What is that process?
1. Members with 25+ forum posts make suggestions
2. We eventually narrow down the suggestions to 3 or 4 books
3. We all vote in a poll and the book with the most votes wins and is our next non-fiction book
What are the rules?
Please do not suggest books if you are a brand new member of BookTalk.org. You'll appreciate this rule in the near future if you stick around and become an active member. We only want members that are probably going to participate to have an influence on our book selection process. Makes sense right? Of course it does. So if you're new and just wanting to tell us about your book skip this thread, create a new thread, and share your book there. This thread is only for active members that plan to participate in the book discussion.
How can I maximize the chance that my book suggestion will be selected for inclusion on the book poll?
Quite simply you can invest a bit of time and energy into selling us on your book choice. Provide the title, author name, link to where we can learn more, and then your own thoughts on why your suggestion might be a good choice for group discussion. If you just do a hit-n-run post where you provide the bare minimum of info we will all assume you will probably approach the book discussion with as much effort. So we'll discount your suggestion as having less value than some of the more detailed suggestions.
And the most important thing you can do is stick with this thread from start to finish! When you see other members expressing their interest in a particular book leave your thoughts on their suggestion. If you don't think their book suggestion sounds interesting or would generate much discussion feel free to say so. If you find their suggestion interesting and you can see yourself participating in a discussion of that book should that book win in the poll...say so. Feedback is the most valuable thin you can contribute to this process. If a book suggestion is made but not a single member comments about that book suggestion, whether positive or negative, that suggestion will probably never make it to onto the poll.
So what would you like to read in January and February (and possibly March) of 2011? Wow, I cannot believe 2011 is right around the corner.
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