Nina puts the suggestions in one place
“I’m still voting for Austen,” writes Omar. Felix has a different idea. Leila scrolls back through the chat to find the third suggestion. Nina wants everyone to know which book to borrow before their next meeting.
She creates a Books list called What should we read next? and adds Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Names and authors make the choices easy to recognise.
She chooses Traditional ranking. Each person orders the shortlist first, second and third. This ballot asks what they want to read next; it is not a review of books they have already finished.
On the shortlist
Mary Shelley
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
A decision date, without another meeting
Nina sets Decide by to 23 October. Omar, Leila and Felix can read the descriptions and choose their order in their own time. The date tells the club when Nina wants to settle the choice; it does not lock voting.
She adds each friend’s email address and sends their invitations. After accepting, they can enter their own rankings on their own phones. Nina adds her ranking too.
“Rank all three by Friday. Your second choice matters as well.”
For this example, Show everyone’s ballots is on. The friends can compare each person’s order as well as the group result.
→ Help: List setup · → Help: Invite by email · → Help: Ballot visibility
Omar’s favourite and the group’s pick differ
Omar puts Pride and Prejudice first. Felix prefers A Christmas Carol. Once all four rankings are recorded, Frankenstein comes first for the group, followed by Pride and Prejudice and A Christmas Carol.
TopX’s Points per place calculation uses every position in the ranking. The result gives the friends a decision they can explain, while keeping their different preferences visible.
From four preferences to the next read
No votes yet.
Nina · Traditional ranking · Points per place
What should we read next?
| 3 books | Nina Nina | Omar Omar | Leila Leila | Felix Felix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– Rank later ? Don't know it • Not voted yet
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One result for the group chat
Nina opens Share results and copies a read-only results link into the club’s chat. The friends can revisit the group’s choice without searching through messages. Anyone with that link can view the result without an account; the link does not let them vote.
After they have read the book, they can make a separate point-scale list for their reactions. Choosing the next read and scoring a finished book answer different questions.
Your club. Everyone’s next chapter.
Collect the nominations, rank the shortlist and reach a shared choice before your next meeting.
Start your book list ↗