Would the inclusion of promotional material in the ebook prevent a purchase from the author or publisher in the future?

  • Yes, if I felt it interfered with my reader experience (51%, 233 Votes)
  • No (49%, 226 Votes)

Total Voters: 459

Start Date: September 27, 2011 @ 7:09 am
End Date: No Expiry

Does the inclusion of promotional matter in a book hamper your reading experience?

  • Sometimes (38%, 173 Votes)
  • Rarely (28%, 125 Votes)
  • Never (20%, 88 Votes)
  • Usually (12%, 54 Votes)
  • Always (2%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 450

Start Date: September 27, 2011 @ 7:08 am
End Date: No Expiry

If you do read the promotional matter, has it moved you to purchase?

  • Rarely (43%, 187 Votes)
  • Sometimes (35%, 153 Votes)
  • Never (22%, 98 Votes)
  • Usually (0%, 2 Votes)
  • Always (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 440

Start Date: September 27, 2011 @ 7:07 am
End Date: No Expiry

Do you read the promotional matter at the end of a book?

  • Rarely (40%, 189 Votes)
  • Sometimes (37%, 173 Votes)
  • Usually (12%, 57 Votes)
  • Never (9%, 42 Votes)
  • Always (2%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 468

Start Date: September 27, 2011 @ 7:07 am
End Date: No Expiry

Brand name matters when it comes to a tablet device purchase?

  • No, looking for the most features for the cheapest price (41%, 57 Votes)
  • Yes, looking for a trusted brand name (37%, 51 Votes)
  • Depends and I'll explain in the comments (22%, 30 Votes)

Total Voters: 138

Start Date: September 17, 2011 @ 8:52 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which Is Harder: Warning a Reader Off or Making a Recommendation?

  • Making a Recommendation (69%, 216 Votes)
  • Warning a Reader Off (31%, 98 Votes)

Total Voters: 314

Start Date: August 15, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Now that you are reading ebooks, are you buying less or more?

  • More (65%, 224 Votes)
  • The Same (22%, 78 Votes)
  • Less (13%, 45 Votes)

Total Voters: 347

Start Date: August 13, 2011 @ 7:57 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Threaded Comments

  • Yes, like them (57%, 101 Votes)
  • No, go back to the old style list (43%, 77 Votes)

Total Voters: 178

Start Date: August 11, 2011 @ 7:53 am
End Date: No Expiry

Digital books from the library should be DRM free.

  • No (72%, 122 Votes)
  • Yes (22%, 38 Votes)
  • Other (6%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 170

Start Date: July 7, 2011 @ 9:52 am
End Date: No Expiry

Do you like cliffhangers?

  • No, I want the entire story in one book (57%, 243 Votes)
  • It depends (41%, 173 Votes)
  • Yes, find that they are exciting (2%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 425

Start Date: May 2, 2011 @ 9:08 pm
End Date: No Expiry

I'd be interested in a subscription based ebook club.

  • Yes, but would want a multi publisher selection (65%, 118 Votes)
  • No (20%, 37 Votes)
  • Yes and one publisher subscriptions would interest me (13%, 24 Votes)
  • Other (2%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 182

Start Date: April 23, 2011 @ 9:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry

I shop at a local Borders

  • Yes (44%, 173 Votes)
  • Occassionally (30%, 120 Votes)
  • No (26%, 102 Votes)

Total Voters: 395

Start Date: February 16, 2011 @ 8:21 am
End Date: No Expiry

Which book should Julia Spencer Fleming & Macmillan give away?

  • Book 1: In the Bleak Midwinter (88%, 280 Votes)
  • Book 6: I Shall Not Want (12%, 37 Votes)

Total Voters: 317

Start Date: February 10, 2011 @ 9:50 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Would you be more or less likely to pick up a book if neither the hero nor the heroine were of English-speaking origins?

  • it depends (69%, 283 Votes)
  • more (25%, 102 Votes)
  • less (6%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 408

Start Date: December 23, 2010 @ 11:36 am
End Date: No Expiry

I like holiday stories.

  • Yes (65%, 186 Votes)
  • No (35%, 102 Votes)

Total Voters: 288

Start Date: November 15, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
End Date: No Expiry