How to Create a Poll

Bookclubs polls make it easy to get your members' input on which book to read, when to meet, or other club decisions. Free clubs can create polls for book selections and meeting dates/times, while Premium and Pro clubs have access to additional poll types and features.

• Step 1: Create a new poll
• Step 2: Add poll details
• Step 3: Choose your poll options
• Step 4: Create and send your poll
• Step 5: View and edit your poll

Step 1: Create a new poll

• Log in to your Bookclubs account.
• Go to My Clubs and select your club.
• Select the Polls tab in the club navigation.
• Click Create a new poll.

Step 2: Add poll details

• Add a title for your poll.
• Add any notes or instructions you'd like your members to see.
• Set a due date for the poll. Voting will close once the due date passes.
• If you'd like votes to be anonymous, select Set Anonymous Voting.

Step 3: Choose your poll options

You can create a poll for one or more of the following:

Book selection

• Select Add book selections to the poll.
• Search for the books you'd like to include and select each book.
• Bookclubs will automatically add the book cover and, when available, a book summary.
• You can also choose to automatically add books from your club's Books We Want to Read list.
• Use Add another book to continue adding selections.

Premium and Pro clubs can also use ranked-choice voting and set a limit on how many books each member can vote for.

Meeting date and time

• Select Add meeting date and time options to the poll.
• Choose a date and time and click Add.
• Continue adding as many date/time options as you'd like.

Additional questions

Premium and Pro clubs can add:

• Multiple-choice questions
• Yes/no questions
• Open-ended questions
• Potluck polls

These can be used for questions such as whether members want to meet in person, attend an event, or sign up to bring food or drinks.

Step 4: Create and send your poll

• Once you've finished setting up your poll, click Create Poll.
• Your members will automatically receive an email and app notification with the poll details and a link to vote.
• Open polls will appear in your club's Polls section.

Step 5: View and edit your poll

• Members can vote directly from the poll by selecting their preferred book or meeting date/time.
• If you've included additional questions, members can answer those directly in the poll.
• Once members have voted, the number of votes will appear underneath each book or date/time option.
• To edit a poll, open the poll and click Edit in the upper-right corner.
• Make your changes and click Edit Poll to save them.
• If you don't want members to receive another notification about the changes, uncheck Send a notification to my club before saving.