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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon | 8 | 17.78% | |
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson | 10 | 22.22% | |
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome | 10 | 22.22% | |
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany | 15 | 33.33% | |
Persuasion by Jane Austen | 16 | 35.56% | |
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane | 8 | 17.78% | |
The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin | 5 | 11.11% | |
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain | 14 | 31.11% | |
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson | 15 | 33.33% | |
Grave Robbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary) by Jeff Strand | 7 | 15.56% | |
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham | 8 | 17.78% | |
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov | 13 | 28.89% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll |
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12-20-2012, 12:38 AM | #1 |
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January 2013 Book Club Vote
January 2013 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the January 2013 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll between the two most popular choices. If there is a 3-way or more tie for first place, we will have a runoff poll with more than two choices. This is a visible vote: others can see how you voted. It is multiple-choice: you may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on January 20th. Select from the following Official Choices from the past 11 months: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Fictionwise / Google eBook Spoiler:
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Inkmesh search $6.98 / Inkmesh search $7.99 Spoiler:
Grave Robbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary) by Jeff Strand Inkmesh Spoiler:
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Amazon (US) / B&N / BooksOnBoard / Kobo / Sony Spoiler:
Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome [The Terminator, Asawi, hpulley] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany The Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Mobi / Lit / Lrf Spoiler:
The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin Inkmesh search Spoiler:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Inkmesh search Spoiler:
Persuasion by Jane Austen [fantasyfan, issybird, Nyssa] Inkmesh search / Mobi (Illustrated) & ePub (Illustrated) by HarryT | Mobi by GibbinR | Mobi by Strether Spoiler:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Inkmesh search Spoiler:
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Inkmesh Spoiler:
• • • • • • • • • • NOTE: • • • • • • • • • John's posting of the Library Availability for each of these books can be found in post #8. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 12-21-2012 at 09:09 PM. |
12-21-2012, 02:22 AM | #2 |
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So far all my choices are in the lead!
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12-21-2012, 04:07 AM | #3 |
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I have sprayed my votes.
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12-21-2012, 07:09 AM | #4 |
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As much as my MBTI says I'm an I with a vengeance, I just don't want to discuss it. The robot in me won.
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12-21-2012, 07:09 AM | #5 |
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Oh dear! I have almost a handful that I can't decide between!
And also the one I mentioned in the "books they couldn't pay me money to read" topic! LOL! Wonder if I'm going to vote on all of the "good" ones or pick a couple... Hmmm... I think I'll wait a day or so and think about it some more! Last edited by Asawi; 12-21-2012 at 07:12 AM. |
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I really like the multiple choice option! Thank you Tom and everyone who voted for it!!!
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12-21-2012, 08:43 AM | #7 |
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Library availability.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Overdrive) Along Came a Spider by James Patterson (Overdrive) Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome (Public domain) The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany (Public domain) Persuasion by Jane Austen (Public domain) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (Overdrive) The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin (Unavailable) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Overdrive) A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Overdrive) Grave Robbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary) by Jeff Strand (Unavailable) The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (Overdrive) I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Overdrive) Overdrive is U.S. Centric, and a link is provided. Public domain is Life +50 centric. |
12-21-2012, 10:43 AM | #8 |
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And the race is on....!
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12-21-2012, 10:51 AM | #9 |
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Hmmm... I can't find an ebook of The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany. The Inkmesh link now reads "No longer available, and Google Books says "No eBook available."
EDIT: It's in our library. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 12-21-2012 at 10:55 AM. |
12-21-2012, 10:56 AM | #10 |
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I had forgotten that Dr. Drib uploaded it.
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12-21-2012, 08:42 PM | #11 |
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I did cast a vote for The King of Elfland's Daughter as I thought it might be interesting to read such an old fantasy story.
I am surprised by its lead. However, I'm now starting my anti-I Robot campaign. Don't let the robots win! Magic over machines! |
12-21-2012, 08:52 PM | #12 |
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I, Robot is a wonderful book that has served to inspire countless writers of books, movies, and television series. Does the phrase "positronic brain" ring a bell?
With all due respect to Dr. Drib, I don't really care for fantasy; that goes double for 100 years old fantasy tales. |
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Now - the race is getting more predictable. I thought Persuasion would be one of the favourites and it's certainly made its move through the field. |
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A number of these look interesting; here's my campaign pitches:
"Be persuaded by Persuasion!" "Outpour your votes to Outlander!" "Let's take a ride on the Necropolis Railway!" "Voters wanted for Grave Robbers Wanted!" "Think Idle Thoughts!" (Hm...) "Fantasise about The King of Elfland's Daughter!" (That one didn't work out quite right ) Last edited by sun surfer; 12-22-2012 at 06:22 AM. |
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