ones I'm not, but there's lots of grey in my decision process right now.

bfisher · 08-06-2015, 10:05 AM

I was going to vote for Food but missed clicking it, to my intense chagrin

WT Sharpe · 08-06-2015, 10:29 AM

I voted for 11, so at least one of mine is guaranteed to lose.

sun surfer · 08-06-2015, 10:30 AM

This poll is going to be fun to watch. And ditto to what HIMS said.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-06-2015, 10:33 AM

I made a spreadsheet to figure out what I want to vote for. Then I made a prediction of what would win and I figure I'll vote for about four categories that make it to next year.

The six through fifteen places are going to be very close. How many run-offs do you think we'll need to sort out those last few categories?

Boo war.

din155 · 08-06-2015, 11:29 AM

I know what I won't vote for but not sure which ones I want!!

treadlightly · 08-06-2015, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I voted for 11, so at least one of mine is guaranteed to lose.

Me too!

I'm just happy there is no vote limit so I didn't have to play the hedge-my-bets game. I figure the competition is really only between about four categories. But it will be blood-thirsty.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-06-2015, 11:57 AM

As it stands about a third of the way through voting, figuring around 35 to 40 voters if it follows historical participation in voting, we'd have a runoff of Biography versus Short Stories for the last entry. Science would be a somewhat surprising inclusion.

But it's early and the math geeks tend to vote early.

Nyssa · 08-06-2015, 12:20 PM

I'm commenting so that I can see updates.

GA Russell · 08-06-2015, 12:55 PM

I voted for only six, and only one is doing well so far!

CRussel · 08-06-2015, 01:16 PM

Ooh, that was hard. I voted for 11 or 12, some of which clearly won't make it but I felt they deserved a vote. There are only a couple of categories that I have NO interest in, but most I'd be fine with, though they might not be a first choice.

bfisher · 08-06-2015, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Boo war.

There's a lot of scope in that category. A few examples:

History of the Peloponnesian War
The Iliad
The Anabasis
Marching Upcountry by John Ringo
The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield
War and Peace
Master and Commander

View Poll Results: Which 10 genres shall fill out the 2016 MobileRead Book Club category roster in 2016?
Award Winners (fiction)	17	37.78%
Biography and Memoirs	16	35.56%
Classics	18	40.00%
Contemporary	9	20.00%
Fanfiction	4	8.89%
Fantasy	27	60.00%
Food (food theme, not cookbooks)	4	8.89%
Gay/Lesbian	8	17.78%
Historical Fiction	12	26.67%
History	18	40.00%
Horror	14	31.11%
Humor	16	35.56%
Inspirational Stories	4	8.89%
Music	3	6.67%
Mystery	25	55.56%
Non-Fiction	11	24.44%
Originally Non-English	12	26.67%
Our Favo(u)rite Books	12	26.67%
Patricia Clarke Memorial Library	17	37.78%
Romance	7	15.56%
Science	18	40.00%
Science Fiction	35	77.78%
Sequential Art (graphic novels, etc.)	6	13.33%
Short Stories (same author)	14	31.11%
Short Story Anthologies (various authors)	10	22.22%
Sports (Non-Fiction & Fiction)	7	15.56%
Thriller, Suspense & Crime	23	51.11%
Travel & Adventure	12	26.67%
War	15	33.33%
Young Adult & Children's	12	26.67%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

08-06-2015, 08:55 AM	#1
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	2016 Book Club CATEGORY Vote Please help us pick the categories that the MobileRead Book Club will use in 2016. The poll will be open for 7 days. In which case of a tie for the the final slot there will be a run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is You may cast a vote for each category that appeals to you. Here are your choices in alphabetical order: • Award Winners (fiction) • Biography and Memoirs • Classics • Contemporary • Fanfiction • Fantasy • Food (food theme, not cookbooks) • Gay/Lesbian • Historical Fiction • History • Horror • Humor • Inspirational Stories • Music • Mystery • Non-Fiction • Originally Non-English • Our Favo(u)rite Books • Patricia Clarke Memorial Library • Romance • Science • Science Fiction • Sequential Art (graphic novels, etc.) • Short Stories (same author) • Short Story Anthologies (various authors) • Sports (Non-Fiction & Fiction) • Thriller, Suspense & Crime • Travel & Adventure • War • Young Adult & Children's Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-06-2015 at 09:03 AM.

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08-06-2015, 09:14 AM	#2
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	Thanks for doing this! Do we have a limit on votes?

08-06-2015, 09:39 AM	#4
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	This might take me a while to figure out. I know some obvious ones I'm voting for and obvious ones I'm not, but there's lots of grey in my decision process right now.

08-06-2015, 10:05 AM	#5
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	I was going to vote for Food but missed clicking it, to my intense chagrin

08-06-2015, 10:29 AM	#6
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I voted for 11, so at least one of mine is guaranteed to lose.

08-06-2015, 10:30 AM	#7
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	This poll is going to be fun to watch. And ditto to what HIMS said.

08-06-2015, 10:33 AM	#8
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I made a spreadsheet to figure out what I want to vote for. Then I made a prediction of what would win and I figure I'll vote for about four categories that make it to next year. The six through fifteen places are going to be very close. How many run-offs do you think we'll need to sort out those last few categories? Boo war.

08-06-2015, 11:29 AM	#9
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	I know what I won't vote for but not sure which ones I want!!

08-06-2015, 11:57 AM	#11
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	As it stands about a third of the way through voting, figuring around 35 to 40 voters if it follows historical participation in voting, we'd have a runoff of Biography versus Short Stories for the last entry. Science would be a somewhat surprising inclusion. But it's early and the math geeks tend to vote early.

08-06-2015, 12:20 PM	#12
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I'm commenting so that I can see updates.

08-06-2015, 12:55 PM	#13
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I voted for only six, and only one is doing well so far!

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08-06-2015, 01:16 PM	#14
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,157 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Ooh, that was hard. I voted for 11 or 12, some of which clearly won't make it but I felt they deserved a vote. There are only a couple of categories that I have NO interest in, but most I'd be fine with, though they might not be a first choice.