MobileRead September 2013's *Category* Nominations.

WT Sharpe · 02-17-2013, 03:51 PM

The September 2013 category selection will be similar to the other category selections we have done so far for 2013. We'll have one poll after all nominations are in; there will be no run-off poll except in case of a tie. If a second poll also results in a tie, I'll cast my vote as the tie-breaker.

* This thread will be open for 5 days or 30 fully seconded and thirded nominations, whichever comes first.

* The poll will be up for 4 days.

* Three votes or nominations per member.

The story thus far:

Quote:

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
August Science Fiction

The 2012 Categories (for reference purposes):

Spoiler:

Nyssa · 02-18-2013, 12:12 AM

Fully Nominated Categories:

(1) Biography/Memoir [issybird, Billi, fantasyfan]

(2) Mobileread Authors [Dazrin, Billi, caleb72]

(3) Short Stories [issybird, WT Sharpe, Hamlet53]

(4) Banned or Challenged Books [Hamlet53, orlok, desertblues]

(5) Free-For-All [WT Sharpe, Nyssa, orlok]

(6) Young Adult [fantasyfan, Nyssa, AnemicOak]

(7) Modern Fiction [John F, Nyssa, Asawi]

(8) Lottery (version 3) [orlok, desertblues, tilia]

(9) Fantasy [John F, JSWolf, tilia]

(10) Humor [WT Sharpe, Asawi, fantasyfan]

(11) Books by Japanese authors [desertblues, Hamlet53, HomeInMyShoes]

(12) Historical Fiction [AnemicOak, Bookpossum, caleb72]

(13) MobileRead Classic (must be in the MobileRead library and it should be at least 50 years old) [John F, Bookpossum, issybird]

(14) First Book in a Series [Dazrin, BaenSidhe, MickiTee]

(15) Philosophy [sun surfer, caleb72, jemc]

(16) Foreign (Books originally written in a language other than English) [sun surfer, Bookpossum, Asawi]

Nominations:

** Lottery (version 2) [Dazrin, HomeInMyShoes]

* Classics (the book has to have been written after WWII and the author is still alive at the time of the initial nomination. So no dead authors are allowed and no really old and obsolete stories.) [JSWolf]

* Nyssa's Choice (Nyssa would select a list of books to vote on and the one with the most votes is the category selection. In the unlikely event of a tie, Nyssa gets to banish the other selections for their choice.) [HomeInMyShoes]

* Science Fiction [JSWolf]

* Travel/Adventure [sun surfer]

*(If Lottery is nominated please indicate which version you would like: Version 1 = The lottery winner chooses a book that we all read. Version 2 = The lottery winner chooses a selection of books from which we choose via a poll. Version 3 = Three winners are chosen who each choose three selections, then the nine selections are put to a vote in a poll.)

Dazrin · 02-18-2013, 12:20 AM

Since I am up, I will nominate:

Mobileread Authors
Lottery (version 2)
First Book in a Series

issybird · 02-18-2013, 01:00 AM

I'll nominate Biography/Memoir and Short Stories.

Billi · 02-18-2013, 01:31 AM

I support MobileRead Authors and Biography/Memoir.

caleb72 · 02-18-2013, 02:03 AM

Support MR Authors

desertblues · 02-18-2013, 03:10 AM

(I am not sure whether I complete understand your voting system, so please correct me if I put my foot wrong here....)

I nominate Books by Japanese authors.

Billi · 02-18-2013, 03:27 AM

Until now you've done nothing wrong.

It's a two-phase voting system. In the first phase you can nominate up to three categories or support the nominations of other members. The second phase is the "real" voting. You can choose as many categories as you like from the categories that got three votes in the first phase.

orlok · 02-18-2013, 03:39 AM

I'll nominate Lottery version 3.

fantasyfan · 02-18-2013, 04:11 AM

I'll nominate Young Adult and second Biography/Memoir.

desertblues · 02-18-2013, 04:17 AM

I second Lottery version 3

WT Sharpe · 02-18-2013, 04:28 AM

I nominate the following:

Short Stories
Humor
Free-For-All

EDIT: Okay, Short Stories is a second.

Hamlet53 · 02-18-2013, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

(I am not sure whether I complete understand your voting system, so please correct me if I put my foot wrong here....)

I nominate Books by Japanese authors.

Second this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

I'll nominate Biography/Memoir and Short Stories.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I nominate the following:

Short Stories
Humor
Free-For-All

So that's a second for short stories. And one more makes three.

Nominate banned or challenged books. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...79#post2426979

Asawi · 02-18-2013, 07:11 AM

Short Stories for me! Is that a third?
Humor as well I think that's a second.

orlok · 02-18-2013, 07:16 AM

Second banned or challenged books.

02-18-2013, 12:12 AM	#2
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Fully Nominated Categories: (1) Biography/Memoir [issybird, Billi, fantasyfan] (2) Mobileread Authors [Dazrin, Billi, caleb72] (3) Short Stories [issybird, WT Sharpe, Hamlet53] (4) Banned or Challenged Books [Hamlet53, orlok, desertblues] (5) Free-For-All [WT Sharpe, Nyssa, orlok] (6) Young Adult [fantasyfan, Nyssa, AnemicOak] (7) Modern Fiction [John F, Nyssa, Asawi] (8) Lottery (version 3) [orlok, desertblues, tilia] (9) Fantasy [John F, JSWolf, tilia] (10) Humor [WT Sharpe, Asawi, fantasyfan] (11) Books by Japanese authors [desertblues, Hamlet53, HomeInMyShoes] (12) Historical Fiction [AnemicOak, Bookpossum, caleb72] (13) MobileRead Classic (must be in the MobileRead library and it should be at least 50 years old) [John F, Bookpossum, issybird] (14) First Book in a Series [Dazrin, BaenSidhe, MickiTee] (15) Philosophy [sun surfer, caleb72, jemc] (16) Foreign (Books originally written in a language other than English) [sun surfer, Bookpossum, Asawi] Nominations: Lottery (version 2)** [Dazrin, HomeInMyShoes] * Classics (the book has to have been written after WWII and the author is still alive at the time of the initial nomination. So no dead authors are allowed and no really old and obsolete stories.) [JSWolf] * Nyssa's Choice (Nyssa would select a list of books to vote on and the one with the most votes is the category selection. In the unlikely event of a tie, Nyssa gets to banish the other selections for their choice.) [HomeInMyShoes] * Science Fiction [JSWolf] * Travel/Adventure [sun surfer] (If Lottery is nominated please indicate which version you would like: Version 1* = The lottery winner chooses a book that we all read. *Version 2* = The lottery winner chooses a selection of books from which we choose via a poll. *Version 3* = Three winners are chosen who each choose three selections, then the nine selections are put to a vote in a poll.) Last edited by WT Sharpe; 02-21-2013 at 05:50 AM. Reason: Updated Through Post #68

02-18-2013, 12:20 AM	#3
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,668 Karma: 74333633 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	Since I am up, I will nominate: Mobileread Authors Lottery (version 2) First Book in a Series

02-18-2013, 04:11 AM	#10
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,375 Karma: 26915798 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE	I'll nominate Young Adult and second Biography/Memoir. Last edited by fantasyfan; 02-18-2013 at 04:14 AM.

02-18-2013, 04:28 AM	#12
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.	I nominate the following: Short Stories Humor Free-For-All EDIT: Okay, Short Stories is a second. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 02-18-2013 at 08:10 AM.

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02-18-2013, 01:00 AM	#4
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,637 Karma: 225415569 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I'll nominate Biography/Memoir and Short Stories.

02-18-2013, 01:31 AM	#5
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I support MobileRead Authors and Biography/Memoir.

02-18-2013, 02:03 AM	#6
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Support MR Authors

02-18-2013, 03:10 AM	#7
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	(I am not sure whether I complete understand your voting system, so please correct me if I put my foot wrong here....) I nominate Books by Japanese authors.

02-18-2013, 03:27 AM	#8
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Until now you've done nothing wrong. It's a two-phase voting system. In the first phase you can nominate up to three categories or support the nominations of other members. The second phase is the "real" voting. You can choose as many categories as you like from the categories that got three votes in the first phase.

02-18-2013, 03:39 AM	#9
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I'll nominate Lottery version 3.

02-18-2013, 04:17 AM	#11
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	I second Lottery version 3

02-18-2013, 07:11 AM	#14
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	Short Stories for me! Is that a third? Humor as well I think that's a second.

02-18-2013, 07:16 AM	#15
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Second banned or challenged books.

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