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October 2017 Group Read - Nominations Open Until 25 September
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3 days left to nominate a book.The nomination process ends on 25 September at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
2 days left to nominate a book.The nomination process ends on 25 September at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
Less than 48 hours left to nominate a book.The nomination process ends on 25 September at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
Less than 24 hours to nominate a book.The nomination process ends today 25 September at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
Am I too late? I just found about this. In any case, I would like to nominate my recently-published novel The Cronian Incident, a hard SF tale with a detective/mystery twist!
Unfortunately, nominations closed on 25 September.I encourage you to nominate it for the November BoM. ^_^ I'll be opening up nominations around 15 October.
I just wanted to let everyone know that it is perfectly fine to nominate your own book. The rules do not disallow it.Although it is also stated in the FAQ, I also clarified the rules (at the beginning of the thread, which I will be carrying forward).
Welcome to October’s group read. As usual, this group read is to be selected by you, the members. To differentiate ourselves from most other groups, we’re focusing on lesser-known authors and books.
* The nomination process ends on 25 September at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
* The final selection process ends on 1 October at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
Mission Statement
This group Book of the Month is intended to provide exposure for lesser-known authors and books, as determined by the members, by having the members select a set of books (optionally by genre). If multiple books are selected for the Book of the Month, then at least one must be a member book.
What is a lesser-known book?
A lesser-known author or book has the following general attributes:
* Only has a few reviews and ratings (Goodreads or Amazon)--the number is typically in the single digits, although it could also be the middle to low hundreds
* Does not have thousands of ratings or reviews
* Hasn’t won or been nominated for any awards
* Is not on any major bestsellers list
* Is not an acknowledged classic
Some examples of lesser-known works are practically any member book.
If a dispute arises as to the qualifications of a book as a lesser-known work, then common sense and consensus would prevail. In the case of a deadlock, a moderator decision would be binding.
Nomination Process
1) Each member nominates one qualified book by placing it on the october-2017-bom-nominees bookshelf.
Note: An author may nominate their own book.
a) Go to the bookshelf by clicking the bookshelf link:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
b) Find your book by typing its title in the Add books field and clicking Search.
c) To the right of your book, click either Add to group or Edit.
d) Select the october-2017-bom-nominees bookshelf to add your book to by clicking Choose shelves and checking october-2017-bom-nominees. Make sure to also select To Read.
e) Click Close and then Save Group Book.
2) Authors must wait until the 6th month after one of their books has been chosen as a book of the month group read before they are eligible for nomination again. For example, for this month's group read, the most recent month for which an author's book could have been the group read is April 2017.
Final Selection Process
To promote the broadest participation possible, we use a form of approval voting. In this voting system, you should vote for all of the books that you want to read. The nominee with the most votes would become the BoM. In this way, you don't need to vote for a book just because you think it will win even though you'd rather read another one. Instead, you can vote for both of them!